Taking Action
Taking Action
Podcast Description
The podcast with no faff, no fuss and no fanfare, just people who have taken action to make us more connected or build healthy relationships or help others deal with hardship and trauma
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on a variety of meaningful topics including the psychological impact of boarding schools, the journey of recovery from addiction, innovative educational practices, and the importance of trauma-informed care. Individual episodes delve into specific issues, such as the essential discussion of boarding school experiences with guests like Morag Edwards, and the advocacy showcased in the documentary 'Junkie' featuring Jordan Robertson and Sean Toal.
The podcast with no faff, no fuss and no fanfare, just people who have taken action to make us more connected or build healthy relationships or help others deal with hardship and trauma
Welcome to the final podcast of series 1 of Taking Action. I will now be 'taking stock” and ”taking a break” instead. the podcast will definitely be back, maybe with a renewed focus, format and frequency. Please look out for a return in mid-February. In the meantime, please check out previous episodes on Buzzsprout, Apple and Spotify.
I had no doubt about how I wanted to finish off this first season and that was with a look back at this year, both through the podcast and the wider set of actions to mark the 20 year anniversary of Scotland's ACEs Journey. I also wanted this too be a forward looking episode and I think we have achieved both goals.
This is a relaxed and wide ranging conversation which rounds off the series as I would want it to. It is filled with hope.
If you wan t know more about what has been happening in Scotland over the last 20 years, here are some useful links
For the graphic film telling the story of Scotland’s ACES Journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hik0_sfbF6I
For the booklet telling the story of Scotland’s ACEs Journey:
https://connectedbaby.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ACEs-Journey-book-screen-190625.pdf
For an even deeper dive into Scotland’s ACEs Journey:
https://connectedbaby.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ACEs-Journey-info-June-25-2025.pdf
For the 2023 paper by Zeedyk & Partridge tracing the ACEs history: https://connectedbaby.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ACEs-Journey-Article-.pdf
For a video of the Gala Day held in June 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbP5ZbyMCBE
We will also be releasing a graphic image showing the range of people involved in the podcast. It is a powerful illustration of the diversity of sectors, organisations and individuals who are working to make Scotland a more just, compassionate and equitable country .
Look out for that on Linkedin, Bluesky and X
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