Leadership ...
"From many years as a manager in the NHS I know that it is not easy to extract praise from nurses at this level of seniority, so your course had a significant impact. Well done!"
Team Leader ...
"This felt like a breath of fresh air! It was like a door opening and seeing something from a different perspective ... has already changed my practice in how I treat myself and my colleagues."
Compassion That Replenishes
The following benefits have been described by participants:
- Relief due to recognition and validation of experiences
- Identified & shifted internalised stories affecting psychological safety
- Increased evidence based knowledge and skills for compassion of self & others
- Identified micro-shift possibilities for compassion that replenishes
LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT (Zoom)
Compassion For Staff Working in Pressured Systems
- Five common myths about compassion in health and social care
- Transformative compassion for staff
- Ten approaches to compassion that replenishes
Choose one of the times that best suits you
You will have access to a recording for 14 days
Downloadable PDF
PRICE & BOOK NOWA Reflective Pause
This is an introductory workshop for individuals or groups interested in reflective practice and self-care.
There are eight short videos with reflection points.
Spend a few minutes per video exploring topics that have come up in various surveys:
- Remind yourself what you most value about the work.
- Name what's been challenging.
- Consider ideas around safe space for your health.
- Glimpse beneath behaviour.
- Practice nervous system support.
This material is being tested with health and social care staff at the moment.
Leader Reset Programme
A short programme designed to restore clarity, self-trust, and a sense of possibility for people working in demanding systems,
Developed by Karrie Marshall
Creator of The Four Five Formula®
Start Date
- Wednesday September 9th
- Four sessions
- plus a Live Q and A in October 7th 1:30pm and 7:00pm
More information due here soon.
Creative Practice Support Pack
For artists and practitioners working in care settings
Creative practice support pack for artists and practitioners working in care settings. Simple tools to build confidence, stay grounded, and work safely in complex environments.
Find Out More Here
“The course helped remove some inherent and unconscious ‘them-and-us’ thinking, which led to greater collaborative approaches with our clients, who took on leadership roles, through peer support.”
Community Care Manager
“I was surprised by the holistic nature of the program, the care for the individual, the team and identifying simple system changes."
NHS Manager
“The principles increased my confidence. I felt more empowered and became more proactive. I feel more validated and see possibilities, which feels good. It’s been life changing."
Health Practitioner
Previous Staff Programmes
NHS, Social Care, Third Sector, Private Sector, Care Homes, Communities
Effective Supervision In Care Settings
For team leads and practitioners with supervisory roles to facilitate and enhance positive learning environments, good communication and reflective practice skills.
Effective Team Leadership Skills
Clarifying leadership strengths, qualities, roles and responsibilities. Team purpose, growth and development. Effective listening, trust-building, solution-orientated language and leading team decision-making strategies.
What If Love Is The Answer?
A programme about creating safe space for self and others to connect with people whose communication or behaviour is stressful. Situation assessments, de-escalation techniques, staff support and compassionate responses.
Positive Dementia Care (various programmes)
Travelling through rich and moving stories about understanding self and others, the sessions begin with dementia 'data' and then focus on self-awareness. Positive dementia care is about how we are… our beliefs about what is possible, our courage and attitudes and a willingness to connect differently. Positive dementia care shares highly useful, relevant and practical tips - with uplifting wonderments along the way.
Effective Management in Care services
Developed and facilitated the programme for the Professional Development Award for registered managers of care services.
Your Day
A nourishing day with a variety of self-expressive techniques to creatively share what's thriving - and what's not - in the work environment. Explores staff's value base and wellbeing priorities along with inspired stories.
Organisational Vision
All organisations ebb and flow. It is important to take stock and consider questions about the position and future of a company. Knowing the ‘solution’ is often easier than we think if we have an open mind. Organisations, made of people, look for a sense of coherence or harmony between inner values and desires (heart) and company purpose and strategies (head).
Imagine What's Possible
An exploration of how adults learn, why it matters, and what we can create for ourselves and our communities.
For Staff and Caregivers
The Art of Caring for Self and Others. A 12-week programme offered highly responsive emotional wellbeing support on care-related topics.
There's more about the historical timeline of staff support in health social care, plus my own involvement on the Staff Standards Support page. See link below.
Enquiry: A Reflective Pause or Other Staff Support
Let me know if you are looking for individual or organisational information about staff support- for example the 'Reflective Pause' session (comprised of several short videos, reflection points and practical activities)
People ask why the company is called Laughing Geese Ltd:
Geese fly in a V formation because it helps the whole flock travel more efficiently. The bird at the front breaks through the air, reducing resistance for the birds behind it. This creates a stream of swirling air that provides extra lift, making flying easier for the following birds.
Each goose benefits from the one in front, sharing the effort of the journey. After some time, the leader moves back and another bird takes its place, with the strongest and most experienced flyers usually leading. Scientists have found that geese flying in formation can travel up to 70 per cent farther than a single bird flying alone.
Flying in formation also helps the flock stay together. Geese communicate by honking as they fly, and the white markings on their backs act like landing lights, helping each bird keep track of the others. If a goose is injured and forced to land, a few family members will remain with it until it recovers. Once it is able to fly again, they set off together to find another flock to join.