The Shelf

Welcome to Season Two

We like to keep you curious here on The Shelf so we kick off Season Two with a conversation with Lorraine Copes.

Lorraine founded Be Inclusive Hospitality in 2019 'to advance racial equity in Hospitality, Food & Drink' after many years holding Senior Leadership positions within the hospitality sector.

Lorraine witnessed the absence of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people in positions of influence and set up Be Inclusive to change the narrative.  Be Inclusive Hospitality is a not-for-profit organisation and the UK's only professional network for people of colour working within the Hospitality, Food and Drinks sectors.

To mark Black History Month 2021, Be Inclusive Hospitality will host an event on 25th October at Somerset House, London in partnership with Chef Akwasi Brenya-Mensa including a panel discussion with Black Women in Hospitality, West African and Caribbean Drinks and West African Canapes.

The Shelf will be there, supporting Lorraine and Be Inclusive.  If you're lucky we'll do our best to take some photos (you know what we're like).

If you want to see all the fantastic things Lorraine is involved in, don't just check out her LinkedIn profile linkedin.com/in/lorraine-copes-mcips-ab614820, put her name into Google and see what comes up.  You won't be disappointed...

www.bihospitality.co.uk

As always stay curious

Patsy & Lydia

Editing by Che Cardoso

Can you believe we are at the end of our first season?  We can't....... but we are proud of what we have achieved thus far.

We decided on 7 Campfires, do you know why?  

So, Season One Wrap Up....It's been a journey.  We have achieved the things we set out to achieve and now we are on the road to greater achievements with the help of you who have been listening to us and not forgetting those who have taken their space on The Shelf...we thank you.

It doesn't stop here...we have so much more great content coming in Season Two.......only a few weeks to go so make sure you keep listening, you can see all our available platforms here https://linktr.ee/theshelfrenaissance

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Visit our website www.theshelfrenaissance.com

Or contact Lydia and Patsy directly, you know us. 

Stay Curious

Patsy & Lydia

Thank you for joining us on The Shelf.  In this campfire we are joined by our resident tribe members Margaret and Hellen and we dissect the wonders of being a women.  Aunty Flo descends on us from an early age, we start paying a monthly direct debit of £10.24 which equates to over £5,000 in our lifetime only to travel towards the hot flushes, memory loss and weight gain.  Yes, you've guessed it......we're discussing the menopause.

Tune in as we share our thoughts on menopause at home and in the workplace, what support is or isn't out there and how we should be educating our young men and partners.

As always we have a wealth of information to share below from websites to blogs and do follow us on Insta, Facebook and check out our website www.theshelfrenaissance.com

Stay Curious 

Patsy & Lydia

www.overthebloodymoon.com - Taking Charge of your Menopause

www.nudawndiary.wordpress.com/2021/06/26/reality-check-1-cheque-2-check-me - Blog post - Reality Check 1, Cheque 2, Check Me!

@menopausewhilstblack

@nudawnnewday

www.menopausematters.co.uk

www.local.gov.uk/our-support/workforce-and-hr-support/wellbeing/menopause/menopause-factfile

www.talkingmenopause.co.uk/resources

Editing by Che Cardoso

Have you ever been in a relationship where you know something isn't quite right but you can't put your finger on it.  Lis felt the same until Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 created a new offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship.  "I realised straight away what type of relationship I was in"

Coercive control is one of the many forms of domestic abuse.

Domestic abuse cases increased exponentially during the pandemic and two women a week are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales alone.

According to www.thedashcharity.org.uk 100,000+ people in the UK are at high and imminent risk of being murdered or seriously injured as a result of domestic abuse and 62% of children living with domestic abuse are directly harmed by witnessing the abuse of others. Two women a week are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales alone

Lis Hoyte joins us on The Shelf takes us through some of the 18 years she spent in a coercive control relationship and how she broke free. 

Lis is a mother of two, an author, a life coach, survivor with a background in teaching. 

This is one you don't want to miss.  Take your space on the shelf and listen in.

You can reach out to Lis here www.lisreallywhat.com

Stay Curious

Patsy & Lydia

Editing by Che Cardoso

Did you know in 1995 the worlds first online dating website was launched in the form of www.match.com?

Did you also know 25% of married couples meet online and 10% of affairs also begin online? 

Lydia and Patsy are joined On The Shelf by their tribe Margaret and Hellen where we dissect the highs, lows and side ways movements of online dating.  Is it for you? 

As always, we'll furnish you with some stats (as above and below), some jokes but always keeping it real.

Do you swipe left, right or no swipe at all?

Check out www.stylight.co.uk - Love at First Swipe for more statistics

Stay curious

Edited by Che Cardoso

Today on The Shelf we are joined by Natasha Henry.  Natasha is a freelance journalist, host and broadcaster.  You may have seen her on Sky News, Channel 4 and read her articles in The Voice Newspaper, The Mirror to name a few.

Natasha was the first one in her family to go to university, and then she left to pursue her passion.  If you are from a Caribbean background you will know how this went down....or not!

Natasha talks to us about her journey, her passion for all things football and more recently Formula E. Natasha shares her struggles of being one of only three black women in the industry at the time and we dip into that thing about following your passion over what the family wants you to do.  

We share below Natasha's contact details along with some organisations to help those of you who may be thinking a similar career journey 

You can connect with Natasha here - [email protected] / @natashashenry

Organisations to help you on your way

The Black Collective of Media in Sport - BCOMS - https://www.bcoms.co/

Journalism Diversity Fund (for help with training fees) https://www.journalismdiversityfund.com/

Kick It Out - https://www.kickitout.org/

Women in Football https://www.womeninfootball.co.uk/

National Council for Training of Journalist https://www.nctj.com/

The Voice - https://www.voice-online.co.uk/

Stay Curious, Patsy & Lydia

Episode edited by Che Cardoso

Welcome to Campfire #2 of The Shelf

Today we have been joined by a constant in our lives, Dawn Williams (aka Berkshire's very own Carrie Bradshaw), without the sex.  Tune in and you'll hear what we mean. 

Dawn, like many of us has gone through some really heavy shit, health and family stuff but all the while keeping it real.  If not for herself for her girls.

Dawn is an active blogger and has recently launched her online card business www.nudawnnuday.co.uk.  Listen in to Campfire #2 to hear Dawn's story.

As is normal on The Shelf, we touch on a few other topics, namely the Euros for those fans who are listening.  You'll hear the hosts give their experienced(Lydia) and not so experienced(Patsy) views of the England v Scotland match.  Listen carefully as you'll not want to miss the words of Graeme Souness,"Football ain't coming home". 

Stay Curious, Patsy & Lydia

Episode edited by Che Cardoso

Welcome to the first Campfire of The Shelf, we're so glad you found us and want to own your space on The Shelf.  Thanks for being curious.

Our first campfire is about Father's Day.  It's raw, almost uncut.  We hope the background noise doesn't distract, we're learning what not to do and hope you'll join us for Campfire #2.

Stay Curious, Patsy & Lydia 

Episode edited by Che Cardoso