Harness

Harness is back! Welcome to isolation... we are exploring how people are harnessing this unique time of COVID-19 and whether (or not) they are coping.

In this episode, we bring our usual 'good and bad' news items to the table and hear from people in Canada, Scotland and London about how they're finding lockdown. We also chat to Dr Jason "Tik Tok Doc" Campbell from Portland, who comforts us with a positive U.S. perspective.

If you want to get in touch, please email us at [email protected], feel free to send over a voice note with how you are passing the time (a template for this is available on our Instagram if you are stuck).

You can follow Dr Campbell on Instagram or Tik Tok @drjcofthedc

Credit for the first clip played goes to @nowthispolitics page and the second is taken from @tanksgoodnews

Hosted by Róisín Bevan and Daisy Grant

Socials @projectharness Email [email protected]

We are proud friends of Rafiki Mwema and The Carly Ryan Foundation - both charities work tirelessly to protect young people from harm. Links to their websites below.

www.rafikimwema.com

www.carlyryanfoundation.com

Harness is back! Welcome to isolation... we are exploring how people are harnessing this unique time of COVID-19 and whether (or not) they are coping.

This week we muse on Jacinda Ardern, Boris Johnson and what it means to be a leader. We also chat to Lisa, founder of Gather Woman in London. 

If you want to get in touch, please email us at [email protected], feel free to send over a voice note with how you are passing the time (a template for this is available on our Instagram if you are stuck!)

 You can follow Lisa on Instagram @lisacmmg and see her perform with her partner at https://www.facebook.com/furecho

Gather Woman's website: https://www.gatherwoman.org/home

Hosted by Róisín Bevan and Daisy Grant 

Socials @projectharness Email [email protected] 

We are proud friends of Rafiki Mwema and The Carly Ryan Foundation - both charities work tirelessly to protect young people from harm. Links to their websites below. 

www.rafikimwema.com 

www.carlyryanfoundation.com

Our third and final bonus episode features the incredible writer Clementine Ford, recorded in October 2019. This was the second time we got the chance to interview Clementine, this was such a treat because we could delve into all of the topics that we missed out on last time! Our chat ranges from porn to Justin Trudeau and back round to her impeccable latest work Boys Will Be Boys. Clementine’s boldness and passion makes her an outspoken figure in Australia, and damn, we admire everything she does. A little warning, we do discuss sexual assault throughout this episode, so if you’d rather skip this one, we’ll catch you next time!

Boys Will Be Boys is available to purchase NOW! We strongly recommend giving it a read.

Follow her on instagram @clementine_ford

Hosted by Róisín Bevan and Daisy Grant

Socials @projectharness

Email [email protected]

We are proud friends of Rafiki Mwema and The Carly Ryan Foundation - both charities work tirelessly to protect young people from harm. Links to their websites below.

www.rafikimwema.com

www.carlyryanfoundation.com

This is the first of three bonus episodes created to accompany season one of Harness. This episode features Natalie Lee and Illana Gambrill and was recorded in November 2019. Natalie (who you'll recognise from SO1E01) is a blogger, speaker, fashionista and self love advocate. Illana is a professional dancer and the founder of Dance Box.  The pair met when Natalie began shaking her booty at Illana's sweaty, sexy and empowering dance classes. Illana helped Natalie unleash her inner diva and, in turn, Natalie supported Illana to grow her business and focus her energy on lifting up women through movement. 2020 has already been a big year for these two powerhouses with the launch of FEELING MYSELF - inclusive, empowering workshops designed to leave all its attendees feeling powerful and confident. Their next event will be in Manchester on March 29th and at the time of this episode's release, just a few tickets remain! 

Follow them on Instagram at @stylemesunday and @danceboxofficial 

Keep up to date with their upcoming events and collaborations via @iamfeelingmyself2020 

Buy tickets to their Manchester event here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dancebox-style-me-sunday-presents-feeling-myself-tickets-93925259981

If you're London based, why not check out one of Illana's famous/infamous dance classes! Visit her website here: www.dance-box.co.uk

Hosted by Róisín Bevan and Daisy Grant

Socials @projectharness

Email [email protected]

We are proud friends of Rafiki Mwema and The Carly Ryan Foundation - both charities work tirelessly to protect young people from harm. Links to their websites below.

www.rafikimwema.com

www.carlyryanfoundation.com

This episode of Harness is with Lucy Thomas. We deliberately end season one of Harness with this uplifting and positive episode. Lucy, along with her sister Rosie, is the Founder and CEO of Project Rockit. Project Rockit was launched in 2006. Over a decade on, the team has reached hundreds of thousands of people and grown into Australia's youth-driven movement against bullying, hate and prejudice. Project Rockit acts as a cyber safety partner to major social media platforms. Lucy was given an Order of Australia Medal for service to youth and against bullying this year and currently sits on both Facebook and Twitter's Safety Advisory Boards. 

Website: www.projectrockit.com.au

Socials @projectrockit and/or @lucylockit 

Lucy's TED Talk: https://youtu.be/H4sOqO97GtE

The clip used in this episode is from The Project on Network Ten, Australia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZtJ83k77Fg 

Hosted by Róisín Bevan and Daisy Grant.

Socials @projectharness Email [email protected]

We are proud friends of Rafiki Mwema and The Carly Ryan Foundation - both charities work tirelessly to protect young people from harm. Links to their websites below. www.rafikimwema.com www.carlyryanfoundation.com

This episode of Harness features Taylah Roberts. You may recognise Taylah from Australia’s Next Top Model, but since leaving the modelling industry, Taylah has embarked on a body confidence journey. Through social media, she was able to find self acceptance as well as utilise Instagram as a platform to help others. We caught her in London to chat about this and her new career path as a doula and birth photographer. Her openness and honesty resonates throughout our chat and we hope you love her as much as we do!

Follow her Instagram @taylahroberts1

Hosted by Róisín Bevan and Daisy Grant 

Socials @projectharness 

Email [email protected] 

We are proud friends of Rafiki Mwema and The Carly Ryan Foundation - both charities work tirelessly to protect young people from harm. Links to their websites below. 

www.rafikimwema.com www.carlyryanfoundation.com

This episode of Harness is with writer, poet, educator and activist Mahogany L. Browne. We discuss her beautiful compilation of poems called “Dear Twitter: Love Letters Hashed Out Online in 140 Characters or Less,” creativity, taking up space as a black woman and the impact of social media in her life and within the world of poetry. 

Her books Woke Baby, Dear Twitter and Black Girl Magic are all available online; you can also find her work on Spotify. 

This is the link to her website https://mobrowne.com/ and you can follow her on twitter and Instagram @mobrowne 

Hosted by Róisín Bevan and Daisy Grant 

Socials @projectharness 

Email [email protected] 

We are proud friends of Rafiki Mwema and The Carly Ryan Foundation - both charities work tirelessly to protect young people from harm. Links to their websites below. 

www.rafikimwema.com www.carlyryanfoundation.com

This episode of Harness is with Sarah Rosborg. Sarah is the CEO of charity Rafiki Mwema. Rafiki offer support and refuge to children who have been sexually abused. They have four therapeutic safe houses in Kenya. Sarah made her first trip to Kenya to volunteer in children’s homes in 2005 and knew instantly she would return. A week after her visit she was in a horrific car accident which left her bed-bound for 12 months. She dedicated every spare moment to raising awareness and funds for the children she had met in Kenya and once recovered, co-founded Rafiki, along with Anne Marie Tipper. Sarah credits social media, and the online hustling skills she learnt in recovery, to much of the charities success. Ambassadors of Rafiki include comedian Celeste Barber and blogger Constance Hall.

If the content of this episode leaves you feeling distressed, please go to www.worldhelplines.org. You can select any country, any category, and it will provide you with the most up-to-date helpline local to you.

Hosted by Róisín Bevan and Daisy Grant.

Socials @projectharness

Email [email protected]

We are proud friends of Rafiki Mwema and The Carly Ryan Foundation - both charities work tirelessly to protect young people from harm. Links to their websites below.

www.rafikimwema.com

www.carlyryanfoundation.com