No such thing as perfect

admin July 26, 2021 0 Comments
9 years this summer since your burst into my world. 9 years of giving me the one thing I never thought I could be…. A dad. The joy at seeing the first picture,  The pride at seeing your first day at school, The pain of seeing that first fall, Make me your dad. Yet there’s deeper pain, for you and for me. The pain you experienced at the start of your lives. The pain that continues to be...

Take care of your mental health before it takes care of you.

admin May 22, 2020 3 Comments
Trigger warning: acts of potential self-harm and issues of mental health. This week marks 2020's Mental Health Awareness Week, and I have been in full-on reflection mode about my mental health in the last year and beyond. I have had what some might describe as a rollercoaster year, with the ending of my civil partnership after 21 years together, moving out of the family home and not living with...

Simon says… but is it always the right approach?

admin April 16, 2015 0 Comments
Scott Farmer has worked within the Students’ Union movement for over 15 years from an Officer at UWE to a Director at Bristol via roels at Surrey and NUS. He now supports not-for-profits through a range of solutions via TempleFarmer Ltd. Anyone in their right mind likes to look at the similar organisations around them and within the students’ union movement we have a plethora of practice to...