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Sign up for the next course, in June! ‘Getting curious about creating Gloriously Ordinary Lives’ is for everyone: - Understand the #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives concept - Reflect on what's happening now - Create a plan Curious? Come and find out more: gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/training-curio…

In this blog I reflect on friendships and connections - all the stuff that's covered under Test Four of #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives - and why we might need to rethink what constitutes friendship and embrace the many different ways we all connect. Blog: gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

You might be a commissioner, run an organisation offering support, a social worker, an advocate, a Mum, a brother, or someone who draws on support. ‘Getting curious about creating Gloriously Ordinary Lives’ is for everyone. Next course: June 2025 gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/training-curio…

I wanted to do a bit more musing this week on friendships and connections. Specifically, I reflect on the role of paid support in people’s lives in facilitating and supporting friendships, connections and relationships. Read the full blog here: gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

With the training course in June, I’ll show you how to apply the Gloriously Ordinary Lives lens to the support you get or offer. What does it show? What does it tell you? How far from Gloriously Ordinary? What would it take to get there? Course: gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/training-curio…

For the final part of my musings on friendships and connections, I share a story - I hope it makes you smile. Sometimes we get to remember that Test Four - ‘Would it strengthen and support the person’s connections and relationships?’ - is for all of us. gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

Five Tests for creating Gloriously Ordinary Lives - not a checklist or process, simply a lens through which to view support. Join the June course and use the tests to reflect on what things are like now, and create an action plan for what you’ll do next. gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/training-curio…

Are you thinking about signing up for ‘Getting curious about creating Gloriously Ordinary Lives’? ⬇️ 5 online sessions Course resources Support during and after Action plan for creating Gloriously Ordinary Lives Curious? We start in June! gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/training-curio…

Curious about what makes a life gloriously ordinary? It starts with asking the right questions. The course teaches the Five Tests for creating Gloriously Ordinary Lives. Including: Test 1 - Would I want this for myself or someone I love? Curious? ⬇️ gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/training-curio…

I'm off to Kefalonia✈️but Ciaran usually comes for Sunday dinner. Serviceland solution? Extra paid support, maybe a temporary hours adjustment through his social worker... Why is that the starting point? Ciaran sorted his own dinner plans instead. Blog: gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

Life is made of the mundane, and moments that make your heart sing. Gloriously Ordinary Lives celebrates both 🤝 Join the course in June - reflect on your role in supporting people to get Gloriously Ordinary Lives - the mundane and the heart sing. gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/training-curio…

Dear lovely supporters of Gloriously Ordinary Lives, I promised you a postcard and here it is! Click the link 🔗⬇️ gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

People keep asking about Gloriously Ordinary Lives in accessible formats, so I recorded a garden video explaining it all! Perfect for when someone asks "What is this Gloriously Ordinary Lives thing that you keep banging on about?!" Hope it's useful! ⬇️ gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/what-is-a-glor…

On the podcast I chat with ⁠Maff Potts⁠ founder of Association of Camerados We explore Maff's concept of front of house versus back of house - how we bring dehumanising policies and procedures into spaces where people should feel human and valued. Listen here: gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

Thanks to brilliant Maff Potts I had an ah-ha moment in this week's blog. In Test Four, I make a big deal about the importance of supporting and nurturing real friendships and I stick by that... but now I’d like to add something else ⬇️ gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

I’ve been thinking again about the power and impact of all our children going to school together. How this is a great starting point for creating and supporting Gloriously Ordinary Lives. This week I share some stories. Watch the video here: gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

The more I reflect on what it takes to keep things gloriously ordinary, the more I’m inclined to go back to our education system and how we choose to segregate and ‘other’ children from the youngest of ages. 🔗 Read this week's blog here: gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

This one's all about identity. I’ve hesitated over this blog - it's probably version 34. I’ve struggled to find the right words, or be clear about what I want to say, so apologies now for my clumsiness. I'd love to know your thoughts on this ⬇️ Blog: gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

GLORIOUSLY ORDINARY LIVES LOVINGS - Share a story Where have you seen people living, or being supported to live, gloriously ordinary lives, or is your life gloriously ordinary? We now have a dedicated page to share your stories ⬇️ gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

PODCAST: Beverley and I talk about seeing the importance of seeing the emotional person behind what we see as the ‘behaviour’ and how being truly present with someone can replace self-injury with connection and words. *Please note - We discuss self harm* gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…