13.05.2021: For this week’s PIE blog, as the Lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) at the national youth homeless charity: Centrepoint, at the end of this week’s Mental Health Awareness Week, I am highlighting last year’s blog on the theme of Mental Health. This is because I think this issue…

06.05.2022: As I write this week’s PIE blog as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint I am on the train travelling to Manchester again to offer support to our amazing ‘frontline’ teams in this region. As the countryside rolls past, I…

29.04.2022: After a wonderful restful few weeks of annual leave over the Easter holidays, I am sitting down to write this PIE blog as I commence my third year of working as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint. This is therefore…

‘Learning from ‘Spring’; Developing a ‘growth mind-set’ to be a more psychologically informed organisation’… 01.04.2022: As I write this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I have been noticing on my daily dog walks that ‘Spring has…

25.03.2022: As I write this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I have been reflecting on another busy week for the PIE team, delivering PIE training and reflective practice across the organisation. Amongst the usual day-to-day challenges…

18.03.2022: For this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I again have the pleasure of handing over to another colleague in the organisation — Adam Pemberton (Director of Strategy & Performance). He has written a personal reflection…

11.03.2022: As I write this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I am aware that March is ‘Women’s History Month’ and in particular, this week was International Women’s Day (see #IWD) on Tuesday 8th March. This is…

04.03.2022: As I write this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, it is hard to ignore or not reflect upon the events occurring in Ukraine, which are all over the current world news. This invasion of another…

25.02.2022: For this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I am again delighted to be co-writing it with a colleague; Adelle Berman (PIE Trainer, Skills Development Team & Member of Centrepoint’s LGBT+ Staff Inclusion Group). This group…