Wendy Shaw Photography

28/03/2025

Whose joining Wendy and myself for a cocktail and chat on Thursday 1st May at in Kidderminster!

If you are self employed or work from home and want to connect with other local small businesses, without the pressure of having to do a pitch! This is for you!

We're a laid-back, friendly group of business people who miss the good old Thursday night after-work drinks! No formal pitches here—just a quick "raise your glass, shout out your name and business," then straight into relaxed, meaningful conversations—just like you would in a bar.

Mix, mingle, and make connections over a cocktail!

📅 First event: Thursday, 1st May

⏰ Time: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

📍 Venue: Futurist Cinema, Kidderminster – a fantastic local independent creative hub (and cinema!) that sets the perfect backdrop for great chats and new opportunities.

🎟 Tickets: £20 per person – includes your choice of a cocktail, mocktail, bottle of beer, glass of house wine, or soft drink.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1277583309069?aff=oddtdtcreator

👥 Hosts: Sail Mortgages & Garrett Learning

Come along, have a drink, and expand your network in a fun, informal setting! 🍸

17/01/2025

Photo booth 10 years ago tonight to this evening reunited in Tenerife 🥰

04/01/2024

Hi followers and friends. I have left my photography career behind me to focus on learning and development. Come and see what I'm up to now by joining Garrett Learning.

Or,

please also like the group: The Work Retreat by Garrett Learning .

The first retreat is in a couple of weeks: January 17th to 19th! Come and join us in a castle! The Work Retreat at Studley Castle with Garrett Learning

Now is the perfect time to spend a few days away on work ON your business rather than IN it! We will focus on ourselves and our wellbeing. We'll take a break from the daily grind and focus on what will be important to us in our business, as well as networking with like-minded people, enjoy the entertainment provided by the hotel and chill out with a massage. What's not to love?!

Contact me for further information, Wendy: 07859878599, [email protected] or book here: www.garrettlearning.co.uk/work-retreat

21/10/2022

Them: Wendy, do you still do wedding photography?

Me: No, sorry. I sold all my equipment.

Them: If I get hold of a camera will you take 15 photos...

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05/01/2021

On Monday 11th January, 13:00 to 16:00 Garrett Learning will be running the Mental Health and Wellbeing awareness session online.

Anyone can attend the session for an introduction to common mental health problems as well as taking away small actions to apply to our lives to improve our wellbeing.
(Please note that this session is not a therapeutic space to resolve personal issues)

The session will be free.
Why? - I have a few reasons.
1) I want to give back to my local community.
2) I have time whilst I build my business.
3) We are all facing different challenges in life, I hope you will take away one thing to do differently that will help your overall wellbeing.

If you'd like to book a place on the session or require more information, please do get in touch via facebook or email [email protected]

I look forward to seeing you online next week.

Many thanks

Wendy.

23/12/2020

What a lovely idea!

The Worldwide Christmas Eve Jingle 2020 are encouraging people to go outside at 6pm on Christmas Eve. Ring your bell for 2 minutes to help Father Christmas on his way.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/680313885927113/?ref=share

06/11/2020

This week I delivered a 3 hour session to 10 people on mental health and wellbeing awareness. It was a brilliant interactive session, if I do say so myself! However, don't take my word for it, this what some of the delegates had to say when I asked them:

'Would you recommend this course to others?'

"Yes, it's important for self-reflection of own mental health but also useful in understanding popular misconceptions and how to support people suffering".

"Yes, many factors of mental health I was not aware of".

"Yes, very informative and an insight into the basics of mental health".

"Definitely. It was interesting and thought-provoking".

"Yes as everyone contributed to the overall course and I think we all learnt something we didn't know"

26/10/2020

Mental health is about how we think, feel and behave.
The most common mental health problems in Britain are anxiety and depression with 7.8% of people meeting the criteria for diagnosis(1). One adult in six will have a mental health problem at any one time (2).
In the workplace, mental health related absences are costly. Wider costs to the UK economy in terms of lost productivity at work and welfare benefits amount to £77 billion a year (3). It is estimated that UK businesses up to £8 billion a year if there is better mental health support in the workplace(4).

Make a difference to the team around you and book your place on the Mental Health First Aid England course.

References:
1) NICE (2011). Common mental health disorders. Guidance and guidelines.
2) McManus S, Bebbington P, Jenkins R, Brugha T (2016). Mental health and wellbeing in England: Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey.
3) Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (2003). The economic and social costs of mental illness.
4) Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (2009). Removing barriers: the facts about mental health and employment.

05/10/2020

Another 11 Mental Health First Aiders trained! Congratulations!

Excellent feedback from our most recent course. Facilitated by Jessica Shields Coaching and I.

We asked the group: "Now you have completed this course, what will you be able to do?"

To think about how MHFA can be used proactively within our organisation.

Have the courage of my convictions to support someone when I know that something is wrong.
I will always take time out.

Support others with mental health issues with more confidence.

This course has given me the confidence to step forward when someone is in need and going through a crisis. Also to remove the stigma around Mental Health is key.

To be better placed to offer a good means of support to my colleagues and those around me when they are facing difficult times.

14/09/2020

Our next course dates. Reserve your place now!

11/09/2020

Want to change the way you approach conversations on Mental Health. Congratulations to another qualified Mental Health First Aiders. Thank you Jessica Shields Coaching for another brilliant co-delivery :)