Latest Blogs
A week in the life of…Rachel
Hi, I am Rachel, one of the Recovery College Coordinators at the College. I started working at the College in December 2022 and I don’t think there has ever been...
Rachel
September 20, 2024
“What the heck” and more!
I never really thought learning about Archives would be something that I would find that interesting, but since I started working with the College in December 2022 I had heard...
Rachel
August 16, 2024
A week in the life of…Steph
Hello, I’m Steph, one of the Team Secretaries for the Wakefield Recovery College. I work alongside Kia, supporting the team with all the administration tasks for the college. I have...
Steph
July 19, 2024
A week in the life of…Katie (transitioning from being a volunteer to joining the team!)
Hello, my name is Katie ! I am a new peer support worker with the recovery college, before starting this role I’d volunteered for the College for over a year...
Katie
June 20, 2024
Hearing Voices – not just a mental health condition
The experience of hearing voices that other people do not is more common than many of us realise (maybe as many as 1 in 10 regularly hear voices). However, it...
Kate - Understanding hearing voices co-facilitator
June 20, 2024
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Why is it not face-to-face?
After some very helpful feedback from one of our students, we thought we’d spend some time talking about the reason why we offer some of our services in the typical/traditional...
Lindsey
May 23, 2024
A week in the life of…Zoe
Hello, I am Zoe! I am a student social worker on placement with the recovery college! Welcome to a snippet of a week in my life. I have been able...
Zoe
May 10, 2024
A week in the life of…Kia
Hello People, So a week in the life of me…I am Kia, one of the team secretaries and new to the role. Admin isn’t something that I have ever done...
Kia
April 12, 2024
A week in the life of…Emily
Hello! I am Emily one of the Recovery College Coordinators. No two days are the same in the life of a co-ordinator! Between Rachel and me we manage the co-ordinating...
Emily
March 4, 2024
My couch to 5k journey – Taking care of myself
Personal circumstances have meant that I have had to make the decision to bring my Couch to 5K journey to a premature end. Normally I would give myself a really...
Emily
February 23, 2024
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