STUCK - 10 ways to help: 1. Look to people’s strengths. Coproduced & performed by people with lived experience, STUCK is an interactive audio workshop helping health & care leaders shift to a community-led model. Find all 10 tips in our learning resource: eventbrite.co.uk/e/125843236808…

'Eggshells' has hit 1 MILLION VIEWS! Co-produced by women with lived experience of domestic abuse & coercive control, this powerful short film is sparking vital conversations worldwide. If you haven’t seen it yet, watch now & join the conversation: youtu.be/YlHxhmOsrHo

Check out the latest from Armchair Adventures! ✨ Step into the magical world of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', where the magical forest is full of surprising sights and sounds 😮 Listen here: m.mtrbio.com/zwprcgpavy

STUCK - 10 ways to help: 2. Knowing who’s on your side. Healthcare can't solve social issues alone. STUCK helps you shift to community-driven support, considering different solutions for loneliness & isolation. Find all 10 ways in the STUCK resource: eventbrite.co.uk/e/125843236808…

'We need to surround ourselves with people who help us hope. Not just sit & wait hope, but smash down doors hope' Explore the healing powers of friendship & personalised care in My Friend Has Cancer, an audio story coproduced by people living with cancer: youtu.be/6toQiX-xsbk

STUCK - 10 ways to help: 3. People are much more than the reasons they need help Led by lived experience voices, STUCK helps health & care leaders consider strengths-based community-led approaches to healthcare. Find all 10 tips in our learning resource: f.mtr.cool/bndynwjquf

What does it mean to be a good friend to someone with cancer? 🎧 'My Friend Has Cancer' is a powerful audio story featuring real voices and experiences, exploring what being there really means through storytelling and music. Listen now: youtu.be/6toQiX-xsbk

STUCK - 10 ways to help: 4. Asking for help is hard Our interactive audio workshop STUCK helps health & care leaders explore how community-led approaches can make a difference to many people within our communities. Find our 10 tips in the STUCK resource: f.mtr.cool/ghejabdhxp

✨ New Armchair Adventures episode! ✨ Connie & the gang dive back into A Midsummer Night’s Dream! 🎭 With fairy mischief, squabbles & Puck in trouble, will everything be set right for a happy ending? A fun Shakespearean adventure for kids! 🎧 Listen now: podfollow.com/armchair-adven…

Creativity that puts people first! 🎭✨ Thrilled to be featured in research by Creative Manchester & University of Manchester, showing how participatory approaches like ours help people share deeper insights and feel truly heard ❤️ Read their report: documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?D…

We’re working with Pennine Care NHS FT on the Care Responders Study to explore how first responders can better support young people during a mental health crisis. If you're a young person (5-18) or parent with lived experience, please get involved 🔗 penninecare.nhs.uk/join-care-resp…

STUCK - 10 ways to help: 5. Listen don’t judge Using real voices and experiences, our interactive workshop STUCK explores what happens when we truly listen, breaking down barriers to more meaningful support. Find our 10 tips in the STUCK resource: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1258432368089

In the latest episode of our podcast for kids, Armchair Adventures, we're back in the world of A Midsummer Night's Dream! 🎭 Puck's love potion has caused chaos... will Connie & the gang be able to make sure all's well that ends well?! Listen: podfollow.com/armchair-adven…

STUCK - 10 ways to help: 6. Community ideas for empowerment Healthcare alone isn’t enough. STUCK, our interactive workshop, helps explore how community-driven solutions can be key to improving health and wellbeing. Find our 10 tips in the STUCK resource: f.mtr.cool/wkglzorobo

STUCK - 10 ways to help: 7. Creativity can heal Through real voices and experiences, our STUCK workshop reveals how arts, creativity, and peer support can transform health and wellbeing. Find all 10 ways to help in our STUCK Learning Resource: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1258432368089

🔊 Our new FREE Members Area is here! Access audio stories, training resources, & workshop plans—all themed around key health & social care issues to bring lived experience to life in CPD, training, & public involvement. Join now & start exploring! 👉 madebymortals.org/members-area/

STUCK - 10 ways to help: 8. Support our community groups to do more Interactive workshop STUCK asks health & care leaders to consider the role of community groups in tackling social isolation & improving health. Find our 10 tips in the STUCK resource: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1258432368089

✨ Time for Armchair Adventures: Unpacked! ✨ Our fun gameshow podcast is back! Uncle Chris & Ziggy test adventurers with silly games & quiz questions full of fairy mischief and magic, based on 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream Adventure'! 🧚🎭 🎧 Listen now: f.mtr.cool/bbsfeibcht

📢 ARC NWC in the national newsletter: 🔹 Lived experience in addiction recovery – A workshop with @MadebyMortals & Early Break showcased the power of lived experience. 🔹 Public voices in research – ARC NWC Advisors enriched a journal club, emphasising co-production.