44 min
Brookemorgan Henry-Rennie Tells Her Story of Youth Homelessness Outside In with Wes Rashid
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- Society & Culture
On today’s episode, we wanted to introduce an unsung hero. Brookemorgan discusses the breakdown of her relationship with her family, and her experiences with homlessness and depression. Brookemorgan’s mother suffered with debilitating depression, meaning she had to look after herself and her brother from the age of just 14.
After Brookemorgan’s relationship with her mother broke down, she moved out to live with her grandmother. But she was beginning to show signs of depression herself, which worsened when her grandmother asked her to leave a year later. After sofa surfing for a while, Brookemorgan sought help from the local authority, and she eventually ended up living at a youth hostel, with the help of the infamous homeless charity Centrepoint where she turned a corner and started building the life she always wanted.
This came to a head when Brookemorgan was inspired to start She Oath by her own lived experiences with homelessness, sexual assault and mental health issues. She is founder of the community interest company, She Oath. The company improves the quality of life for vulnerable young girls and women, giving each person a strong internal GPS, a self-assured mindset and the ability to be the leaders in their own lives.
This is a truly powerful episode as we walk through many issues such as homelessness, depression, and mental health.
We cover -
Her childhoodHer struggle with Mental health issues She OathIt’s mission and aims
Note - Centrepoint has found that 6 out of every 10 homeless young people in the UK have experienced family breakdowns. Stamatia Lorentzou, a senior psychotherapist at Centrepoint, called it “one of the most common causes of homelessness in the people we see.”
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You can follow Wes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wesrashid/?hl=en
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On today’s episode, we wanted to introduce an unsung hero. Brookemorgan discusses the breakdown of her relationship with her family, and her experiences with homlessness and depression. Brookemorgan’s mother suffered with debilitating depression, meaning she had to look after herself and her brother from the age of just 14.
After Brookemorgan’s relationship with her mother broke down, she moved out to live with her grandmother. But she was beginning to show signs of depression herself, which worsened when her grandmother asked her to leave a year later. After sofa surfing for a while, Brookemorgan sought help from the local authority, and she eventually ended up living at a youth hostel, with the help of the infamous homeless charity Centrepoint where she turned a corner and started building the life she always wanted.
This came to a head when Brookemorgan was inspired to start She Oath by her own lived experiences with homelessness, sexual assault and mental health issues. She is founder of the community interest company, She Oath. The company improves the quality of life for vulnerable young girls and women, giving each person a strong internal GPS, a self-assured mindset and the ability to be the leaders in their own lives.
This is a truly powerful episode as we walk through many issues such as homelessness, depression, and mental health.
We cover -
Her childhoodHer struggle with Mental health issues She OathIt’s mission and aims
Note - Centrepoint has found that 6 out of every 10 homeless young people in the UK have experienced family breakdowns. Stamatia Lorentzou, a senior psychotherapist at Centrepoint, called it “one of the most common causes of homelessness in the people we see.”
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You can follow Wes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wesrashid/?hl=en
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
44 min