Sep 3, 2022The power of saying ‘I don’t know’ as a leaderI’ve been in a volunteer leadership role at Samaritans for the past three years, leading a team of 20 mentors as their Mentoring Deputy Director. It has been a real joy! Recently, I’ve been nominated to be the next Director of my local branch of around 100+ volunteers. The role…Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
Mar 21, 2022Climate Change, Education & WellbeingWholesome Chats — Episode 5, Jess This article serves as a hybrid of a script and list of questions from episode 5 of my podcast, Wholesome Chats. You can either read through the questions or listen directly to the podcast episode. Covered in this episode: Climate change Education Child & young adult emotional wellbeing Introducing the episode …Wholesome Chats5 min readWholesome Chats5 min read
Nov 21, 2021Reflecting on what I learned about competition from my grandma and my African familyI wrote this for my friends but decided to leave it open to the world, it has been deliberately split into three parts, in hopes of doing the story justice while making it easier for you, the reader to get through it in your own time. A slice of history (1/3) The day before writing…Sao Tome11 min readSao Tome11 min read
Nov 20, 2021Information, Knowledge, Empathy and the TruthWholesome Chats— Episode 4 with Peter This article serves as a hybrid of a script and list of questions from episode 4 of my podcast, Wholesome Chats. You can either read through the questions or listen directly to the podcast episode. Covered in this episode: Empathy Knowledge, Information & Truth Science Geopolitics Introducing the episode I can’t…Wholesome Chats4 min readWholesome Chats4 min read
Oct 15, 2021Leadership, imposter syndrome, diversity and COVID-19Wholesome Chats—Episode 3, Shilpa This article serves as a hybrid of a script and list of questions from episode 3 of my podcast, Wholesome Chats. You can either read through the questions or listen directly to the podcast episode. Covered in this episode: Leadership Imposter syndrome Diversity Generational challenges COVID-19 Self-care Introduce the episode This podcast is…4 min read4 min read
Jun 24, 2021Let’s talk about menstruationWholesome Chats—Episode 2, WeAreBloodyGreat Team This article serves as a hybrid of a script and list of questions from episode 3 of my podcast, Wholesome Chats. You can either read through the questions or listen directly to the podcast episode. Covered in this episode: Menstruation It’s been a while since the first wholesome chat…Wholesome Chats3 min readWholesome Chats3 min read
Jun 17, 2021Mental Health, Self-care and Being a Volunteer SamaritanWholesome Chats—Episode 1, Fleur This article serves as a hybrid of a script and list of questions from episode 1 of my podcast, Wholesome Chats. You can either read through the questions or listen directly to the podcast episode. Covered in this episode: Volunteering at Samaritans Mental Health Emotional wellbeing Script/questions My name is Heldiney…Wholesome Chats4 min readWholesome Chats4 min read
Jun 13, 2021What I’ve learnt about leadership by coordinating a team of mentors at a large mental health charityIn the past couple of years, I’ve been a Mentoring Deputy Director for a reputable mental health charity, which means that my role is focused on the point at which a volunteer is ready to start their mentored shifts before going solo, this usually happens after they have had several…Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
Jun 13, 2021Implementing a design system and pushing for greater consistency in a popular consumer appI wrote this article about a year ago from the moment of publishing, but for whatever reason, it was never published. In reflection, it is still a useful reference for implementing design systems—after making some adjustments I decided to publish it. Like all design systems, this was the product of…Design Systems4 min readDesign Systems4 min read
Apr 23, 2020You are already mentoring, here’s how you can do it confidentlyBefore I officially started mentoring, I perceived it as something you can only start doing once you have a tonne of experience and practical knowledge — even going as far as perceiving it as some kind of superpower you acquire only after achieving great things in life. …Mentoring5 min readMentoring5 min read
