From Where I’m Standing
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Circles
A listening and sharing space for nurses, matrons and midwives in all NHS departments and bands.
About this project
Circles is a listening and sharing space for nurses, matrons and midwives in all NHS departments and bands.
Eight people and two hosts sit in a circle around an audio speaker. Prompted by recordings of fellow nurses’ experiences, we reflect on how we’re currently feeling in our own lives. There’s no hierarchy, and everyone has equal opportunity to share what’s on their mind.
We currently have three different iterations of Circles for NHS workers. They’ve been delivered in various hospitals and at The Royal College of Nursing by our facilitator, health psychologist Esther Murray. The themes were developed in response to our research conversations with NHS nurses, matrons and midwives from a range of hospitals, departments and backgrounds.
Circles is an independent project that we’d love to make more accessible to workplaces across the country.
Find out more on our Circles sister site.
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‘Circle is the way humans have always sat together and gotten to know one another… Sitting together as equals, slowed down, held by the shape, drawing on ancient familiarity – just what we need at this time!’
Margaret J. Wheatley, writer and teacher -
- Concept
- Abby Hollick, Esther Murray, and Clare Patey
- Design
- Max Kohler
- Supported by
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- Illustration
- Hannah Buckman Kurz
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