“The big wheel keeps on turning…one man struggles while another relaxes” – Massive Attack, Hymn of the Big Wheel One things for sure, we can’t have it all; we can’t go to both parties, buy a new wardrobe and save for a house; achieve our dreams with no sacrifice. As massive attack put it, sometimes we … Read more
The best part of The Pelican Project is seeing the young adults I work with involved in things they wouldn’t normally do or be included in. My Name is Charlotte, I am an enabler for some of the young adults who are involved in The Pelican Project. I’m also keen to get more involved in … Read more
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body” Elizabeth Stone At FreeFall+ last week I overheard a conversation between two of our regular mums about the number of days they’d spent in hospital with their young people over the Christmas … Read more
I got an email before Christmas from an Assistant Manager at The WESC foundation (a specialist school in Exeter for young people with visual impairments). She wanted to meet us Pelicans to see if we could offer anything that her residents may be interested in. Her name was Shelley Matthews. Seeing that name and being … Read more
“There’s three types of people in the world: Those who don’t know what happened, those who wonder what happened, and people like us from the streets, that make things happen” – Stranded on Death Row, Dr Dre, 1992 What type of person are you? I’ve had this song on repeat this week. The words are … Read more
“Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind; even if your voice shakes” – Maggie Kuhn Almost a year ago to the day I posted this quote on The Pelican Project Facebook page. Back then, we were brand new and I was terrified. The gusto with which I’d quit my job and started … Read more
Sophia has worked within education and care for many years supporting others and teaching personal and social development, health and wellbeing, art and yoga. Alongside her teaching role she’s currently a student counsellor. Graduating in 2004 with a BA in fine art, she also holds qualifications in education, life coaching, body work and dance. Sophia … Read more
A study from 2015 shows that quality of relationships is central to enjoyment of life, including sub themes on the importance of affection and companionship, distress at lack of closeness and anxiety about the ability to satisfy others. This article will focus on one of the sub-themes mentioned above: affection and companionship. Because having a … Read more
