Podcast Episodes

What Case Recording Feels Like From the Other Side

 In this episode, I'm reflecting on my own unexpected experience of having a record written about me, not as a social worker, but as a home educating…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Voice, Power and Practice with Jade Barnett, CEO of Power2Prevail

In this episode, I’m joined by Power 2 Prevail to explore what it really means to work with young people, not just around them.

We talk about the powe…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Name the Time: Boundaries that protect you and others

Have your home visits started running to two hours… but nothing is actually changing?

In this bite-sized episode, I share a powerful reflection from i…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

One Thing at a Time: plans, pressure, and practice

January doesn’t need to be a fresh start on the 1st and social work doesn’t get easier when we set ourselves (and families) impossible expectations.

I…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Don’t Let Them: why social workers can’t afford passive self-help

This episode was unplanned but necessary.

After receiving my Spotify Wrapped for the podcast, I noticed something that stopped me in my tracks: many l…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Christmas in social work: Boundaries, joy & the pressure we don’t talk about

In this episode, I’m talking honestly about Christmas – both as a person and as a social worker. I share my own complicated relationship with the fes…

8 months, 1 week ago

The Safeguarding Series: Why supervision for DSLs isn’t a ‘nice to have’

 In this episode, I’m talking directly to Designated Safeguarding Leads about supervision – what it is, what it isn’t, and why you absolutely need it…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

What I told a stranger in the park and why it matters for your practice

In this week’s episode, I’m sharing a story that unfolded in my local park — one of those moments where instinct, practice experience, and humanity c…

9 months ago

Why Are We Doing This for Ofsted? Rethinking Organisational Culture in Social Work

Why are we still doing things for Ofsted?

 Why do we hear, “Make sure your case notes are up to date — for Ofsted”?

In this episode, I explore how insp…

9 months, 1 week ago

Conversations from Conferences: Finding Hope in the Work

I recently attending 2 conferences that didn't feel like conferences at all. The Contextual Safeguarding Conference in Durham and the Trauma Informed…

9 months, 1 week ago