Freelance Mental Health Specialist and Arts Professional,Angela Samata (CF 2017) has a TEDx Talk she recorded live and is available on Youtube. Angela talks about suicide prevention and the power of postvention and touches on her own experience of losing a loved one to suicide.
Quality and Service Improvement Officer Emma Tilley (CF 2020) Featured in The Guardian in an article about an unidentified woman who jumped from Wembly Point in 2004. Emma spoke about her work involving unidentified bodies and missing persons, which is directly related to her Fellowship.
By Emma Tilley,
Retired Serge Lourie (CF 1989) is now 77 and organises monthly walks for older local residents and keeps fit by running three times a week. With the help of a grant from his local council, he is starting a Couch to 5K+ weekly programme under the auspices of the Avenue Club in Kew his local community group. It is aimed at people who would normally not consider running to keep fit and will also encourage people to walk and take more exercise. The programme will follow the NHS app and is intended to help people achieve their goals of getting fitter, relieving stress, enjoying themselves and making new friends. Because of the support from Richmond Council, there is no charge. The programme fits in with the three-year programme of Churchill Fellowships focused on Physical Activity: “making moves for healthier lives.” If you are interested in hearing about the project, please contact Serge on couch25k.kew@yahoo.com
By Serge Lourie,
Self-employed teacher, presenter and promoter of Chinese opera, Kathy Hall (CF 2004) focused her Fellowship on Kunqu opera, so that she could further her Kunqu performance skills in Hangzhou, China. Kathy was invited by the British Museum to perform an excerpt from the Peking Opera, The Imperial Concubine Intoxicated -The Hundred Flowers Pavilion on June 9 2023 at the close of the 2-day Conference: China's 1800s -Material and Visual Culture. In the same evening, Kathy performed an excerpt from the Kunqu Opera, The Palace of Eternal Youth - the Intimate Feast. This was an informative comparison and contrast between the two major Chinese Opera genres in music, singing, and movements.
By Kathy Hall,
Lucid dreaming teacher and author, Charlie Morley (CF 2018), has had a scientific study (using lucid dreaming for PTSD treatment) published in The Journal of Traumatology. Visit Charlie's website to find out more.
By Charlie Morley,
