Is it really just a hobby?
Asset Coach, Richard Boylan looks at the importance of something that is often seen as ‘just a hobby’ or ‘just an interest’ and how focusing on a person’s talents and interests can have life changing consequences.
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Entries by Stephanie
We are 6 relationship breakdowns away from homelessness
Mayday Trust Asset Manager, Sarah Hughes, explores the reasons behind homelessness, the importance of positive relationships and if we really are all 6 weeks away from homelessness
To Teach or Not to Teach
Asset coach, Richard Boylan, explores differences between teaching and coaching by drawing on his own experiences on the athletics field.
Ditching the Lanyard
Mayday Asset Coach, Andrew Durman, explores how it feels to go from knowing something isn’t right with the system to ditching the lanyard and working in a genuine person centred way through the Personal Transitions Service.
I have locked myself out
“I’ve locked myself out!” What is an asset based, strength based approach in this situation? How can housing teams really start to deliver on promoting independence, leading to a ‘positive and sustained move on’? Mayday Chief Executive Pat McArdle discusses.
Zumba: Let’s get Loud!
Paddy Bates from Mayday Trust reflects on sector-specific Zumba and yoga sessions and asks friends in the sector to “demand for others only what we would demand for ourselves”
Delivering System Change on The Ground
At the launch of Mayday’s Personal Transitions Service and our report Homelessness System Under Deconstruction, Sarah Hughes describes her experiences of bringing about systems change through delivering Personal Transitions Service.
Deconstructing a Broken System
At the launch of Mayday’s Personal Transitions Service and our report Homelessness System Under Deconstruction, Pat McArdle describes why the sector requires a paradigm shift to transform how we tackle homelessness.
The Unspoken Truth of the Frontline
Anna Suswillo, Mayday’s Asset Coach, shares the unspoken truth about working on the frontline and her experiences of being in and against the system.
A Disorder for Everyone
Our Asset Coach, Nikki Aitchison, reflects on the ‘A disorder for everyone?’ workshop and asks how frontline workers can challenge the ‘let’s fix it culture’ prevalent in our public services.