‘bold stories’ are a collection of 5 podcasts with bold Partners discussing their bold journeys.
bold Stories: Ep. 1 – Lil & Alan
Launching Episode 1 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Lil & Alan chat to Fenella Kerr, a fellow bold partner, about their experience of the bold Social Leadership Programme and the highs & lows of living with dementia.
Lill & Alan are both living with dementia and in 2019 they attended the bold Social Leadership Programme in-person, in Inverness, along with their community link worker Christine MacCallum. Due to the pandemic the programme moved online.
They recommend people living with dementia to “Have a go!’ at the bold programme and talk about why they would highly recommend joining bold and what their takeaway moments were.
bold Stories: Ep. 2 – Anne-Marie & Christine
Announcing Episode 2 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Anne-Marie and Christine McCallum chat to fellow bold partner Fenella Kerr about the amazing Dolphin Arts Project, their experience of bold and how those living with dementia can flourish.
Anne-Marie runs the Dolphin Arts Project in Ullapool and Christine is the Dementia Link Worker for Wester Ross, by providing creative activities and support after a diagnosis of dementia, they both help those living with dementia to flourish.
My personal highlights are Anne-Marie chatting about the Dolphin Arts Project and Christine sharing how her reflective walks inspired her creative writing and Fenella’s lovely insightful chat all the way through.
bold Stories: Ep. 3 – Jo Cowan
Launching Episode 3 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Jo chats about her thoughts and feelings about the bold Social Leadership Programme and the ways she has since flourished as a social leader.
Jo Cowan is a co-ordinator for the Highland Senior Citizens Network. A Highland-wide network of local voices who strive to truly empower the voices of senior citizens across the Highlands including those living with dementia.
Last year along with her colleague Anne McDonald they both took part in the In-person and then Online bold Social Leadership Programme.
Jo comments ‘It instantly struck me that I needed to forget what I know about dementia and just remember what I know about people.’
bold Stories: Ep. 4 – Lorna Campbell
Launching Episode 4 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Lorna chats about her reflections from the bold Programme and how she learned to address her own emotional needs in order to be able to support other people and be a dementia leader.
Lorna Campbell is a free-lance visual artist and social-enterprise advocate. Lorna and her family had a difficult journey supporting her dad through his time with dementia.
BOLD was a great opportunity to explore how these two aspects could combine to improve dementia awareness and support and in April 2020 attended the Online bold Social Leadership Programme.
Lorna comments ‘It’s okay to be bold in different ways and to take tiny steps, you don’t have to be an all singing and all dancing leader overnight’.
bold Stories: Ep. 5 – Martin & Agnes
Launching the 5th and final episode from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Lorna Lyons, bold’s Digital Content Manager chats to Martin & Agnes about their reflections from bold on social leadership, creativity and Runrig!
Martin Robertson & Agnes Houston both live with dementia and through their activism in what they call the ‘dementia movement’ they have become great friends.
As Martin quips ‘We want to be the shakers, not the shaken’ in the dementia world so in January 2022 they took part in the Online bold Social Leadership Programme.
Please Listen & Share as Agnes says ‘Because it’s our story it’s our life, it’s what’s happened to us.’
