by Cathryn | 27 Sep 2022 | Anam Ċara, Nature, Reflection, Wellbeing
Woop woop… woop woop…. There’s an African Hoopoe calling from a nearby tree this morning . A Southern Masked Weaver is finding grass to weave his nest as spring sets in properly here in the Southern Hemisphere. There’s also a Bokmakierie, Cape Robin-Chat and a...
by Cathryn | 14 May 2022 | Anam Ċara, Conservation, Mother Earth, Reflection, Storytelling
Connection is the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard and valued, when they can give and receive without judgement; and when they derive sustenance and strength from relationship. Brené Brown We are a week into the much anticipated Rise...
by Cathryn | 16 Jan 2022 | Anam Ċara, Conservation, Reflection, Storytelling
One year ago, I launched the Pure Spaces Education website. After being made redundant from a conservation education job in 2020, developing and self-publishing this website gave me a chance to learn something new (putting a website together from scratch). It also...
by Cathryn | 11 Dec 2021 | Reflection, Storytelling
This time last year I was putting the finishing touches to this website, getting ready for a January launch. I had no idea what doors this online portfolio would open. Here we are, 2021 is about done and Pure Spaces Education has changed the trajectory of my career....
by Cathryn | 5 Jan 2021 | Reflection, Storytelling, Wellbeing
So after putting in the months of work it has taken to put this website together, I took a break over the Christmas/New Year period to rest and reflect. Reading and listening for fun only. Leisurely walks for fun only. As January rolled in I started to look at my task...
by Cathryn | 15 Dec 2020 | Education, Reflection, Storytelling, Wellbeing
In the previous post – Pure Spaces – I shared the values Pure Spaces Education is grounded in. In this post I want to delve a little deeper in how these values came to be. About 7 years ago I came across a book that was to change my life. After reading it I was...