🏳️⚧️TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK 🏳️⚧️is coming .............. Belonging Bite-sized video shorts are back next week (13th-19th November!!!!) and this time it's all about 🏳️⚧️ Transgender Awareness 🏳️⚧️, so join us here on LinkedIn next week . Today's clip is all about the kids so if you have kids or work with kids who are transgender or non-binary then take a look at this clip of us chatting about Myths and Misconceptions around being Transgender during PRIDE month earlier this year. Sources of information - @National Referral Support Service for the NHS Gender Incongruence Service for Children and Young People -https://lnkd.in/euvYTrFd Mermaids - Mermaids is a UK based charity that offers support to transgender and gender variant children and young people, their families and supporting professionals. https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/ Don’t forget if you’d like to book us to speak to your business – 🏳️⚧️ ‘All Things Trans-Ask Anything’ 🏳️⚧️ just drop a DM or email [email protected]. All our video content is on our website. #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #Transgender #DEIB #MHFA #BelongingMatters #InclusiveCultures #BecomeMentalHealthAware
About us
We are all about building cultures that empower EVERYONE to thrive. Over the years we have seen the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging (DEIB) movement evolve from being a legal requirement to something that is becoming a part of the DNA in organisations that really value their greatest assets - their people. However, the dial has not shifted as much as we would like to see. WHY IS THAT? Well, we believe that we’ve not concentrated enough on building workplace cultures where trust is strong and people feel psychologically safe. Therefore, we are on a mission to help businesses to build those cultures. Cultures where everyone: ✅ can have a great people experience, ✅ love where they work, ✅ feel like they truly belong and ✅ become the best version of themselves. SO HOW DO WE DO THIS? Well, we promote human connections through our range of talks, training and coaching sessions. We bring our lived experience to these sessions, of what it feels like to belong and then not belong as we navigated Sophie’s transition together. We couple this with practical advice on what you can do if your culture is not as inclusive as you’d like it to be. Sessions include:- ✳️ Thought-Provoking Talks ‘All Things Trans – Ask Anything’, ‘Why Does Belonging Matter to Businesses? ✳️ Group Coaching ‘The Memorable Manager’ – leveraging the power of psychological safety to build inclusive teams enabling your workplace culture to thrive ✳️ Mental Health Training ‘Mental Health First Aider (MHFA)’, ‘MHFA Refresher’ and ‘Become Mental Health Aware’ ✳️ 1:1 Coaching ‘Culture Coaching’ and ‘Transitions Coaching’ ✳️ Workshops ‘Living Your Values As A Team’, ‘Culture – Setting Your Team Up For Success’ WHY ARE INCLUSIVE CULTURES IMPORTANT? If you work with us you’ll not only develop a brand that people want to work for. Not just that but you’ll build a culture where your people are: ✅ more confident, ✅ more engaged, ✅ more productive and ✅ more innovative!
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www.belongingbase.com
External link for Belonging Base
- Industry
- Human Resources Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Gibraltar
- Type
- Self-Employed
- Founded
- 2023
- Specialties
- Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, Coaching, Training, Motivational Speaking, Mental Health First Aid, Transgender Matters, and LGBTQ+
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Gibraltar, GI
Employees at Belonging Base
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🤗 Danielle Wood
Co-founder@Belonging Base 🤝 | Inclusion & Belonging Consultant & Speaker (🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈) | Creator of ‘The Memorable Manager’ Coaching Programme 🤗…
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Sophie Wood
Inspirational Speaker and Trainer - specialising in Transgender Education & Awareness. Mental Health First Aid Training.(Accredited Instructor) is my…
Updates
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We've put together a session that can be delivered online 🏳️⚧️ 'ALL THINGS TRANS - ASK ANYTHING' 🏳️⚧️ The session aims to de-mystify the subject and give you (your audience) the chance to:- 🩵 meet someone transgender, 🩷 find out more about the transgender experience and 🤍 ask anything in a protected space. 🤗 Danielle Wood Wood facilitates the session that explores Sophie Wood’s lived experience of gender transition male to female. Following an informal chat with Sophie about her personal journey and how that impacts on her life we then encourage attendees to ‘Ask Anything’ so that a greater level of understanding is achieved. Questions are welcomed on the day and in advance to ensure attendees get the most out of the session. #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #Transgender #DEIB #InclusiveCultures #BecomeMentalHealthAware #BelongingMatters
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🏳️⚧️TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK 🏳️⚧️ Almost there - 13th-19th November!!!! Belonging Bite-sized video shorts are back next week and this time it's all about 🏳️⚧️ Transgender Awareness 🏳️⚧️ . In the interim here's another short clip of us chatting about Myths and Misconceptions around being Transgender during PRIDE month earlier this year. Don’t forget if you’d like to book us to speak to your business – 🏳️⚧️ ‘All Things Trans-Ask Anything’ 🏳️⚧️ just drop a DM or email [email protected]. #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #Transgender #DEIB #MHFA #BelongingMatters #InclusiveCultures #BecomeMentalHealthAware
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So last week we were ready! Picture the scene...... It was 5.00am in the south of Spain and we were sitting in the middle of one of the worst thunder storms for years. Super excited to start delivering our Think Tank session online to an audience from across the globe - ARE YOU SCARED TO SAY THE WRONG THING? - DE-MYSTIFYING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. The power kept waning while the thunder and lightening continued, our wifi connection kept cutting out and we had to abandon. Gutted!!!!!!!!!! 😤 We quickly agreed to try again 48 hours later. We decided to go to a co-working space to ensure stronger connectivity as another storm approached. Another early alarm and we arrrived at the co-working space at 5.00am, it was wet and windy, we let ourselves in and then........ ⏰😯⏰😯⏰😯 yep, the alarm went off, we didn't even realise there was one, oops!!!! So standing in the pi**ing down rain not one but 2 security vehicles arrived and in my best Spanish I explained who we were, why we were there at that time in morning and managed to convince them we weren't doing the place over once I provided my ID. So at 6.00am, bedraggled and frazzled we eventually delivered the session. It's designed specifically for HR people so if you'd like to see the recording then please just visit - https://lnkd.in/d9HdFy6W - just remember we were wet and not looking our best 😂 !!!! The session is free, as is the platform at the moment and will open up a global online HR community founded by Careen Redman-Matthews, Kimberly Burns and Anne Johnson. These amazing ladies are on a mission to make the world of HR a better place for us all. They’ve built an online HR community and are getting ready to launch an AI productivity tool built by HR people for HR people called Mak™. Check us and them out! #AI #BelongingMatters #InclusiveCultures #BecomeMentalHealthAware #DEIB
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🏳️⚧️TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK 🏳️⚧️ Coming soon……….. Just over a week to go we're sharing parts of our journey and the learnings in our new Belonging Bite-sized video shorts. In the interim here's another short clip of us chatting about Myths and Misconceptions around being Transgender during PRIDE month earlier this year. Don’t forget if you’d like to book us to speak to your business – 🏳️⚧️ ‘All Things Trans-Ask Anything’ 🏳️⚧️ just drop a DM or email [email protected]. #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #Transgender #DEIB #MHFA #BelongingMatters #InclusiveCultures #BecomeMentalHealthAware
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🏳️⚧️TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK 🏳️⚧️ Coming soon……….. Join us (🤗 Danielle Wood and Sophie Wood) on LinkedIn for another series of Belonging Bite-sized video shorts – Transgender Awareness. We’re back every day during #TransgenderAwarenessWeek (13th-19th November 2024) to share parts of our journey and discuss a range of related topics. We’ll be covering everything from definitions and language, to coming out, to the effect on mental health, to the impact on loved ones, interactions with the health system, the actual transition and beyond. To give you a flavour of who we are and how we work, here’s a short clip of us chatting about Myths and Misconceptions around being Transgender during PRIDE month earlier this year. Don’t forget if you’d like to book us to speak to your business – 🏳️⚧️ ‘All Things Trans-Ask Anything’ 🏳️⚧️ just drop a DM or email [email protected]. #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #Transgender #DEIB #MHFA #BelongingMatters #InclusiveCultures #BecomeMentalHealthAware
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So just in case you need it and you didn't know ......... ...........our next public online Mental Health First Aider® course is running 12th and 13th November. The course is delivered by Sophie Wood who is an accredited MHFA England® Instructor. As an Mental Health First Aider® you will be able to: ✅ Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first-level support and early intervention ✅ Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supports ✅ Practise active listening and empathy ✅ Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma ✅ Discuss the MHFAider role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality ✅ Practise self-care ✅ Know how to use the MHFAider Support App® ✅ Know how to access a dedicated text service provided by Shout and ongoing learning opportunities with MHFA England DM Sophie Wood or 🤗 Danielle Wood for more information or drop an email to [email protected]. #MHFA #MentalHealthFirstAid #BecomeMentalHealthAware #DEIB #InclusiveCultures #BelongingMatters
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🏳️⚧️TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK 🏳️⚧️ Coming soon……….. Join us (🤗 Danielle Wood and Sophie Wood) on LinkedIn for another series of Belonging Bite-sized video shorts – Transgender Awareness. We’re back every day during #TransgenderAwarenessWeek (13th-19th November 2024) to share parts of our journey and discuss a range of related topics. We’ll be covering everything from definitions and language, to coming out, to the effect on mental health, to the impact on loved ones, interactions with the health system, the actual transition and beyond. Don’t forget if you’d like to book us to speak to your business – 🏳️⚧️ ‘All Things Trans-Ask Anything’ 🏳️⚧️ just drop a DM or email [email protected]. #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #Transgender #DEIB #MHFA #BelongingMatters #InclusiveCultures #BecomeMentalHealthAware
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🎃👻🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE 🎃👻🎃 What makes you smile?
Co-founder@Belonging Base 🤝 | Inclusion & Belonging Consultant & Speaker (🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈) | Creator of ‘The Memorable Manager’ Coaching Programme 🤗 (leveraging Psychological Safety to build inclusive workplace culture)
🎃👻🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃👻🎃 I am posting this today for no other reason other than it's one of the few things that has made me smile this week! I've been a bit quiet on social media recently as my mental health has dipped just a little bit and I've been finding it hard to be on my game. Not sure if it's the fact the weather has turned (the temperature has dropped and we've had really bad storms in Spain this week). Or, maybe it's because despite my best efforts not many people seem to want to raise awareness around the trans experience during the upcoming #TransgenderAwarenessWeek in November. I'm passionate about what I do but sometimes it's really hard. As a result all my creativity has just up and left me this week 😟 So as this made me smile, I thought I'd share a seasonal picture of my little furry family Munchkin, Woody and Frodo. What makes you smile? Again, 🎃👻🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃👻🎃and thanks to my local groomer @Waggy Tails for this cute picture.
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If you are still undecided on what to do to raise awareness around 'All Things Trans' then look no further, we're taking bookings now for #TransgenderAwarenessWeek and beyond. We've put together a session that can be delivered online 🏳️⚧️ 'ALL THINGS TRANS - ASK ANYTHING' 🏳️⚧️ The session aims to de-mystify the subject and give you (your audience) the chance to:- 🩵 meet someone transgender, 🩷 find out more about the transgender experience and 🤍 ask anything in a protected space. 🤗 Danielle Wood facilitates the session that explores Sophie Wood’s lived experience of gender transition male to female. Following an informal chat with Sophie about her personal journey and how that impacts on her life we then encourage attendees to ‘Ask Anything’ so that a greater level of understanding is achieved. Questions are welcomed on the day and in advance to ensure attendees get the most out of the session. If you'd like to find out more please do visit our website or email us (details in the image below) The session costs £1000 (discounts for multiple bookings, not-for-profits, charities and independent consultants) #transgender #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #InclusiveCultures #BelongingMatters #BecomeMentalHealthAware #DEIB
Co-founder@Belonging Base 🤝 | Inclusion & Belonging Consultant & Speaker (🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈) | Creator of ‘The Memorable Manager’ Coaching Programme 🤗 (leveraging Psychological Safety to build inclusive workplace culture)
This is Sophie Wood💜 She's beautiful inside and out and she's my soulmate. She's the most resilient and brave person I have ever met and I feel blessed to have her in my life. I very nearly lost her back in 2011 because her mental health was at an all time low, she'd hit rock bottom. I know some people thought it was because she was confused, because she was struggling with gender dysphoria, but it wasn't. It was a combination of so many other things. Rejection by her family, strangers staring in the street, being the target of cruel and hurtful comments on a daily basis, a societal narrative that dehumanises and worse demonises trans-people and finally (due to an admin error) being denied gender affirming treatment. She felt so low she couldn't see a way forward. I know from personal experience that it can take a while to get your head around what it is to be transgender. I know not everyone understands it. I also know that some people never will. Whatever your stance I urge people to think about how their words and actions can have such a potentially devasting impact on others. I'd also invite you to find out more during #TransgenderAwarenessWeek
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