28. Janina Vigurs - Storyteller - *Embrace the Ridiculous*

Wild Card - Whose Shoes?

Building on last week’s extremely popular episode with Rachel Tomlinson, this week I am chatting to Janina Vigurs, one of the parents I had the privilege of interviewing for the amazing Newbold Hope conference.
Janina spoke from the heart about her experience of parenthood and her daughter who has been diagnosed with autism, and what she has learnt through the supportive Newbold Hope community.
As I chatted to Janina and got to know her a little better, I found that we both share a love of storytelling, having fun and much more.
I thought she would be an amazing guest for the podcast series and she didn’t disappoint!
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• There is a child within every adult. Come out to play!
• Inclusion matters and can be enhanced through storytelling
• Fun is FUNdamental to building a change platform.
• Fun helps people relax and talk to each other as equals.
• Laughter can be a part of even the most serious and sensitive topics
• Clowns and laughter specialists can bring joy, even in the toughest times
• Dr Bob Klaber’s kindness sessions are a joy!
• Being mindfully kind is good for you
• Janina WLTM Rachael Wong, children’s author and storyteller!
• Storytelling is a gift - help others to become storytellers
• People are compelled to tell their stories
• A story told well, with passion and knowledge is pure gold
• Miles Sibley, Patient Experience Library, is right – we need to give far more weight to ‘patient stories’
• Language matters. Words are very powerful.
• A diagnosis of autism allows access to the right tool box
• Things have been really tough during the pandemic - don’t beat yourself up!
• Newbold Hope provides a phrase book to understand, interpret and respond to children’s violent and challenging behaviour
• We love Yvonne Newbold!
• Prioritise support for children who have struggled during the pandemic

Links and shoutouts
Janina Vigurs
Fun is FUNdamental to building a change platform
Grapevine, Coventry
Rachael Wong, children’s author
Miles Sibley, Patient Experience Library
Yvonne Newbold and Newbold Hope
The exhibition of Ukrainian stories in Birmingham
The World Storytelling Cafe online
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अध्यायों

1. 28. Janina Vigurs - Storyteller - *Embrace the Ridiculous* (00:00:00)

2. A child within every adult (00:02:08)

3. Inclusion matters. Janina’s storytelling is playful and inclusive. (00:02:52)

4. Fun is FUNdamental to building a change platform. It helps people relax and talk to each other as equals. (00:03:31)

5. How do we get adults to incorporate more play into their lives? (00:04:56)

6. Laughter can be a part of even the most serious and sensitive topics (00:06:49)

7. The laughter specialists – bringing a bit of magic to children in need (00:07:57)

8. Clowns making children and families laugh in Ukraine (00:09:08)

9. Dr Bob Klaber’s kindness sessions (00:09:49)

10. Relentless kindness. Little acts of kindness bring joy (00:11:02)

11. Grapevine, Coventry – little acts of kindness (00:12:00)

12. Being mindfully kind is good for you (00:12:59)

13. Linking back to Rachael Wong, children’s author and storyteller (00:13:57)

14. Pure storytelling – no books, no props, no puppets, just me. A gift. (00:14:43)

15. The exhibition of Ukrainian stories in Birmingham (00:17:08)

16. People are compelled to tell their stories (00:17:56)

17. The World Storytelling Cafe online (00:18:23)

18. A story told well, with passion and knowledge is pure gold – regardless of the subject matter (00:20:10)

19. Shoutout to Miles Sibley, the Patient Experience Library, And the need to give far more weight to ‘patient stories’ (00:21:04)

20. Language matters. Words are very powerful. (00:23:20)

21. Another hat. The mummy of a brilliant girl … who has autism (00:23:58)

22. A diagnosis of autism unlocked the right tool box when things were really tough during the pandemic (00:24:10)

23. Newbold Hope provided the phrase book we needed for us to understand, interpret and respond to our daughter’s behaviour. Life became a billion times better. (00:25:33)

24. We love Yvonne Newbold! (00:27:43)

25. Prioritising support for children who have struggled during the pandemic (00:29:37)

26. Noticeable behaviour changes as children have to re-learn social skills (00:31:38)

27. Connect with Janina! (00:32:43)