"Using curiosity could be our biggest strength." *TRIGGER WARNING*: Domestic Abuse/Sexual Violence/Overdose/Trauma How do genders experience homelessness differently? We explore curiosity and creativity at Equinox women's house with Gemma Harfleet. She does incredible work supporting women in Supported Accomodation – we discuss Trauma Stabilisation…

"It should be a space of openness and curiosity." In this episode, we're discussing innovation, and creating conditions suitable for change. Justlife CEO and Service Designer Emma Field discuss human-centred, process-driven Design Learning – using practices from design industries to galvanise our work! We begin breaking down how Emma identifies and…

"It's not walking in their shoes, but walking next to them." There is where personal and professional meet! On a recent trip to Manchester, we sat down with Specialist Support Worker and trained Psychotherapist Rebecca Fox to find out how their role is different to Justlife's Health Engagement work in the South East. We discuss personal-centred the…

“No one is beyond recovery!” In episode #2.5 of the podcast, Sam and Jules catch back up with Sara Emerson to dig into the day-to-day dealings of being a Health Engagement Team Leader. How do you manage a team? How do you develop your niche in health engagement? What does a positive ending actually look like? There are plenty of learnings here – le…

What does a Health Engagement worker do? In this episode of the Practice Networks Podcast, Sam and Jules talk to Sara Emerson, Justlife's Health Engagement Team Leader. Sara and her team work hard to support people experiencing health issues that also experience homelessness, ultimately helping clients move on and move away from both. Outreach in e…

What is Expertise by Experience, and how vital is such lived experience to support work? Alex Procter, Justlife's Lived Experience Lead tells Sam and Jules how the organisation strives to innovate. We discuss shifting the focus in the support sector and how we can learn from clients. Sign up to the Practice Networks here. Funded by Changing Futures…