Episode 079 - A Daughter of the Soil, Yvonne Witter

Welcome back to The Earth Sea Love website. We are so happy to share the first of three episodes we are dropping today to mark out fifth birthday celebrations.  This episode is a conversation with Yvonne Witter. Chair of Trustees for Peak District Mosaic, Yvonne and Sheree talk about: • Situating the self – the walk home from work • Walking for mental health  • Supporting patients with health and well-being one to one  • Creating a caring space for people to be themselves through the grief journey  • Championing the National Parks Project • Peak District Mosaic and Community Champions • Improve national parks work practice working with diverse communities • Mosaic Champion what it is? – Campaign for National Parks • Childhood in Jamaica • Volunteering time to support people outdoors  • Representatives of the global majority in positions of making decisions • Legacy of the project, a turning point, providing a path way • Loss of identity when leaving the landscape • Grief, writing and walking  Bio:  Pioneering Peak District Community Champion, Yvonne Witter, has been well recognised for her efforts to uplift diverse communities through the Peak District national park and surrounding areas. Her passion and duty to protect the countryside and provide accessibility for everyone are endless as she works tirelessly to introduce new training programmes, group activities and trips for diverse communities to access and explore the countryside. Yvonne has committed her time as Chair for Peak District Mosaic and is keen to see the organisation grow and continue to meet the needs of communities in enhancing the health and wellbeing in the outdoors.   https://peakdistrictmosaic.org