Changing it Up

Did you know Bryony Shannon was once paraded through the streets of Leicester dressed as a pint of Guinness? No? Well, that’s exactly the kind of scoop you can expect from Changing It Up and Clenton’s legendary ‘Famous Five’ questions.In this latest episode, we dive deep into a rich conversation with Bryony about the power of language and her upcoming book which is due out this September.Together, we explore:

• How language shapes the culture of social care.
• How it influences identity and can take on a life of its own.
• Moving from ‘them and us’ to ‘all of us’.
• Reframing the core purpose of Adult Social Care.
• Why relationships, connection, and trust matter most.
• Clenton’s personal reflections on drawing on care and support.
• How to stop using language to ‘filter people out’ and instead use it to ‘bring people in’.
• The importance of belonging.
• A timely, thoughtful unpacking of the word ‘prevention’.

Wow! This one’s a must-listen for fans of Bryony’s brilliant blog, anyone excited about her upcoming book, and everyone working to champion real change in social care!

After a few years away, Clenton and Nick are back - relaunching Changing It Up, aka CommChats, the Community Catalysts Podcast.

Get ready for some fascinating and useful reflections from a diverse mix of guests who are truly changing it up and breaking the mould in social care, community work, health, housing, and beyond.

Our first guest, the inspirational Isaac Samuels, joins us to reflect on the 'Equipment Matters' co-production group, exploring all things community equipment and co-production. Through an in-depth discussion, we get to the heart of what makes community equipment work through the lens and lived experience of those who use it.

And what about those quick-fire questions we hear you asking. Are they still a thing? Oh, absolutely. But they’ve had a bit of a refresh. We've retired our classics e.g. 'What would you do with a million quid?' and 'Where do you like to go on holiday?' and replaced them with the all-new Clenton’s 'Famous Five'… or four (time dependent).

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After a few years away, Clenton and Nick are back - relaunching Changing It Up, aka CommChats, the Community Catalysts Podcast.

Get ready for some fascinating and useful reflections from a diverse mix of guests who are truly changing it up and breaking the mould in social care, community work, health, housing, and beyond.

Stay tuned for the first episode on Equipment Matters which is coming soon...

After a few years away, Clenton and Nick are back and relaunching Changing It Up, aka CommChats, the Community Catalysts Podcast. Get ready for some fascinating and useful reflections from a diverse mix of guests who are truly changing it up and breaking the mould in social care, community work, health, housing, and beyond. Stay tuned for the first episode on Equipment Matters which is coming soon...

We're following on our podcast series 'Changing it up' where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from across the country who have dedicated their lives to changing things for the better in their communities.   

In our ninth episode, Bryony Shannon talks about the power of language and her blog series which explores the detrimental effect language can have on people.   

"We can't change what we do without changing our language." – Bryony Shannon   

Intro and outro music: 'Everything you need is by your side' by Vlad Gluschenko

Date recorded: November 2021

We're following on our podcast series 'Changing it up' where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from across the country who have dedicated their lives to changing things for the better in their communities.   

In our eighth episode, Anna Severwright, co-convener of Social Care Future, talks about the Social Care Future vision: “We all want to live in the place we call home with the people and things that we love in communities where we look out for one another, doing the things that matter to us”….and how it’s essential to include people who draw on social care in those conversations.   

"If people actually had the freedom and choice and be trusted to be able to do something a bit more flexibly they would choose to do something different. So we do need more money in social care, but we also need to be able to start using things more imaginatively…innovatively, trying out different models…we know some of them work." – Anna Severwright   

Intro and outro music: 'Everything you need is by your side' by Vlad Gluschenko

Date recorded: 5th July 2021

We're following on our podcast series 'Changing it up' where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from across the country who have dedicated their lives to changing things for the better in their communities.   

In our seventh episode, Noreen Blanluet from Co-production Network for Wales, talks about inequalities and co-production...and what it really means.  

"Lots of people talk about co-production in public services and it doesn't always mean the same thing…People are very attached to the process and trying to get things done…they kind of lose or they forget what the value is behind it." - Noreen Blanluet  

Intro and outro music: 'Everything you need is by your side' by Vlad Gluschenko

Date recorded: 4th March 2021

We're following on our podcast series 'Changing it up' where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from across the country who have dedicated their lives to changing things for the better in their communities.   

In our sixth episode, Caroline Speirs outgoing Head of TLAP, reflects on how far self-directed support has come, the power of genuine co-production and her hopes for Social Care reform.  

"I want to see this country have a great big conversation about social care. There are just far too many people who don't get it and don't know what it is. [They] think it's something to do with beds with not having to sell off your family home. We have got to get past that...social care is something amazing." - Caroline Speirs  

Intro and outro music: 'Everything you need is by your side' by Vlad Gluschenko

Date recorded: 30th March 2021

We're following on our podcast series 'Changing it up' where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from across the country who have dedicated their lives to changing things for the better in their communities.   

In our fifth episode, Sian Lockwood, outgoing CEO of Community Catalysts, looks back over the history of our organisation and shares some of her hopes for the future...and her love of eggs!  

"Being true to our aims has been really important so we've stayed passionate about choice, our aim has always been about people having the choice of the stuff they need to help them live the life they want" - Sian Lockwood  

Intro and outro music: 'Everything you need is by your side' by Vlad Gluschenk

Date recorded: 4th February 2021

We're following on our podcast series 'Changing it up' where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from across the country who have dedicated their lives to changing things for the better in their communities.  

In our fourth episode, Rita Goodhead and Angela Gault from Power of Words and Natalie Scarlett from Black Heritage Support Services talk about understanding and tackling structural racism and touch on some of the psychological and cognitive aspects of racism.  

"It's understanding that all parts of society need to be involved to making change happen"  - Angela Gault

Intro and outro music: 'Everything you need is by your side' by Vlad Gluschenko

Date recorded: 12th October 2020