Curious, bold and challenging, this podcast from Collective Discovery explores how shifts in relationships, power & resources can make the world a better place.
With insightful guests, we ask how larger systems that we are part of need to shift to address our collective challenges.
In our second series we speak with changemakers working at every level—from the grassroots to global movements.
These conversations are honest, inspiring and full of insight—exploring what drives changemakers, the obstacles they navigate, and what keeps them going.
Our first series, informed and inspired by our work with The Listening Fund, explores how youth organisations and funders can better listen to young people.
You can find show notes at https://www.collectivediscovery.co.uk/shift (https://www.collectivediscovery.co.uk/shift).
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Three quarters of women and children seeking refuge from domestic abuse are currently turned away because there simply aren't enough places for them to go.
Behind every statistic is a woman trying to find safety, a child trying to rebuild their life, support services doing everything they can with limited resources.
In this episode, Jenny Ross speaks with Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women's Aid, the national charity working to end domestic abuse and support a network of more than 200 life-saving organisations across England.
Farah reflects on the progress made over the past fifty years of the women's movement, the challenges survivors continue to face in accessing support, and the importance of changing not only services but the systems and cultures that allow abuse to continue.
Together they discuss family courts, prevention, public attitudes, policy change and why ending violence against women and girls requires all of us to play a part.
This is a thoughtful, powerful and hopeful conversation about justice, leadership and creating a society where women and children can live free from abuse.
Find out more about Women's Aid: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/ (https://www.womensaid.org.uk/)
Series 2 Editor: Brendan O'Donnell.
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30 Jul 2026
Series 2, Ep.10: Dr Catherine Hewitt, Founder of Maple Access Practice
What happens when a GP decides that the people most often excluded from healthcare deserve a service designed around their needs?
In this episode, Jenny Ross speaks with Dr Catherine Hewitt, founder of Maple Access Practice in Northampton—a pioneering surgery created for people experiencing homelessness, people who use drugs, asylum seekers, street workers, and members of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
Catherine reflects on building a practice from the ground up, the importance of understanding trauma rather than judging behaviour, and what she learned from working alongside patients whose lives were shaped by exclusion, poverty and stigma.
Above all, this is a conversation about compassion, dignity and seeing the person behind the label.
It also carries a wider message: that the stigma attached to some of the most marginalised people in our society is neither inevitable nor acceptable, and that Catherine's approach points to a better, more humane society.
Edited by Brendan O'Donnell.
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25 Jun 2026
Series 2, Ep. 9: Joey Mander, Coventry Youth Activists
Jenny Ross speaks with Joey Mander from Coventry Youth Activists (https://www.coventryyouthactivists.com/) (CYA), a group of young disabled people campaigning to break down barriers, challenge discrimination and create change in their communities.
Joey shares how CYA supports young people to become campaigners, leaders and advocates, while also creating a space of friendship, belonging and mutual support.
He reflects on the power of collective action, the importance of joy and creativity in activism, and why disabled people must be at the centre of decisions that affect their lives.
Together they discuss online hate speech, disability rights, confidence and the everyday assumptions that continue to limit opportunities for disabled people.
This is an inspiring, thoughtful and often joyful conversation about community, courage and the power of young people coming together to create change.
For programme notes and more on Collective Discovery, see our website (https://www.collectivediscovery.co.uk/shift) or LinkedIn. We welcome feedback at collective@collectivediscovery.co.uk.
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