Connecting Us
We Are In This Together.
Here at Grow we are all about looking at the positive side of life – there is enough media looking at the negative. So during this time of uncertainty and unknown all around the world, we wanted to launch a new feel-good project called Grow Voices!
We started by asking people around the world to share a 3-min selfie video diary with us each week during the COVID-19 lockdown to tell us how they are turning challenges & difficulty into positives!
Here are their stories…
What is
grow Voices?
Featured
Guildhall Infant and Toddler Garden
Photos by Moments to Media The Guildhall Shopping Centre is very happy to announce the official opening of their Indoor infants and Toddler Family Garden on the first floor above Sainsburys in the Guildhall. This space has been born out of the need for community...
Count On… You
All Content by Oliver Mahoney When we think about the question of how to live more sustainably, we often find it hard to make a change for the better (and trust me you don’t have to suddenly become a vegan). Sometimes this idea of sustainability feels ethereal and...
Going Dutch
Written By Tess Read Is this the best advert for going green ever? Yes, I think perhaps it is. When friends moved out of the city centre, we were sure their days of late-night meals and drinks in town were over. We were not reassured by their promises that they would...
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step
All Content By Shelley Kelly I think of this when I consider one of my biggest achievements – walking the South West Coast Path (SWCP). All 630 miles of it but it started with just six at Soar Mill Cove. Then Baggy Point the following weekend. Easter around the...
A Lasting Legacy
Written by Ed Hodges Twelve thousand, six hundred and twenty-nine. That’s the average number of days any of us have left to live. Doesn't sound like very much time, does it? In fact, you will spend 29% of that time asleep so there’s even...
One door Closes…
Written by Shelley Kelly Earlier this year I closed the wardrobe door on my personal shopping and styling business. No regrets. At about the same time, I experienced the overwhelm that my clients once described to me when walking into a shop. “There’s so...
…And Breathe: Trying New Things
A mental-wellbeing column by counsellor, Kristen Bauer Ever heard the saying “Jack of all trades, master of none?” Well, I was ‘today years old’ when I learned there was a second half to that saying that goes, “but oftentimes better than master of...
Change, Comfort Zones and the Power of “Yet”
Written by James Court When we venture outside of our comfort zone it’s often where the magic happens, is that your experience? It’s certainly mine, however, why does it so often have to be a painful or difficult internal process? As September...
A Word on Empathy…
Written By James Court As business leaders, it’s so easy to get caught up in the results and outcomes we are responsible for. The level of profit we return in our department for the CEO, and for larger organisations the return on shareholder...
Free To Be YOU
By Therapist, Barbara Appleby RMBACP Photos supplied by Barbara and The Intercom Trust As a therapist in private practice, I work a lot with diversity, and have the privilege to work with the LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Trans, Queer...
Exeter Churches Launch Student Help Service During Lockdown
Churches in Exeter have launched a dedicated StudentHelp service offering emotional and practical support for university students who are under local lockdown restrictions. Students in the city are not currently permitted to meet indoors with anyone who is not in...
Good News for bus commuters
Stagecoach is implementing some positive changes to bus timetables and is set to increase the frequency of buses in Exeter city, offer early morning buses, and respond to passenger feedback on previous changes. From the 6th September, Stagecoach has put in place...
Body Energy // Grow Voices // Dave Stickland
In this episode, Dave Stickland talks about our body energy, how macronutrients get our system going and the benefits of exercising.
Nature Living // Grow Voices // Carrie Butler
Carrie Butler is leaving the computer camera to give us a little peak at the beautiful view of Bellingham, Washington where she enjoys the nature living!
Reading Therapy // Grow Voices // Sarah Knight
When Sarah Knight is not outdoor cycling and swimming, she reads. And this week, she is giving us a book review: Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.
Vegetarian Recipe // Grow Voices // Ollie Dixon
Ollie Dixon is cooking for us this week. Her vegetarian quinoa dish serves 4 to 5 person. Here's the recipe: • Preheat oven 350f / 180c • Grease cookie sheet with coconut oil • 2 medium sweet potatoes or 1 large sweet potato • 1/2 large red onion • 5 garlic cloves • 1...
Legacy Building // Grow Voices // Patrice Donalds
We are building a legacy everyday, and some contributions can be transformative. Patrice Donalds-Morgan, from the Cayman Islands thinks of the ways on how our legacy can be elevated and how to bring positive change.
Whislting rules // Grow Voices // Alan Hancock
In his fifth episode of Grow Voices, Alan Hancock is telling us about elk burgers, his neighbourhood cat fight and his personal whistling rules.
Headaches // Grow Voices // Adele Stickland
Headaches. Where do they come from, why are they there and what can we do against them? In her fifth episode of Grow Voices, Adele Stickland answer these questions for us and brings us solutions.
Canyon Song // Grow Voices // Cindy Reithmeir
Have a peaceful moment and sing along with CindyReithmeir. In her 6th episode of Grow Voices, she sings from Zion Canyon, in California.
Connecting In Washington // Grow Voices // Carrie Butler
How wonderful is it to feel surrounded and loved! Washington is slowly getting back to normal. Businesses start to reopen and small gatherings are now allowed. Carrie Butler tells us how she gets back to connecting to people.