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Co-Founder & CEO @lawyerswhocare_ | Future Pupil Barrister | Care-Experienced | TEDx Speaker | Dyspraxic | Not Oxbridge/RG/Private School. Views my own

Norwich, England

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Lucy Barnes

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At 13 I went into care. At 16 I was kicked out of care & went back to an unstable situation. At 18 I studied law at uni. At 25 I was called to the Bar. At 26 I secured Pupillage. In interviews, I took pride in who I am & where I come from. It’s what formed the advocate within me.

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Lucy Barnes

3 months

There’s no one face of someone who’s spent time in foster care, just like there’s no one face of the legal profession (or any other career). This #CareDay24 I want to challenge assumptions of both and celebrate how different life experiences enrich us all. Happy Care Day 😘

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26.04.24 - the day I married the man who taught me how to be loved 💍 Before you, I thought love meant slammed doors, breadcrumbs or silent treatment. With you, I learned that love is daily & love is gentle. I finally know what family is. I know what home is. I belong ❤️

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Being from foster care, Christmas was a v tough time, with constant reminders that I didn’t belong. I spent Christmas Day at uni sofa surfing at my friend’s parents It was hard but 10 years on I’ve created the family I always wanted. I finally belong It will get better #CEP ❤️

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Lucy Barnes

11 months

Last year I partnered with my uni ( @UniOfSurrey , @SurreyAlumni ) to launch a Scholarship for #CareExperienced young people. Excitingly, we raised thousands in donations which has funded two #CEP scholars, covering £12,000 each over 4 years #CareLeaversCan

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10 years ago (aged 17) I was facing an internal war I didn’t think I’d win. I’d left foster care & had nothing. I felt that no one would ever love me. Fast-forward 10 years & I get to wake up every single day next to my beautiful son & fiancé smiling at me. It will pass🙏🏼 #NCLW

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Lucy Barnes

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Hello Twittersphere, I’m Lucy👋🏽 I’m a Future Pupil Barrister from a #CareExperienced background. It has not been an easy road to get here, but I’m proud of it. I now want to raise awareness for #CEP , help dissolve the stigma & advocate for ways the system needs to change! ⚖️

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Lucy Barnes

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Being care-experienced, I found #MothersDay quite tough. I used to write myself cards & stayed off social media. Becoming a mum myself helped me heal. Beyond anything I’ve achieved, learning healthy love & becoming the parent I never had for my son is by far my greatest one ❤️

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🥹So this is what I’ve been working on… SO proud to be Co-Founder & Director of Lawyers Who Care, the UK’s first org to offer long-term mentoring & paid work exp in law for #CEP . Leading alongside @mediate_kate & @gemmacreamer has been an honour.

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Lucy Barnes

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I think one of the subtler ways #CareExperienced people can be stigmatised is via pity. I’ve experienced it before (in my profession too). Pity isn’t compassion. It’s a voice of prejudice involving looking down on someone. We are your equals, please engage with us as such 🙏🏼

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Lucy Barnes

10 months

I turned 27 yesterday 🎉 Birthdays were tough for me growing up in a dysfunctional home & in care. I never felt I had a family. However, I have since created my own & I am so blessed to be with my fiancé & son. It’s because of my background that I never take family for granted❤️

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Lucy Barnes

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Haven’t seen #teensincare yet, but saying Care Leavers are “set up for failure” doesn’t sit right with me. Do we want Care Leavers thinking this way? It isn’t a positive message. The system needs serious reform, but #CEP can do amazing things despite it.

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Joe Swash: Teenagers leaving care almost ‘set up for failure’

The actor and TV star finds support can drop away for some teenagers leaving the care system.

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Lucy Barnes

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An honour to be on @BBCWomansHour today with Rebecca, discussing our experiences as #CEP in higher education. Really important to me to challenge the stigmas and narratives surrounding #CEP & shining a light on what we can bring to the world ✨ catch up later on @BBCSounds

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Care leavers are far less likely to go to university than other teens, according to a @Civitas_UK report this year. Two care-experienced women who have bucked the trend, Lucy Barnes @CEPbarrister & Rebecca Munro, Education Liaison Offer @univofstandrews , join @KrupaPadhyBBC ⬇️

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Lucy Barnes

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Stunning speech 👏🏼 “Representation matters.” That’s why we show up as #CEP , so young people see that they can become anything they set their minds to. “You will have a life beyond what Govt statistics laid out for you because you matter.” You do matter & have so much to offer.

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A gorgeous speech from Samantha Morton who is awarded the BAFTA Fellowship 👏 #EEBAFTAs

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Lucy Barnes

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If anyone in my network is thinking of a career at the Bar & is from a disadvantaged background, please DM me if you’d like help with your scholarship application. My scholarship meant that I could pay for Bar fees (I otherwise couldn’t). It’s a really important opportunity

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International Future Barrister Mentorship

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Applications for Bar Course scholarships at the four Inns of Court are now open. Check the scholarships pages of the four Inns for information on their specific procedures and start applying! Check our LinkedIn post for recommended resources!

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Lucy Barnes

1 year

I’m so overwhelmed by the positive response to my tweet. Thank you all so much. My heart is full. If you are a #CareLeaver or #CEP who reached out to me & I haven’t seen your comment, please DM me as your messages are my priority! I’m trying to respond to everything ❤️

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I think we can shed light on the discrimination & disadvantage faced by #CareExperienced young people without imbedding a sense of helplessness. We can address the issues whilst seeing our potential & strengths. I’m where I am not in spite of my background, but because of it.

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1 year

@ccwild79 Thank you so much❤️ I strongly believe that there is so much care leavers can achieve. True assets to society

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Lucy Barnes

5 months

My bestie took some pics of me rockin my @wearemadlug bag. For each bag bought, one is gifted to a child in care. The perfect Christmas pressie🎄 No ad, just v close to my heart. My things were moved to my foster family’s home in black bin bags at 13. #CEP deserve more dignity❤️

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Lucy Barnes

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Honoured to be one of the 100 faces in @UniversitiesUK ’s #100faces campaign, celebrating the voices of people first in their family to go to university 🎉 I am very proud to be a #careexperienced voice. Representation matters. Link below:

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Lucy Barnes

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Believing I would one day help others ‘like me’ helped me in my darkest days. For months, I’ve been building something for my #careexperienced community that I can’t wait to share… Launching THIS FRIDAY (17th May) during #fostercarefortnight Watch this space 🥳 #launchingsoon

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I never would have thought 5 days ago when I posted my first post on Twitter that I would have reached so many kind souls & #CEP . I am so grateful for your support. I promise to continue to use this platform to advocate for young people & what we can achieve. #CareLeaversCan 💪🏽

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Lucy Barnes

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@GeeMinx Of course you can, ask me anything! My GCSE’s were predicted D’s before foster care, but I achieved 14 A’s-C’s (mostly B’s). Then A-Levels I was motivated by sheer desperation to leave my town and escape. So got Distinction, BBB. I studied late at night when there was less chaos.

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Lucy Barnes

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Spoke at an awards ceremony in London last night as an “inspirational speaker” for kids in care. I soon realised the really inspiring ones were the young people there I felt at home to be in a room with so much #CEP talent & personality. We truly are so remarkable

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Lucy Barnes

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One of the loveliest ways to help a young #CareExperienced person is to volunteer as an #IndependentVisitor for a charity like @CoramVoice . You meet a young person once a month and get to have fun & be a role model. I wish I had one at 13! ❤️(full training given & DBS essential)

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Lucy Barnes

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"He had been made to endure a life that no child should lead.”- Michelle Heeley KC There are half a million (reported) cases of child abuse a year in the U.K. At what point do we confront abuse, neglect & childhood trauma as a public health crisis? And start tackling the roots?

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Malcolm Johnson

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Thank you LBC for interviewing me this morning on this tragic case - we now await a report from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel - Mum and partner guilty of killing Alfie Steele, 9, who died in cold bath following... - LBC

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Lucy Barnes

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“Our kids in care need to feel like they are seen as humans with value, as equals.” - @ccwild79 Just finished Chris’s book & it’s a must for anyone who wants to understand the system. In the legal industry, I think we could benefit from learning more about lived experiences.

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Lucy Barnes

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What a powerful evening💥 @RebekahPierre92 (& the 100 #CEP voices) #FreeLoavesonFridays is more than an anthology of care-experienced voices, it’s a call to action to listen to those voices. It’s our time to be heard. Congrats to all ❤️ Out TODAY:

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Lucy Barnes

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Going into 2024, I want to celebrate everyone working towards improving the lives of #CEP & children in their own way. Since joining X, I’ve met the most incredible people. It’s such an honour to be a part of this community & I’m v excited for my 2024 plans 🎉 Happy New Year 🥳

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Growing up, I remember charities bringing us Christmas food as we had no money. Whilst speaking to the tragedy of U.K. poverty, I look back on it fondly. They played with us & made us laugh. Despite hard times, I’ve never forgotten the kindness of others. Merry Christmas all🎄❤️

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Lucy Barnes

1 year

What has moved me the most about the comments on my story is that so many people from different sides of the political spectrum have come together to share their humanity. Is there anything more beautiful? If we can come together for anything, shouldn’t it be children?

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Lucy Barnes

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A week ago I shared my story. Now I am honoured to be going to schools and speaking to young people / hosting workshops to make the law & higher education less alien to them. If you know any schools who could benefit from this please message me or pass on to someone who would? 🙏🏼

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Lucy Barnes

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🎉Excited to be the Chair of the #CareExperienced Group of @TerryGalloway ’s campaign to make Care Experience a Protected Characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. #CEP please register your interest here: The aim is to make sure #CEP voices are heard❤️

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Lucy Barnes

10 months

‘A survey of 138 legal practitioners found 80% felt that the family courts were likely to retraumatise those who had experienced domestic abuse.’

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Watchdog criticises family courts’ handling of domestic abuse

System retraumatises victims of abuse in England and Wales and puts children’s safety at risk, report says

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Lucy Barnes

1 year

Proud to have spoken on @BBCRadioLondon this morning about my experience going into care at 13. Highlights: 1) Discussing the stigma. #CEP are not “troublemakers,” they are children. Who deserve love. 2) How chaotic it is growing up in care & 3) being called a badass on live air

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Not usually a theatre girl, but my friends suggested I go see @HamiltonMusical because of my love of hip-hop & powerful orphan/ #CEP stories. I went with my fiancé last Saturday & wow! I love it. “The fact that you’re alive is a miracle. Just stay alive, that would be enough”

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Lucy Barnes

11 months

In many fields of law (& life), we will come across individuals who spent time in care. Learning our lived experiences, such as reading books by #CEP or documentaries (like the Joe Swash one coming up), can only be a strength in empathising and understanding those we work for.

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Lucy Barnes

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“Diversity improves the quality of decision-making.” Was delightful to listen to Baroness Hale speak at UEA last night. She touched on many important topics including diversity. I look forward to ensuring inclusion extends to #CEP & financially disadvantaged young people 🙏🏼

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Lucy Barnes

3 months

For #InternationalWomensDay I celebrate my fellow badass #careexperienced women. I see you. We sometimes raise ourselves, but we also stay strong & compassionate for others. We are pillars. And to the #CEP women in the community I’ve met, thank you for inspiring me endlessly ✨

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Lucy Barnes

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FULL LAUNCH VIDEO LIVE on our website @lawyerswhocare_ 💥I share why I set up LWC & why we’re important as the UK’s FIRST organisation tailored to #careexperience in law. It’s raw. It’s from the heart. It’s Lawyers Who Care ⚖️ #WeAreLawyersWhoCare @mediate_kate @gemmacreamer

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Lucy Barnes

10 months

Was an honour to speak at the @UniOfSurrey Discover Residential Summer School yesterday to young people (14-16) from backgrounds similar to mine. I spoke about my non-traditional path into the profession & how to stay determined despite obstacles #CareLeaversCan ⚖️

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Lucy Barnes

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“I’m not here to play the game…I’m here to change it.” - @TheBugzyMalone Our first blog post is LIVE people, check it out: Cannot wait to see the pics from the launch event! What a turnout! Please keep sharing #WeAreLawyersWhoCare to champion #CEP ⚖️

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Lucy Barnes

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An honour to have been a panellist at this year’s @NAVSH_UK conference hosted by @AshleyJBaptiste ❤️ Made some special connections & feel enriched by the conversations. Thank you @TheCareLeaders (inspiring as ever) I’m more proud than ever to be care experienced 🥹 #NAVSH2024

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Lucy Barnes

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Thank you for sharing @thebarcouncil ⚖️ #100faces Proud to represent care-experienced aspiring lawyers & get our voices heard at the table You CAN be #careexperienced , first gen & from a council estate & still be successful Got exciting plans in the works for my community 🙏🏼

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The Bar Council

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‘100 Faces, First in my Family’ is a fantastic new campaign by @UniversitiesUK to platform the voices of people who were the 1st in their family to go to uni. Featuring barristers @CameronStocks_ & @jeanettetvcrime & future pupil barrister @CEPbarrister

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Lucy Barnes

10 months

Another wonderful and tenacious young Care Leaver challenging the stigma and doing incredible things ❤️ Congratulations @Roxanne_SSW #CareLeaversCan

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Roxanne Henry

10 months

This girl here grew up in the care system ,only managed to pass some GCSE’s , faced Challenges & stereotypes ,people doubting her future & prospects, leading to much self doubt . But look at her now .. a graduate & a social worker 🥰👩🏼‍🎓💫🦩🥹

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Lucy Barnes

9 months

“Increasing the number of #careleavers in higher education is something we should all get behind: it would save the taxpayer money, increase the number of bright young people being trained … and increase opportunities for many who deserve them.”

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Young people leave care, then are hung out to dry. Why don’t we help them get to university...

Getting looked-after children into university will save money, break intergenerational cycles and improve lives, says actor, writer and campaigner Floella Benjamin

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Lucy Barnes

1 year

@cea_forster Aww thank you, this has made me very emotional - in a good way! Takes a lot of grit and hard-work (& ignoring people’s negative opinions at times) but it can pay off. Tell him I say hi!! And to never let anyone tell him what he can achieve ❤️

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Lucy Barnes

8 months

Honoured to have spoken yesterday at @AspireBoxing ’s conference for professionals on violence against women. Met many fierce women speakers (Inc @NatalieQueiroz1 @karenwhybro & @SamanthaB_DY ). Also met some incredible people working towards a kinder world for children. Inspired✨

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Lucy Barnes

9 months

“Would you challenge yourselves to see more?” Powerful TEDx talk by @KirkbrideHannah ❤️ Seeing the strengths in Care Experienced young people helps them to have a stronger sense of self. We bring so much to the table when others challenge themselves to see it #CareLeaversCan

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As we approach #TEDxNHS Undivided, we’re looking back at last year’s inspirational talks. Young people with exp. of care can face barriers in accessing employment. @KirkbrideHannah challenged us all to ‘see more’ beyond discriminatory labels. Find her full talk on our website.

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“It hasn't been the easiest journey with many hurdles along the way, such as people putting you down or not having high expectations of me because I was a care leaver. Well, I can now say that they were all wrong and I have become who I wanted to be.”- THIS 👏🏼 @rorybrown23

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Rory Brown

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Celebrating #CareDay24 from down under this year. As a young person who grew up in foster care for over 12 years, I have always had a dream of travelling to Australia and living there for a while. The dream for many years seemed far-fetched, but this year, it came true. 1/

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Lucy Barnes

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Incredible @jdalgoutteCE 👏🏼 - genuinely have happy tears in my eyes when I see stories like this. It’s so beautiful when people’s stories inspire them to help others. “Only make moves when your heart's in it. And live the phrase "Sky's the limit"- Notorious B.I.G #CareLeaversCan

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University of Glasgow

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‘Growing up in care your future is almost decided but you can take control of that.’ Student Jamie grew up in the care system & overcame huge hurdles to get to university. Now he has graduated, he wants to help others like him. We're so proud of you, @jdalgoutteCE !♥️ #UofGgrad23

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Lucy Barnes

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Our first month of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library with @ReesFoundation 📖 free books make such a difference. ft my PJs & slippers Such an incredible initiative for the children of care leavers 🥹 if you’re CEP & have a child under 5, check it out 👇🏼

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Happy to be featured in @SurreyAlumni ’s 2023 magazine. I share more of my story from foster care to future pupil barrister. It’s a story of resilience, but also of the power of believing in #CEP for the assets we are #CareLeaversCan Full interview here:

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@ccwild79 Never too late to try if a uni degree is what you want Chris :) I can relate to how challenging it is when you’re battling survival, but I do think it’s important to spread the message to care leavers that they can do it if they want to. It’ll be harder but more meaningful

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Lucy Barnes

2 months

It’s arrived 💃🏽 📖 @RebekahPierre92 @unbounders I love reading books written by #careexperienced authors, but this one is extra special as it’s written by over 100 #CEP voices! Can’t wait for the launch on Friday in London 📖 Pre-order here:

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Lucy Barnes

10 months

Have now had the privilege of being in contact with Gemma & can say she has all the talent and tenacity to succeed in a career at the Bar. Financial impediments should not be a barrier to the success of #CEP , but often are. Please consider donating if you are able to ⚖️

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Chris Wild

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I met this amazing care leaver when she was 18. She was living independently, working two jobs and studying law. Well, here she is today with an Issa Bachelor of Law. I'm super proud of you. Let's get you to the bar. Please see the link and support if you can.

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Lucy Barnes

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Very happy to have passed the @TraumaAwareLaw & Law Society ‘Trauma-Informed Law’ course. I’m looking forward to bringing the skills I developed to my practice ⚖️ Having experienced trauma as a young girl, I’m so proud to be #traumainformed for others. It is the future 🙏🏼

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Lucy Barnes

1 year

@freejewellery Thank you @freejewellery ❤️ 🇨🇦 such a sweet message. I believe a lot of care leavers can defy the odds too, if given more support, love & guidance. All we all need is for someone to believe in us. I believe in them! Big hugs from Norwich, UK ❤️

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“The care experienced community, while diverse and varied as individuals, is a group of people who are mature beyond their age due to having to grow up faster than others…and a group that understands empathy perhaps on a much deeper level.” @sophiassocials 👏🏼 #CEP are assets.

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Sophia Alexandra Hall

@sophiassocials

7 months

As National Care Leavers Week #NCLW rolls to a close, I give my opinion on why people with care experience #CEP can be the ultimate asset in the workplace, if given the chance. My first piece as dep digital editor for @BigIssue below 👇

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Lucy Barnes

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Amazing that this book is called ‘The Brightness of Stars’ as I always refer to #CEP young people as “little lights.” We may not always realise it, but we have much light & talent to bring to the world. Can’t wait to read it as soon as it arrives @_LisaCherry 💫 📖

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Dr Lisa Cherry

5 months

Lived experience of being in care as a child, told in many voices (incl mine) with a longitudinal lens of understanding healing & recovery. Anyone who has read it has loved it for it's wisdom so if you're snuggling up with a book tomo, you might like this

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Lucy Barnes

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Brilliant podcast by @Communicourt of Kama Melly KC on trauma-informed practices and how they improve reliability of evidence “What this is about fundamentally is understanding how trauma … has a significant impact on how evidence is delivered” Trauma-informed is the future.

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Communicourt

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Manifestations of trauma may be mispercieved as evasiveness or lying by judges & juries. Listen to our new podcast episode, featuring Kama Melly KC ( @psqbar ), to explore trauma-informed approaches to facilitating the participation of vulnerable court users

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Lucy Barnes

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Aw I love this by @BBArtiste 🥹 an honour! Thank you! Gave me the eyebrows & teeth I could only dream of… @BBArtiste creates artwork of people with inspiring stories / people working for great causes. Check them out ❤️

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Lucy Barnes

3 months

Honoured to be a panellist alongside incredible women on Tuesday for an important @gardencourtlaw webinar: I’ll be discussing the relationship between #careexperience , Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & neurodivergence ⚖️ Lived experience power 👊🏽

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Neurodivergence Webinar Series: Part 4 - Neurodivergent Children in the Justice System | Events |...

[20.2.2024. 5.30pm - 6.30pm] Garden Court Chambers is delighted to host the fourth webinar in our series of webinars exploring neurodivergence in the justice system.

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Excited for my copy to arrive 📖 @RebekahPierre92 The impact of smaller acts of inclusion (buying and reading books written by care-experienced authors) is huge. If you want to learn about the care system by those who have lived it, check it out 👇🏼

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Rebekah Pierre

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2 months

Changing the care system is long overdue, as highlighted by MP @EmmaLewellBuck . Listening to those who truly get it is key to any meaningful change. Free Loaves on Fridays contains voices of 100 children & adults from care - help get them heard below:

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8 months

Absolute honour to have spoken to the young people (& staff) at @quornhallschool today. Met some really inspirational young people & it was a real pleasure to give an insight into the law / legal profession. It’s very important to me that the industry makes law more accessible ⚖️

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8 months

A huge thank you to Lucy @CEPbarrister for visiting our school today to talk to our pupils. Lucy is a true inspiration and our pupils can relate to Lucy's past experiences. Thank you for spending the day with us. #quornhallschool #leicester #school #teaching #learning

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1 year

@Jonnyhoyle1 Thank you so much! What a hashtag!! #CareLeaversCan I love that - they certainly can. Beyond that, they are assets to professions like mine. Their resilience is innate.

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9 months

Delighted to be part of the @TraumaAwareLaw team for their brilliant course beginning 5th Sept. It is very aligned with my values: “Becoming a trauma-informed lawyer is an increasingly essential competency that sits at the heart of a fair justice system.”

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11 months

(1/7) 🧵Books changed my life by changing my mindset. On my journey from #CEP to CEP barrister, they have helped me to both heal from my past and accept (& be hella proud of) who I am. So here are 6 books that personally changed my life, as they may help others too:

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7 months

Few comprehend how the lack of parental support impacts #CEP (& estranged). Family support is a huge privilege. We usually don’t have financial help, a uni guarantor, a place to crash or loving words when we struggle. It makes everything we achieve even more remarkable.

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📢 This National Care Leavers Week we’re launching our latest report, ‘No Bank of Mum and Dad – The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on care-experienced young people'. 🧵 Read the full report, here 👉

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9 months

If you didn’t get the GCSE grades you wanted today, know that there are many strengths you bring to the table that go beyond grades. I believed I didn’t get good enough GCSE grades. I wish I had given myself a break & seen that I had skills others didn’t have. #GCSEresultsday

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3 months

📣 Couldn’t be prouder to join the @CareerMattersUK @CareMatter team & help build opportunities for #CEP . Having endured an obstacle course to get to where I am, I can’t wait to be part of a CEP-led team dedicated to removing hurdles for others ❤️ #CEPower #CEPexcellence

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1 year

@SternhammerWulf Aw thank you so much. I couldn’t agree more. I truly believe we can come from nothing and make something of ourselves. And pupillage is the year long training period you need to gain a practicing certificate as a barrister in England & Wales ⚖️

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7 months

Vid featuring yours truly (zoomed in edition) This #CareLeaversWeek I want to celebrate how lucky the world is to have individuals in it who can transcend so much adversity & disadvantage and keep going 💪🏼 Don’t let anyone ever tell you that you’re not an asset to society #NCLW

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Become

7 months

Welcome to National Care Leavers' Week 2023, where we're calling on everyone to show you CARE: 👏 Celebrate care leavers 📣 Amplify their voices 🚧 Raise awareness of challenges 💜 Encourage change in policy & practice Use #NCLW to get involved 💜

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11 months

“The disadvantage faced by the care experienced community should be the civil rights issue of our time.” - @JoshMacAlister Discrimination against #CEP should be a human rights issue. No one should be discriminated against based on their social origin.

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Lucy Barnes

10 months

Was an honour to speak on the @turnaroundproj podcast 🎤 I love speaking to like-minded individuals who are determined to help others - @turnaroundproj are committed to this. Sharing my story on this podcast felt very natural. Check it out on Spotify 👇🏼

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Turnaround Project

@turnaroundproj

10 months

Welcome to Monday. Grateful to have this woman @CEPbarrister share her incredible journey on the podcast. Get listening now on the @Spotify link @MicsIrwin #tedtalk #trauma #healing #purpose #motherhood #safety #scholarships #careexperience #advocate 🙏🎤

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11 months

“Inclusion is having a voice at the table. Belonging is being heard at the table.” - Andrew Hochhauser KC at my call to the Bar ceremony (2021). #CEP belong anywhere our dreams lead us. We just need to get more of our voices at the table and make sure we’re heard #CareLeaversCan

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Lucy Barnes

12 days

Have FINALLY got @gemmacreamer on Twitter/X! Gemma’s an incredible care-experienced woman that I’ve had the honour to work with (& call a friend). Introducing her to the lovely little CEP community I have on here ❤️ Stay tuned for what we’ve been up to - launching TOMORROW 🥳

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Gemma Creamer

12 days

This one is for those who, like me, at one point didn’t know which door would open next. We’re about to kick them down 💨 Launching THIS FRIDAY (17th May) Watch this space #launchingsoon ❤️

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8 months

*Adds to reading list immediately* - cannot wait for this one 📖 Want to support the #CareExperienced community? Buy and read our books to delve into our experiences, buy our art, have us represented at all levels and spread our important voices as far as they can go ✨

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Rebekah Pierre

@RebekahPierre92

8 months

COVER REVEAL Delighted to share the final book cover for Free Loaves on Fridays, designed by care-experienced illustrator Abi Morris. From day 1, ensuring CEP had ownership of what was inside & outside the book was priority. Credit to Art Director @mecobtweets for your support.

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5 months

This made me smile beyond belief!! 🥹I’m so happy that the conversation with @BBCWomansHour inspired you to sign up to mentor young #CEP @LouisWarner 🙏🏼 there’s so many benefits to mentoring & so many talents within #CEP waiting to be seen & encouraged #CareLeaversCan

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Louis Warner

5 months

@CEPbarrister @BBCWomansHour @BBCSounds It was such an inspiring conversation and I’m glad you’re helping raise the voice of those coming out of the care system. Bravo, I loved it and have now signed up to mentor care leavers…

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Lucy Barnes

11 months

Had such a great conversation @turnaroundproj - really looking forward to being on such a great podcast 🎤 & thank you for sharing my TEDx talk! A large part of my journey transcending adversity is mindset (not having victim consciousness) & I go into that in the talk ❤️

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Turnaround Project

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11 months

Really enjoyable conversation with @CEPbarrister yesterday. A future podcast guest with a story of self-determination, purpose and courage. 🙏 Check out her Ted Talk here.,👀👇

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1 year

@BoldLeapUK Thank you so much ❤️ it’s really heart-breaking that the punishment for negative behaviour for #CEP is being kicked out. No one should have to fear being homeless. Especially not a child. Determined to be a part of making it better for others. That’s what kept me going.

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Lucy Barnes

1 year

“We need to get care leavers to university, but we also need to get them through university.” - @Elle_Johnson19 . A very important article by @cypnow on why #CareExperience should be a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010

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Elle

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1 year

This Children and Young People Now article focuses on my take on why the campaign to make care experience a protected characteristic is so important. Thank you to ⁦ @cypnow ⁩ for reporting on this!

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1 year

@mollygiles2015 Thank you so much! I’m excited to start my practice as a family barrister (and mixed common law in general). Currently a volunteer Legal Adviser for the Children’s Legal Advice Centre & it’s the most wholesome work for me ❤️ gives me a lot of purpose

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11 months

She’s brilliant @sophiassocials ❤️ “what is to give light must endure burning” - Victor Frankl. Every #CareLeaver I have met on here puts helping others at the heart of their Being. It’s a truly beautiful side of Twitter #CareLeaversCan

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Sophia Alexandra Hall

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11 months

10 years ago to the day, I was crying in the back of a police car on my way to my first foster placement. & today I did my first training session to become a mentor for #CEP wanting to get into journalism. It's been a *journey*, but I'm so proud of mini-Soph for getting here ❤️

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9 months

“Coffee, donuts & justice” - I can get behind this! Such a wonderful coffee shop @BlueBearCoffee1 opened up in Norwich. My new favourite spot ☕️ Profits go to supporting survivors of human trafficking. Of the 40 million people held in slavery today, 1 in 4 are children. 1 in 4!

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5 months

When we talk about #diversity & #inclusion , I think we should address how the cultures of professions can alienate. It’s important to be mindful of language / unwritten codes of behaviour / venues for networking & conversation topics. Many can send a message of exclusivity

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9 months

You are not defined by your A-Level grades. You will go on to do amazing things anyway. I’ve been told that my A-Level results were very average, but that hasn’t held me back. There’s something exceptional about studying despite chaos. This is your edge. Be kind to yourself ❤️

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29 days

Excited to be a keynote speaker for the 16th May @AimHigherLSouth ‘Smoothing the Path’ conference for #careexperienced young people in/considering higher education. A conference very close to my heart. Being care-experienced shouldn’t be a barrier to HE

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Smoothing the Path

Helping you better advise and support young people with care experience to access, and benefit from, higher education.

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29 days

We are pleased to announce that @CEPbarrister will be a keynote speaker at our Smoothing the Path conference 🎉Meet Lucy here and secure your FREE place today to hear more 👉 #aimhigher #socialmobility #careexperienced #HigherEd

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1 month

If it wasn’t my wedding week I’d love to be at this event tomorrow! One not to miss with the incredible @RebekahPierre92 & @TheCareLeaders Words are vital in shaping the lives of children in care. What we are told, we can start to believe. So important to be mindful of that 🌟

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The Care Leaders

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2 months

⚠️ Join us on April 25th for a transformative session with Rebekah Pierre, exploring the power of language in shaping the lives of children in care. 🎟Grab your ticket here: #LivedExperience #CareExperience #SocialWork #FosterCare #CEP #SocialCare

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Lucy Barnes

7 months

Excited to be Chairing the Public Speaking Club session for @AspiringBarris1 this evening on a very important topic. Do click the link if you’re an inspiring barrister wanting to sharpen their debating skills ⚖️

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Aspiring Barristers

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7 months

This Public Speaking Club session will be Chaired by Future Pupil Barrister, Lucy Barnes ( @CEPbarrister ). If you are an aspiring barrister who would like to participate in this evening's Public Speaking Club session, please complete the Public Speaking Club registration form...

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11 months

Important opportunity for anyone considering a career at the Bar from a socio-economically disadvantaged background (including #CareExperienced ). If the assessment is successful, you are guaranteed a first round interview for Pupillage👇🏼

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1 Crown Office Row

@1CrownOfficeRow

11 months

The application deadline for our Assessed Mini Pupillage Scheme is only two weeks away. Make sure to submit your applications by 30th June, and visit our website for more information about the scheme and how to apply:

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11 months

I think that one of the more subtle ways people can be harmful to #CEP (& contribute to the stigma) is pity. Pity involves seeing yourself as above someone else, rather than as your equal. It can rob young people of their agency. We need to move beyond pity - towards compassion.

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11 months

“I think the assumptions are that I’m some demon child. That I’m really badly educated….That I’m going to be on drugs or alcohol. I’m portrayed as a bad person but nobody knows me.” - @Elle_Johnson19 . So sad but true on the assumptions on #CEP that need to be challenged!

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Elle

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11 months

An important day for the campaign!

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3 months

Excited to speak on 22nd March for the below webinar on understanding your needs as a neurodivergent individual in the legal profession 🧠 @neurodiversikey is a brill organisation & I’m looking forward to listening to the other speakers too ⚖️

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neurodiversikey®

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3 months

📣 Understanding Your Needs Speaker Announcement! 🧠 Lucy Barnes. Future Pupil, East Anglian Chambers 🧠 Sonay Erten. Consultant Solicitor Advocate. AuDHD Coach/Speaker 🧠 Sarah Willshire. Solicitor, Sintons Bonus content: 🧠 Philip Steventon. The Neurodivergent Lawyer Book ⬇️

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Lucy Barnes

9 months

“Domestic violence, rather than being a private problem, is a most urgent matter of public health.” Just finished this incredible book by @RLSWrites . Whilst focused on America, it is applicable internationally. Understanding domestic abuse is vital for the legal profession.

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10 months

🎤In this podcast with @turnaroundproj , I speak candidly about my past and my personal philosophy from my TEDx talk. One of the reasons I am where I am now is determination. Not just to succeed, but to break the cycle of generational trauma. Listen here:

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From Negative Cycles and Foster Parents to Ted Talks and Future Pupil Barrister

Listen to this episode from The Lived Experience Series on Spotify. Today I'm joined by Lucy Barnes future pupil barrister. Growing up in a negative cycle of harm, pain and chaos brought her into...

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1 year

@CyrilHaessig Thank you so much! I know there’s a stigma associated with it. I’ve faced it a lot in the profession. If not direct comments, through the sting of pity. I decided to be a bit of a rebel however and challenge those stereotypes & stigmas anyway. The more voices, the better ❤️

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1 year

@aspiringEDpsych Thank you so much lovely. I’m going to be sharing practical resources for young people as well. I wish I could tell each and every young person that it will get better and have them believe me, but I guess I just have to use my advocacy skills to persuade them it will!

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11 months

@ccwild79 PS: please let Gemma know she can contact me if she needs any support regarding the Bar! I’d happily mentor her

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1 year

@cactus__mother Thank you so much lovely ❤️ I have many plans to! #CEP are at the forefront of my passion. Even at 16 I remember thinking “can I be a part of this not happening to others?” That’s what I’m most proud of despite all of it, I didn’t let my heart go cold.

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