011 Do Good and Do Awful: Neurodiversity, Mental Health and a Memoir for Our Uncertain Times, with Rebecca Schiller

enFebruary 09, 2021

Do good and Do Well

About this Episode

In this episode I talk about self-belief, it's importance within the changemaking space and what you might do to build it.

I also talk to the brilliant Rebecca Schiller, author, journalist and campaigner. Rebecca is a Trustee, former CEO and co-founder of Birthrights - the human rights in childbirth charity. She is a regular contributor to the Guardian and Observer and her forthcoming memoir, Earthed, will be published in May 2021. Rebecca and I chat about:

Rebecca's sense of unfairness and injustice and how it drives her and her work
Rebecca's recent diagnosis of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and the part it has to play in her life
Giving permission to ask for what we need so we can the best job
Lessons from the awfulness
And Rebecca's new memoir, Earthed.

Rebecca's link

Pre-order Earthed: A Memoir: https://harbourbooks.org/shop/p/earthed-rebeccaschiller

Rebecca's website: https://www.rebeccaschiller.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebecca.schiller/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/schillerrrrr

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemma-woffinden-a091b7206/

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CLAIRE & SANDEEP'S LINKS:

The co-leadership library https://coleadership.info

Millimetres 2 Mountains https://www.millimetres2mountains.org

RSC https://www.rsc.org.uk

Rising Arts, Bristol https://rising.org.uk

Keri Jarvis https://kerijarvis.com

Western Jerwood creative bursary https://jerwoodarts.org/programme/weston-jerwood-creative-bursaries-2020-22/

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Hear Matt Peacock talk about Arts and Homelessness International - podcast episode https://pod.fo/e/ac65c

Creative Black Countries

Contact Sandeep on Twitter https://twitter.com/readwithsandy or email mailto:sandykmahal@gmail.com

Contact Claire on Twitter https://twitter.com/claireant or www.claireantrobus.com

SARAH'S LINKS:

Reach out to me on my Linked In page: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahfoxcoach/

Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahFoxCoach

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CksnPQ2IMr1/

My website: https://sarahfox.co.uk/

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Substack - https://substack.com

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Victoria's links:

https://www.thegallerycompanion.com

https://www.twitter.com/thegallerycomp

https://www.instagram.com/thegallerycompanion

https://www.facebook.com/thegallerycompanion

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-victoria-powell/

Sarah's links:

Reach out to me on my Linked In page: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahfoxcoach/

Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahFoxCoach

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CksnPQ2IMr1/

My website: https://sarahfox.co.uk/

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Links mentioned in the episode

Marketing without the ick workshop https://misty-thunder-738.myflodesk.com/

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Music for Change https://www.musicforchange.org

People United https://peopleunited.org.uk

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Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahFoxCoach

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CksnPQ2IMr1/

My website: https://sarahfox.co.uk/

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www.instagram.com/fleuremery

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Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahFoxCoach

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CksnPQ2IMr1/

My website: https://sarahfox.co.uk/

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Read the blog post: https://sarahfox.co.uk/blog-1/can-i-pick-your-brains

Reach out to me on my Linked In page: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahfoxcoach/

Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahFoxCoach

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CksnPQ2IMr1/

My website: https://sarahfox.co.uk/

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MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

This is Marketing by Seth Godin: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4562/9780241370148
My workshop all about marketing without the ick: https://misty-thunder-738.myflodesk.com/

Reach out to me on my Linked In page: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahfoxcoach/
Sign up to my newsletter: https://sarah-fox-coaching.mykajabi.com/newsletter
Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahFoxCoach
Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CksnPQ2IMr1/
My website: https://sarahfox.co.uk/

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Edited by Eve Horne https://www.instagram.com/eve_horne/

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Jo Hooper, Mad and Sad Club https://madandsadclub.co.uk
Greg Faxon https://www.gregfaxon.com
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Claire Pooley: The Sober Diaries https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4562/9781473661905
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Sarah's blog about investing: https://sarahfox.co.uk/blog-1/investing2023
Viv's email - hello@vivguy.com

Reach out to me on my Linked In page: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahfoxcoach/

Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahFoxCoach

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CksnPQ2IMr1/

My website: https://sarahfox.co.uk/

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