NLD is a day we launched with S.T.O.R.M charity in London, it’s an annual event celebrated on 18th November each year.
It is a day dedicated to listening to the voices of our young people, Listening is one of the most powerful tools we possess, when you listen without interrupting, giving your opinion, or trying to problem solve, you have the ability to make the other person feel valued, and validated in their feelings. Earlier this year we asked the members of our support groups their opinion on the reasons behind the rising suicide rates in young women, and what they feel negatively impacts their mental health, the event we created at Heartlands this year for NLD is a result of those conversations, we listened, we heard you.
Below are the videos of some of the presentations made by passionate and inspiring women who want you to realise the power of your voice, there are many things in this world we cannot control, but there are so many we CAN, the women speaking in these videos want to support and empower you to make the positive changes that only YOU can make, to lead a happier life.
Gillian Burke
Gillian, our wonderful charity patron, who you may know from BBC Springwatch, I know her personally from our joint years of training outdoors with fitness wild, Gillian’s life passion is working hard to make this world a better place to live in.
Katherine George
Katherine, multi award winning social media expert, and founder of Oh so social. She is also a huge advocate for mental health and supporting women in business.
Carly Lightbown
Carly, the founder of a personal training business called ‘a body to live for’ Carly has a truly inspirational personal story, she believes we should celebrate what our bodies can do, her business ethos is perfectly aligned with our values here at GV.
Emily Tisshaw
Emily, our very own wonderful Newquay group facilitator, winner in the inspirational leaders category at this years West Country Women Awards, shares her incredible and inspiring story of survival from addiction and suicide.
We hope these presentations leave you feeling positive about the changes you can make, feeling empowered, your voice matters, you can and do make a difference in this world, YOU MATTER!
