This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation and stories. How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us have our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives and examine how perception has influenced, inspired or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests.
ABOUT THE HOST Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding and empathy.
Change Your Story To Live A Better Life with Lisa Tighe
Épisode 86
mercredi 11 septembre 2024 • Durée 45:55
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Energy Therapist and Coach Lisa Tighe. In this honest and revealing conversation Lisa talks about the life changing realisation she had at age 33 about what was blocking her happiness and what she did to resolve it. Lisa beautifully and simply explains the connection between EFT or Tapping, and energy, and how EFT works to connect us with our trapped emotions - which may sometimes come as a complete shock to us when identified. We look at the emotions that lie behind emotional eating and the dysfunctional adult behaviours that stem from our childhood stories and how we neutralise them to live better lives. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
After attending some NLP training through work, Lisa realised she could change her life.
NLP didn’t feel like it went deep enough for Lisa, so she began looking into other techniques and discovered EFT which opened up an entire new world and lifestyle for Lisa.
Something that has happened in your past doesn’t have to dictate your future, this was one of the biggest things Lisa realised and what helped her transform the way she was living.
Frequently there is a catalyst for change in people’s lives. Lisa finds this in the women she works with, that something has happened which makes them realise the self-loathing and destructive behaviours have to stop.
Self-sabotaging behaviours are behaviours that we have done once that felt good that we continue to do and push past the point of normality, behaviours that then impact parts of our lives negatively.
Recognising self-sabotaging behaviour is one thing but then you have to do the hard work to break the habit and part of that is being honest about your true feelings about yourself.
Acknowledging feelings is one of the key components of EFT and tapping. Lisa also focuses on identifying where feelings are duplicated across different situations.
Our bodies are feeding us information about what is happening with us and if things need to change, we just have to learn to listen to what our body is telling us.
BEST MOMENTS
"From that I started my own business, to reach and support more people with the changes that I had made through what I had been learning”
“Events and things that happen are important but it’s what you do with them now, that’s what’s important…what you can do with it now is the impact you have on yourself and the world”
“Overeating is massive self-sabotage”
“No one wakes up and says they want to self-sabotage their life”
“I used food to stop me feeling lonely”
“Doing anything to excess is often self-abuse”
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Lisa is an Energy Therapist and Coach helping women to overcome Life changing obstacles and find Purpose and Passion for life, by creating a life they love during midlife.
Lisa's work focuses on stopping self sabotaging behaviours such as over eating, drinking to excess, and treating other excessive behaviours that mask a lack of self care and low self worth. She offers 1-2-1 therapy and coaching sessions, online programmes, group workshops and retreats, the next if which is in Spain this October: Your Life your Purpose 4 night Retreat
Moving Beyond Money: How to Shift Reality with Antonina Andreeva
Épisode 85
mercredi 4 septembre 2024 • Durée 58:49
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Leadership Mentor, Modern Shamanic Psychotherapist, and Yachtswoman Antonina Andreeva. In this deep and revealing conversation Antonina explains what lies at the core of dysfunctional behaviour and discontent, and what perception shifts need to occur in order to move through dense negative emotion to create lives that not only look good on the outside but feel good on the inside. She reveals how and why world leaders are seeking out spiritual counselling instead of spin, and how after the age of 40 we experience new value and fulfilment based evolutionary drivers in our search to lead purposeful lives. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Antonina isn’t an advocate for the traditional school system, it’s a negative environment that focuses too much on things that individuals aren’t good at.
From a young age, we all have our own unique talents but these aren’t cultivated in the right way and the choices we make aren’t driven by what we are supposed to do.
Becoming a mother was the catalyst in Antonina’s journey to mentoring and therapy.
Our needs and wants change depending on our level of consciousness.
Everyone is capable of pushing past what is immediately obvious and engaging their senses to read between the lines and manage energy, it’s about learning the process and harnessing that power.
If we can learn about our own energy and vibration, we can project the best version of ourselves into the world.
BEST MOMENTS
"From a young age, we are all blessed with an incredible, unique outstanding talents”
“If I’m going to be away from my child it has to be purposeful and meaningful”
“It’s not just world leaders that can harness energy and bend things to their will, it’s all of us”
“It’s never too late to start, you can start now”
How to Rebalance Your Life with Sadhna Chaman
Épisode 76
mercredi 15 mai 2024 • Durée 50:36
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this uplifting episode, I talk to Mind-Body Transformation Specialist and Homeopath Sadhna Chaman. Sadhna talks about how she first discovered she had a gift for healing at a very early age and how it has now become her mission to help others on their own healing journeys. We debate the 'mind body connection' and the critical importance of mindset in changing our lives. Sadhna also busts a few controversial myths about homeopathy, as we discuss the immense power of universal energy, belief, fear and unconditional love. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
From a young age, Sadhna began to learn about the power of healing and throughout her career this is what drove her, eventually leading to her current mission to help as many people as possible on their own healing journeys.
After having her daughter, Sadhna started to have chronic health problems. She tried more traditional methods such as tablet medication but when they did not work she turned to homoeopathy and alternative medicine.
Homoeopathy allowed Sadhna to get to the root cause of her problems and stop medications she was told she would need for life.
The mind and the body are connected, this can’t be underestimated when trying to treat any health problem.
We are surrounded by energy and this impacts all of us in often unexpected ways.
We are the creators of our lives, until we begin to make some of our subconscious mind conscious, we will continue to call things that happen fate.
Not taking everything at face value, from parents, teachers and institutions and taking steps to make choices and decisions that work for you as an individual is the start to altering your mindset and life.
Homeopathy looks at the emotional and mental parts of an individual, not just their physical symptoms.
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution for any problem. Sadhna tailors her remedies for her clients, what works for one person might not work for another, something modern medicine ignores.
Not being ruled by fear and simply asking your body what it needs to heal can be very powerful. But it takes a lot of courage to have this belief in yourself.
Fashion, Sustainability & Ethical Living with Roberta Lee
Épisode 75
mercredi 8 mai 2024 • Durée 57:49
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk to Sustainable Stylist and Founder of the Ethical Brand Directory Roberta Lee. Roberta reveals how corporate burnout and a deep seated feeling of unhappiness, caused her to develop an addiction to buying clothes, which at it's height would see her spending up to £500 per month - and then the shocking pivotal event that changed her life and career path forever. Roberta recalls the moment she realised her mission was not only to empower women through fashion, but to redefine and actively change the whole landscape of fashion and sustainability. We discuss the long-term implications of our short-term choices, the seductive rise of 'ultra-fast' fashion and the manufacturing misconceptions around luxury brands. We also examine ways to embrace and remove the stigma around pre-loved clothing and Roberta offers achievable, actionable tips on how to build a sustainable wardrobe. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Clothes shopping addiction or compulsive buying can be a coping mechanism for many.
The fashion industry often disempowers women and exploits garment workers in unsafe conditions.
Contrary to consumer expectations, luxury brands may use the same suppliers and factories as fast fashion.
Building a sustainable wardrobe is a journey, not a destination; start with one small change aligned with your values.
Governments need to impose laws on fashion companies' production volumes to address sustainability challenges.
Pre-loved, vintage, and upcycled clothing are becoming more popular as conscious consumer choices.
Normalising clothes swapping, especially among younger generations, is crucial for sustainability.
Creativity and patience are key to finding affordable, sustainable clothing options.
BEST MOMENTS
"I used fashion as a tool for myself to dress the parts in certain roles and male-dominated environments. I used to power dress, I realised I reached a fashion to make myself feel good."
A.I. & Art with Amit Lennon
Épisode 74
mercredi 1 mai 2024 • Durée 58:03
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk to portrait photographer and film maker Amit Lennon. It's a real pleasure to listen to Amit share the his journey from Astronomy & Physics graduate to award winning photographer, and hear his personal perspectives on what makes a good portrait. Amit talks about his love of film making, and his recent portrait project, a fascinating exploration into the world of AI, that was initially inspired by Lucien Freud's painting process. He also spills the beans on what photographing the queen of country music, Dolly Parton is really like. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Portrait photography is a two-way interaction between the photographer and the subject, requiring the photographer to guide the conversation and capture the essence of the moment.
AI-generated portraits lack the imperfections and idiosyncrasies that make humans unique, resulting in polished but somewhat uncanny images.
AI can be trained on billions of stolen images from the internet, raising ethical concerns about the use of AI in creative fields.
While AI can be a useful tool, it is limited by the data it is trained on and may struggle to generate truly original ideas.
The increasing prevalence of AI in creative industries poses existential threats to various professions, as AI can potentially reuse and repurpose human-created content without permission.
Human creativity is limitless, while AI-assisted creativity is restricted by the data it is trained on, often resulting in repetitive or stylistically similar outputs.
Lennon's AI portrait project aims to explore the ambiguity and limitations of AI-generated images by providing the AI with minimal prompts and allowing it to interpret the data in its own way.
The future of AI in creative fields is uncertain, but it is crucial to remember that AI is a tool that cannot replace the unique perspectives and ideas of human creators.
BEST MOMENTS
"I'm not looking for anything from anyone. I just want them to maybe not be, self aware so much, because obviously we're very self aware of how we look."
Puppetry, Passion & Politics with Puppet Whisperer Sue Buckmaster
Épisode 73
mercredi 24 avril 2024 • Durée 56:50
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk to theatre director, puppet whisperer, author and Artistic Director of Theatre-Rites, Sue Buckmaster. Sue is often asked to speak about the high profile projects that she's working on but in this fascinating conversation we talk about all the things that have formed her, from her extraordinary family background, to her deep desire to better herself and the debilitating illness that changed the course of her career. Sue also shares what she thinks are the ingredients that make a good puppeteer, the place of politics in children's theatre and why we as humans respond so emotionally to puppets. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Puppetry is a powerful art form that allows audiences to project their emotions onto objects, creating a deep connection and cathartic experience.
Children's theatre is often undervalued but provides a unique opportunity to engage young minds, sparking their imagination and encouraging them to question the world around them.
Embracing your personal struggles, such as illness or lack of education, can lead to a more profound understanding of yourself and ultimately enrich your artistic practice.
The rehearsal process is a crucial part of creating theatre, allowing for experimentation, failure, and growth, which ultimately leads to a more authentic and impactful final product.
Access to the arts, both for audiences and practitioners, is essential for fostering a more inclusive and understanding society.
Spirituality, magic, and the feminine power are important elements in Sue's work, allowing her to explore deeper themes and connect with audiences on a more profound level.
Process is often more important than the final product in theatre, as it allows for personal and artistic growth, as well as the development of meaningful relationships.
Politics in children's theatre is about allowing young people to practice being political beings, questioning the world around them and forming their own opinions.
BEST MOMENTS
Fashion Tribes & Identity with Sharon Bennett
Épisode 72
mercredi 17 avril 2024 • Durée 41:21
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk once again to undercover artist Sharon Bennett about her upcoming art show 'Tribe'. Alongside fellow artist Jamie Ashman, Sharon promises an odyssey of fashion, music and dance culture. In this episode we look at how the emergence of fashion tribes have historically always been as a response to socioeconomic upheaval - heralding phases of youth rebellion. We discuss the re-invention of fashion and explore the links between different tribes like Punk and Hip Hop. Sharon also reveals the surprising origins of Mod and Skinhead subcultures. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Fashion tribes have historically emerged as a response to socio-economic upheaval, heralding phases of youth rebellion
Sharon and Jamie are artists who share similar themes in their work which led to the collaboration on their upcoming art show 'Tribe'Jamie is a fashion graduate from Central Saint Martins but chose to pursue art, and predominantly works with acrylic on paper and canvas.
Sharon's work reflects skinhead culture and juxtaposes a colourful and girly style with dark undertones
The 'Tribe' exhibition party encourages attendees to celebrate the impact of musical subcultures by adopting the style of their favourite musical 'tribe'
BEST MOMENTS
"I think there's definitely elements of the mods, that's statement by style."
"Skinheads were very much influenced in the sixties by Jamaican Caribbean immigrants. And they, they took on the music and the fashion and it was all very inclusive of race."
"Punk was obviously an uprising against the government at the time."
"Hip hop was very inclusive of all races and it was considered if you could sing, you were artistic, you could dance, then you were, you were involved."
"Your tribe is something that identifies you and you always gonna have a bit of it in your life."
How to Grow Resilience from the Inside Out with Sally Baker
Épisode 71
mercredi 10 avril 2024 • Durée 44:52
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this week's episode, I'm joined again by award winning therapist and speaker Sally Baker as we talk about her brilliant new book 'The Getting of Resilience from the Inside Out'.
Sally uses the story of her own childhood trauma as the foundation for the book, to help illustrate that you can emerge from years of self sabotaging behaviour to live a fulfilling and trauma free life. We discuss parenting, and how and where resilience is created, the misconceptions about our perception of resilience and Sally reveals several techniques to beat the BS thoughts that come from that hypercritical voice we have in our heads. We also examine the growing connection between social media and social anxiety and how the white noise of the world is blocking out the space for self reflection. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.
Sally Baker’s book, The Getting of Resilience from the Inside Out is published on May 9th 2024.
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Resilience is created, formulated, and either undermined or strengthened within the crucible of the family.
The judgments we make about ourselves based on events that happened to us can be far more damaging than the events themselves.
Resilience is not innate; it is learned only in families that care for us in the way we need.
The voice in your head that gives a running commentary on everything you say and do can be hypercritical or an inner cheerleader, depending on your upbringing.
Recognising and interrupting the negative voice in your head is crucial for building resilience.
Social media contributes to the growing connection between social anxiety and the white noise of the world blocking out space for self-reflection.
'The Heist': Reclaiming the Benin Bronzes from the British Museum with Chidi Nwaubani
Épisode 70
mercredi 3 avril 2024 • Durée 01:05:25
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this week's episode, I talk to multidisciplinary artist, digital innovator and creator of pioneering 'Looty Art' the brilliant Chidi Nwaubani. In this illuminating and inspiring conversation, Chidi recounts the inception of Looty, and how he devised an extraordinary plan to successfully 'steal back' the Benin Bronzes from the British Museum in a daring heist. We look at the traumatic history how of many artefacts were stolen, and how not only their meaning and significance are altered once they are displaced, but how the culture they came from is forever changed. We also look forward to how future generations are in the position to be able to rewrite historical narratives and reclaim their cultural heritage through art and technology. Please join me as we look at life through a truly fascinating lens.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
90-95% of African cultural heritage is held outside of Africa, with the British Museum possessing the most stolen artefacts, including the Benin Bronzes.
Nwaubani initiated the Looty project to digitally repatriate stolen artefacts, starting with a daring heist at the British Museum to 3D scan the Benin Bronzes.
The digital versions of the artefacts are tokenised as NFTs, with 20% of sales going into a fund to support artists in Nigeria, addressing both repatriation and reparations.
Artefacts lose their original context and meaning when displaced from their native cultures, becoming mere objects in museums rather than spiritually significant pieces.
Museums often present a limited, Eurocentric narrative of artefacts, failing to acknowledge the full history and cultural importance of the pieces.
Nwaubani's work with the Rosetta Stone, or Hajar Rashid, involved digitally repatriating the artefact to its original location in Rashid, Egypt, and rebuilding the complete stone digitally.
The younger generation, particularly in Africa, has the opportunity to rewrite historical narratives and reclaim their cultural heritage through art and technology.
BEST MOMENTS
Redefining Cancer and Fashion with Sharon Bennett
Épisode 69
mercredi 27 mars 2024 • Durée 43:28
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk to undercover artist and cancer survivor Sharon Bennett. Sharon shares unusual and enlightening revelations around the chemotherapy and cancer treatment she underwent, from a wild non-stop stream of ideas, a side effect of the steroids she was taking, to the unexpected employment discrimination she faced, and the effect of PTSD after her all-clear diagnosis. And Sharon also reveals, how she channelled her creativity to smash the perceptions about how cancer sufferers should look and behave by using her condition to allow herself to embrace her fashion and artistic alter egos and provide inspiration for others to do the same. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Sharon has used art to process her battle with cancer, she has used her art to campaign and shift people’s perceptions around illness.
Some people didn’t react to Sharon’s cancer in the way she expected. They distanced themselves and Sharon now thinks this is because of fear and being around her made the ‘threat’ of cancer too real.
Starting an Instagram account to tell her story and share her journey, gave Sharon the platform to challenge perceptions and educate people on the realities of a cancer diagnosis.
A shockingly common experience amongst those with cancer is that their employers aren’t supportive and, in some cases, they have been dismissed from their jobs.
Employers need to look at the policies they have in place and if these work in reality.
An unexpected side effect of having cancer has been Sharon’s willingness to experiment with how she looks. She has a lot more fun with her hair, make-up and the clothes she wears.
After having success with charity t-shirts, Sharon is now focusing on creating work with other artists with army surplus clothing, the aim is to run a fashion show and reveal the synergy between the battlefield and battling cancer.
Finishing treatment isn’t the end of any cancer journey. The fact you had cancer is something you continue to deal with every day. Sharon is currently undergoing treatment for PTSD caused by her cancer diagnosis.
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Co-Founder & Facilitator of Experiential Adventure Mastermind with a travel element aka Activation Adventures. Antonina is Energy Intuitive, Mentor and a Thought leader in areas of integrating Feminine + Masculine energies, creating your Holy Wealth legacy, and accessing your Soul’s Purpose! She is a practitioner of the Shamanic Psychotherapy and teaches tangible consciousness tools to purpose-driven leaders and entrepreneurs, and worked with several world leaders and celebrities, including the wife of the former UK Prime Minister - Tony Blair.
“Through homoeopathy and training I was able to get to the root cause and that is what I now help women to do”
“Energy can be transformed into different forms that may help or hinder us and our health”
“Energy is everything”
“Our focus creates our reality”
“How can something so diluted have such an effect on you? But you really have to experience it…it comes down to perception at the end of the day”
“Fear is a massive contributor to health”
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Sadhna is a Mind-Body Transformation Specialist and second-generation Homeopath. Her passion for healing spans over 30+ years of experience and can be found at the intersection of energy medicine, ancient wisdom modalities and modern neuroscience. Her aim is to addresses the root cause to leading a healthier, happier and more healed life with a holistic, natural and personalised way of working as she believes that one approach doesn’t not fit all. She is passionate about helping women over 40 and children to unlock the power they hold within to step into their health and life with greater meaning, purpose and joy.
She is a mother of two young women now, and having experienced chronic illness herself and with her children’s health too, all treated successfully with a natural and holistic approach, she understands all perspectives as a patient, mother and practitioner and offers a multi-dimensional approach which encompasses decades of training, expertise and lived experience to empower her clients to heal their health and life from within with her support.
"The reality of what was going on,I just couldn't escape. I was part of it I was part of the problem and I was contributing to this"
"Building a sustainable wardrobe is a journey not a final destination. So, we never get to perfection but we learn how to get there in the most responsible way we can within our means."
"Taking away this stigma around pre-loved or second-hand or thrifted or swapped clothes is a really important step because we have so much clothing already in, in production that's already on the planet that needs to be home."
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Roberta Lee | The Sustainable Stylist
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Since 2015, Roberta Lee has been a passionate advocate for sustainable style. Roberta Lee's journey began after she developed an addiction to shopping for clothes during her corporate career. Roberta found herself spending approximately £500 every month on clothes. After watching a single documentary called 'The True Cost', she had a rude awakening about the impact that these clothes and her shopping habits were having on the planet and on the people creating them. Not to mention the toll her addiction took on her mental health and confidence.
In 2017, she established the Ethical Brand Directory, a platform connecting conscientious consumers with vetted ethical brands and providing a secure and accessible avenue for sustainable shopping.
Many people thought she was going nuts, and it was an unworkable idea, but now she has a waiting list of clients wanting her to cut up and restyle their wardrobes and has also worked for celebrities and TV shows.
"AI is kind of everywhere, rapidly evolving and rapidly changing and getting smarter"
"I always think that kind of human creativity over decades is kind of like being quite limitless. But like AI, assisted creativity is slightly restricted within the realms of what it is."
"These things are amazing tools, photography probably when it started 150 plus years ago was viewed as a sort of some terrible thing compared to painting. It's not art."
"I didn't have any energy. What energised me, what could I watch or do that made me feel like I had some? And then I gradually got some, and what did that really feel like?"
"Children's theatre is young people practising to be political beings. They haven't decided yet. That's why I quite like hanging out with them."
"It's human nature to connect. And, you know, it's important that we think of the earth as, and nature as this object, that this, this exchange of energy that it holds up."
"I can proudly own many parts of myself. Um, but thankfully to women now who are doing what they're doing now, I love women now and artists now. I'm so grateful to them, and I would do anything to imbue them more with more power, um, for the good, for the good."
"Rehearsals are just the tipping moment when you're sorting it out. It's like rehearsal. I think people tend to go, oh, it takes four weeks to make that show. And that's the wrong thing. So that's why I like to talk more about process, process as product."
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Dr Sue Buckmaster is the Artistic Director of Theatre-Rites, a puppetry expert and the fifth generation of theatre practitioners in her family. Since 1996 she has directed over 30 site-specific and theatre productions for Theatre-Rites including: the award-winning Mischief, a co-production with Sadler’s Wells and the Dance Touring Partnership and The Welcoming Party a co-production with Manchester International Festival and the Ruhrtriennale Festival. In 2023 Sue directed an adapted version of Zoe’s Peculiar Journey Through Time (originally a co-production with Burgtheater Vienna); created Something In The Air, a co-production with Schauspeilhaus Bochum, and in 2024 she directed Journey of a Refugee for Croydon Borough of Culture (an adaptation of The Welcoming Party).
In 2021, with Dr Liam Jarvis, she co-authored the book Theatre-Rites Animating Puppets, Objects and Sites.
"We love the idea of them being part of the exhibition."
"It's kind of to take everyone back, to get them back into their tribe mentality and also, you know, appreciate the other tribes."
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A Cambridgeshire based self-taught artist, Sharon Bennett is passionate about art that is vibrant and striking. Using a range of medium and techniques, Sharon has an artistic style that is deceptively light and playful with darker undertones and references. Sharon is inspired by pop culture, religion, fashion and passion and has exhibited in London and Cambridgeshire.
During 2020, her painting of a baby crow (Trevor), was chosen to be part of Grayson Perry’s Art Club – and subsequently exhibited at the Manchester Art Gallery alongside many high-profile artists: Grayson's Art Club - Manchester Art Gallery
In 2022 Sharon was diagnosed with breast cancer. As part of her healing she created a lot of art and collaborated with other artists to make images for clothes that were inspired by her cancer journey. This resulted in Sharon organising a fashion show which raised £12k for the charity 'Something To Look Forward To
Alongside her cancer artworks, Sharon collaborates with another fashion artist called Jamie Ashman and in December 2023 they created an art exhibition in London based on the Studio 54 disco aesthetic. In May 2024 they are holding a show called ‘Tribe’ which will explore fashion tribes, identity and youth subcultures.
Solid human connection that isn't toxic protects our mental health and is the gold standard we all need more of.
BEST MOMENTS
"It's not enough just to have skin in the game and say, oh yeah, you know, I've got lived experience. It's valuable if you have lived experience that you resolved and come out the other side of."
"Another layer of separation when really you just need to or want to sit down and speak with another fellow human."
"So it's human connection that saves us, that builds, that protects our mental health, but solid, you know, human connection that isn't toxic, human connection that listens to us and gives us a chance to speak."
"The bedrock of good, sound mental health is human connection."
"If you are already anxious about yourself or feeling a bit down about yourself, but you've got this toxic drip drip thing, you'll never amount to anything, you'll always be rubbish, look what you've done, you know, it's all your fault, then it doesn't take much to tip you over into heightened anxiety and more overwhelm."
"It's called breaking state. And it means you can't just sit there and listening to this voice in your head, put you down."
"Elevate. This is about elevating us instead of punching down on us."
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Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited therapist, writer and speaker. She sees adults and young people face to face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues.
Sally has written books on key aspects of therapy published by Hammersmith Books, London. Through her therapy work she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio and influential on-line media platforms. She is regularly invited to comment on human behaviour and relationships insights in the national press and on television referencing Love Island and high-profile professionals including Harry & Meghan, the Beckham’s and Katie Price.
"Imagine somebody robbed you and then the next day they create a law saying anything that was robbed on, you know, anything that, that has been robbed prior to this day is now basically it's legal and it's ours."
"It's not just about repatriation. It's also about reparations."
"The museum is a place of imprisonment, actually. And it's a place of projecting a particular narrative."
"It begins with a heroic act. And it's almost a way of rewriting that story again."
"That's all essentially that we're trying to do is to change the way people look at this and view this."
"Vision is an act of interpretation and it's affecting people's way that they're interpreting things."
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Chidi Nwaubani, the founder of Looty, is a visionary designer, artist and tech practitioner. His contributions have been recognised at the Venice Biennale Architecture 2023 and featured in BBC News, Reuters, and The New York Times, among other publications. As a member of Snapchat’s Lens Creator Network, Chidi experiments with XR/AR, sculpture and installations to redefine digital arts. Looty’s genesis reflects Chidi’s vision to empower artists and reimagine ideas of memorialising history and culture. Chidi is a member of the African Futures Institute’s “Pinpoint,” an archive of the top 100+ innovative African and African diaspora practitioners created by Lesley Lokko . His insights contribute to the ongoing dialogue about the role of art, technology, and culture.
“Some people became a bit distant and I think that’s because they were frightened to talk to me”
“These companies had things in place for dealing with cancer but they aren’t very good”
“Work is something that anchors you to some form of normality”
“If these people knew what I’d gone through and how strong I am and how resilient I have had to be, they would hire me”
“We’re going to promote the beauty of this battle women have to go through”
“If you’ve got cancer you don’t have to be ill, we only see people with really sick cancer”
“There’s still a lot of shame around illness…it’s fuc*ed up”
“The mental battle is something you still have”
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A Cambridgeshire based self-taught artist, Sharon Bennett is passionate about art that is vibrant and striking. Using a range of medium and techniques, Sharon has an artistic style that is deceptively light and playful with darker undertones and references. Sharon is inspired by pop culture, religion, fashion and passion and has exhibited in London and Cambridgeshire.
In 2022 Sharon was diagnosed with breast cancer. As part of her healing, she created a lot of art and collaborated with other artists to make images for clothes that were inspired by her cancer journey.
Alongside her cancer artworks, Sharon collaborates with another fashion artist called Jamie Ashman and in December 2023 they created an art exhibition in London based on the Studio 54 disco aesthetic. In May they are holding a show called ‘Tribe’ which will explore fashion tribes, identity and youth subcultures.
