Kent Uni Stories- with George

In this Episode, Siobhan, a Qualified Solicitor will be discussing with George the hallmarks of Dometic Abuse, and violence against victims, who are typically women. 

We go into detail about Red Flags in relationships. When to spot if a relationship can be abusive and what help can be afforded to individuals. There will also be common questions and possible fears addressed from Siobhan's expert opinion to help ease any worries that may exist. 

DISCLAIMER: This Episode will give us an insight into Domestic Abuse, and will touch on sensitive topics of Violence and abuse. If you, or you know of someone who may be at risk, please find more information below:

Women can call The Freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge on 0808 2000 247 for free at any time, day or night. The staff will offer confidential, non-judgemental information and support.

Men can call Men's Advice Line on 0808 8010 327 (Monday and Wednesday, 9am to 8pm, and Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am to 5pm) for non-judgemental information and support.

Men can also call ManKind on 0182 3334 244 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm)

If you identify as LGBT+ you can call Galop on 0800 999 5428 for emotional and practical support

Anyone can call Karma Nirvana on 0800 5999 247 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) for forced marriage and honour crimes.

You can also call 020 7008 0151 to speak to the GOV.UK Forced Marriage Unit

In an emergency, always call 999.

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/getting-help-for-domestic-violence/ 

Welcome to the first of many episodes of the Staff Series. In this series, we shall be discussing the University experience from the perspective of the staff. 

In this episode, I speak with Emek Delibas, who is an academic at Kent Law School. She insightfully speaks about her experiences going to Kent as a student, and then as a lecturer. She openly discusses her awareness of Student's mental health issues, how to correctly tell students they're wrong, advice for students who are graduating, the usefulness of the law degree, and studying generally. 

We touch on many more subjects, and I hope you enjoy it!

I am pleased to announce Episode 9 of Kent Uni Stories. It was a pleasure to be joined with the fantastic Kyle Gacheru Kiai! Join us as Kyle speaks on his experiences at university, growing up in Kenya, how football can push people apart, but more often, bring so many people together! 

Our conversation covered how university has been for Kyle, how he threw himself into his experience, and he gives us, among other things, fantastic advice for prospective international students. 

Thank you for listening! 

I am so excited to share episode 8 of Kent Uni Stories with the fantastic Ruben! We have a great conversation on the whole university experience. We discuss the experiences of living with different people, managing expectations with others, personal identity, university business ventures, and Ruben's advice for anyone wanting to join university. All this, and more in this conversation!

Thank you so much for listening!

(Also, apologies for any issues in audio, we had some technical difficulties). 

What a fantastic experience this was. 

Husain spoke to me about his experience of moving halfway across the world in order to pursue his education. We discuss how religion and culture vary, and how that has to be negotiated with experiencing uni life. 

We talk about studying overseas, self-discipline, upbringing, parenting. 

Finally, Hussain speaks on his advice on life, as well as ideas for prospective students. 

I hope you enjoy it, it was a great conversation! 

Episode 6 of Kent Uni Stories. I am joined by Will Bailey. In this podcast, we go from poetry, stage fright, philosophy, free will, religion and many other topics! 

We open up about our motivations for going to university, and what our experiences were with each other. 

Thank you for listening, we had a great time recording it! 

This is such an important episode. In this podcast, we have a discussion with the issues surrounding women's safety. We discuss what men can be doing to help make women feel safe, what conversations can be had around it, listening to those who feel intimidated, and how to approach these topics. 

The goal of this was to open up a conversation which may be quite difficult, and get the message out there. We want to encourage men to try and understand how women can feel unsafe and vulnerable, and how best to address that. 

Get talking! 

 Join me, George, and my Mum, a therapist, in episode 2
of this brand new series where we delve into discussions on mental health.  

In this episode, we cover: Should therapy be for everyone? Men’s mental health. Parent stigma towards seeking help. Stiff upper lip mentality. Not wanting therapy in fear of seeming weak or being judged or looking stupid. What if we feel that
counselling is not working? How do we talk about our mental health with a
parent who themselves may be struggling? And many more topics! 

Give us a follow on @kentunistories! Let us know if
you enjoyed it, or have any questions you'd like to hear discussed! If you'd
like to give us any feedback, let us know!  

I hope this is useful, at such an important time.  

Join me, George, and my Mum, a therapist, in this brand new series where we delve into the problems facing uni students during lockdown. 

In this episode we cover: Standards in lockdown, helping with motivation and routines, reaching out to friends, help with dealing with stress and anxiety, the impact of lockdown on romantic relationships, dealing with breakups, lack of social stimulation, and much more. 

Give us a follow on @kentunistories! Let us know if you enjoyed it, or have any questions you'd like to hear discussed! If you'd like to give us any feedback, let us know! 2

I hope this is useful, at such an important time. 

A long-awaited episode! Harry and I go into great detail about our uni experiences, relationships, badminton, world hunger, friend crushes, Christmas and so much more!

Hope you enjoy this one, we had a great time recording it!