At the beginning of the pandemic, children all over the world are having to stay at home. Adults all over the world are unsure how to explain something they are struggling to comprehend themselves. Play and Creative Arts Therapist Sophie Marsh wrote and posted a Therapeutic Story entitled 'The Stay Home Superheroes' to help adults communicate to children about the pandemic on a level that children could connect with.

The story went viral and has reached hundreds of thousands of people, it has been translated into 15 languages and has been published and animated. The popularity of the story was the catalyst for Sophie's business, Sophie's Stories to expand into new places and reach a global audience.

We spoke with Sophie about the journey she has had over the last 6 months, how her life has changed in that time, how she has overcome her own challenges and how in doing so has been able to use her experience to inspire others to take up the mantle of Therapeutic story writing.

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The Stay Home Superheroes & Sophie's Stories - With Special Guest Sophie Marsh - Fearless Stories

Atif Choudhury is an award-winning social entrepreneur, with a background in economic justice and disability inclusion projects. Focusing on the inclusion of marginalised communities, Atif has worked on high profile social development projects across the world. He is the co-founder and CEO of Diversity and Ability and Zaytoun CiC (the World’s first Fairtrade Palestinian olive oil cooperative), as well as a trustee for Disability Rights UK.

Drawing on his own neurodiverse personal experience, Atif forged his path in the field of Assistive Technology starting as a trainer. In that time, he refined his training style and strategies that D&A shares with its learners, using a philosophy of mindfulness, mentoring and emotional intelligence. He co-founded D&A in 2009 to further the wellbeing and development of other dyslexic and disabled learners and educational communities.

In this episode, we discuss the impact that these organisations have had on the lives of marginalised people, how we can leverage diverse individuals lived experiences to create authentic learning opportunities and inclusion as well as how to transport olive oil through one of the worlds most infamous military occupations.

Connect with Diversity & Ability and Zaytoun: Diversity & Ability: https://diversityandability.com/ Zaytoun: https://www.zaytoun.org/

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