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Hosted by Dr Lisa Cherry, this podcast is a multi-agency, inter disciplinary resource for those who work in education, social care, criminal justice or health and to listen to conversations that make a difference. Utilising the wisdom of lived experience, academic research and practice knowledge, we will support you in your work of developing trauma informed, relationally focused practice developing safe, supportive and healing environments. Our collective focus is threefold; preventing harm, not adding to harm, seeking to mitigate harm when it has already happened. Join us as we explore better ways of working together, sharing emerging research the best practices, all while deep diving into empathy, connection and authenticity. 

  1. 6D AGO

    Series 6, Episode 5, Liminality and Compassion

    Send a text Join Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Dr Jo Taylor as they explore liminality as a human constant and argue why compassion is not optional when lives sit between identities, roles and outcomes. From school supervision rooms to street-level tensions, we share tools to widen safety, practise care and make change sustainable. In this episode we talked about fears, blocks and resistances to compassion, which are totally human. You can read more about Fears of Compassion in this seminal paper link here. We discussed the way that checking in with - and mapping - the flows of compassion in your life and work can be helpful. You can give this a try using Jo's resource the Wheel of Compassion. You can find Jo and learn more about his work on LinkedIn and his website is here.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

    40 min

  2. FEB 7

    Series 6, Episode 4, Liminality and Work Cultures; From The Police to Gymnastics

    Send us a text Join Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Geraldine Costello, Director of Governance and Safe Sport at British Gymnastics, where we look at the liminal space between work cultures; the police and gymnastics. What happens when a career built on command and certainty collides with a mission that depends on trust, listening and repair? We explore how safeguarding shifts from policy to lived practice when survivors are heard and institutions choose to change. Geraldine traces her path from the police cadets to child protection and multi-agency hubs, where she discovered that careful interviewing, cross-sector teamwork, and dignity-centred practice could change lives. She unpacks the contradictions of tackling domestic abuse and safeguarding in a culture still wrestling with misogyny and the allies and mentors who helped her stand firm. Then we follow her leap into youth guiding and sport, where volunteers, community and equity reshape how influence works. No badges. No warrants. Just persuasion, clarity and relationships that make safety possible. Inside British Gymnastics, a newly created safe sport role emerged in the wake of the White Review and a surge of testimonies. Geraldine explains how governance, complaint handling and trauma-informed processes are being rebuilt to protect athletes, support coaches and clubs and restore trust through transparency and consistent apology.  She shares the personal scaffolding behind resilience, counselling, coaching, reflection, and how leaders can navigate the long middle of change without losing heart. If you value thoughtful leadership, safe sport and trauma-informed practice, this conversation offers a grounded playbook for culture change. Subscribe, share with a colleague who works in safeguarding or youth sport and leave a review to tell us what resonated most. You can connect with Geraldine on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/geraldinecostello Support the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

    27 min

  3. JAN 31

    Series 6, Episode 3, Liminality and The Making Of A Teacher

    Send us a text Continuing the exploration of liminality, join Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Tracey Smith, who taught for many years in primary schools in Oxfordshire.  She was Headteacher for Bladon, Tower Hill and New Marston Primary Schools in Oxfordshire, before becoming Head of Primary Teacher Training at the University of Buckingham. Tracey returned to Headship as Executive Headteacher of two Faringdon Primary Schools before continuing working with teacher training and supervision at the University of Buckingham. Tracey is also a trainer and consultant for Values-based Education and is in the process of completing her EdD entitled 'Working-Class Teachers and the Issue of Belonging in a Middle-Class Profession'. She has co-authored a book on Teacher Training with Barnaby Lenon (Hachette) and is writing her second book entitled: A Framework for Values-Based Education: From Vision to Practice (Emerald Publishing) In this conversation, Lisa and Tracey explore how liminal transitions shape teacher identity, belonging and retention, with a focus on working class teachers navigating middle class norms. Stories, theory and practical steps show how mentoring, culture and values-based leadership turn the uncertainty  times of a liminal space into growth. Topics covered include: Defining liminality and communitas in schoolsClass, accent and identity pressures in early careerValues-based leadership, psychological safety and agencyReading culture through staff room signals and tacit rulesRepresentation as aspiration for pupils and teachersGramsci, Hall and the theory behind belongingPractical rituals that build shared trust and ease transitionsLeadership attention to staff wellbeing as a lever for outcomesYou can connect with Tracey on LinkedIn HERE.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

    34 min

  4. JAN 24

    Series 6, Episode Two, Liminality & Adoption.

    Send us a text Join Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Annalisa Toccara-Jones on liminality and adoption. Annalisa is a Doctoral researcher in Journalism at the University of Sheffield, an award-winning cultural producer, communications strategist, and graduate teaching associate. As an adoptee, her research explores how UK adult adoptees use social media to challenge dominant adoption narratives and highlight the colonial logics that shape UK adoption, drawing on decolonial theory, the theory of intersectionality, and critical adoption studies. She teaches on media, identity, and social justice, and her work spans digital storytelling, community engagement, and lived-experience-led practice. Outside academia, she supports charities and creative projects with narrative strategy and ethical communications focused on adoption, racialised care, and wider public dialogue. You can find her on:  LinkedIn  Support the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

    40 min

  5. JAN 17

    Season 6, Episode One - Crossing Boundaries: How Liminal Moments Reshape Identity And Belonging

    Send us a text Join Dr Lisa Cherry for Episode One in this 6-Part series on liminality. Lisa is in conversation with Professor Bjørn Thomassen, Professor in Global Political Sociology at Roskilde University, to unpack liminality. They explore the in‑between phase after an old identity collapses and before a new one takes hold and why that space is powerful, precarious and everywhere in modern life. Starting from rites of passage, we look at what happens when there’s no recognised guide to carry us through and how that vacuum can invite both care and manipulation. Together, we map the difference between chosen and forced transitions, the craft of “ceremony masters” in today’s systems,  belonging and home, showing how poorly designed services can trap people in extended liminal states.  Connect with Bjorn on LinkedIn here.  If this conversation gave you language for your work or your life, share it with a colleague, leave a review, and subscribe so you don't miss the next episodes in the Liminality series. References mentioned: Horvath, A., & Szakolczai, A. (2019). The political sociology and anthropology of evil: Tricksterology (1st ed.). Routledge. Szakolczai, A., & Thomassen, B. (2019). From anthropology to social theory: Rethinking the social sciences. Cambridge University Press. Thomassen, B. (2014). Liminality and the modern: Living through the in‑between. Routledge. Turner, V. (1969). Liminality and communitas. In The ritual process: Structure and anti-structure (pp. 94–113). Aldine Publishing Van Gennep, A. (1960). The rites of passage (M. B. Vizedom & G. L. Caffee, Trans.; S. T. Kimball, Intro.). The University of Chicago Press. (Original work published 1909)  Support the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

    41 min

  6. JAN 10

    Brand NEW Series Starting Soon - Thinking About Liminality

    Send us a text In this 6-part series, we will be exploring liminality in multiple ways, merging this understanding of in-betweenness with belonging and considering its relevance in making sense of people's experiences in education, in health and in children's services.  Share far and wide, inviting people to subscribe to the podcast so that they don't miss out on the weekly episodes once they land!  Support the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

    3 min

  7. 11/14/2025

    Caring for The People Who Care Introduction

    Send us a text In this somewhat different episode for the podcast, Dr Lisa Cherry reads the Introduction of her upcoming book for you, which is out on 31st December 2025 and can be pre-ordered here. This book takes the reader on a journey around the country and across various different sectors to explore the aspect of Trauma Informed Practice that can be the most ignored and the most difficult to understand; collective care for those who are doing the work.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

    14 min

  8. 09/28/2025

    Season 5, Episode 13, Social Worker Beth Vecchione on Dance for Children in Care

    Send us a text Join Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Beth Vecchione on Care to Dance, a venture set up by Beth to bring the power of dancing to children experienced in, or experiencing care.  Care to Dance can be found HERE! And you can connect with Beth HERE!  Support the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, BlueSky and Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

    22 min
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Hosted by Dr Lisa Cherry, this podcast is a multi-agency, inter disciplinary resource for those who work in education, social care, criminal justice or health and to listen to conversations that make a difference. Utilising the wisdom of lived experience, academic research and practice knowledge, we will support you in your work of developing trauma informed, relationally focused practice developing safe, supportive and healing environments. Our collective focus is threefold; preventing harm, not adding to harm, seeking to mitigate harm when it has already happened. Join us as we explore better ways of working together, sharing emerging research the best practices, all while deep diving into empathy, connection and authenticity. 

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  • Creator
    Dr Lisa Cherry
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    108
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    © 2026 Trauma | Resonance | Resilience
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