Helen Carpenter
@helencarpenter.bsky.social
Language(s)/connections. Curious. Interests: culture, identity, people, places (esp. border territory)....and weaving. Positive change/inclusion. FRSA, MBE @50MillionVoices.bsky.social
We're thrilled to announce that our Founder & Chair, Iain Wilkie, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Leader Award category at the Business Disability Forum's Disability Smart Impact Awards!
These reflections highlight something important: when we create the right environment, interviews become less about fluency and more about skills, potential, and fit. A huge thank you to everyone who took part in this uplifting event. #Stutter #Inclusion #Community
We closed our 10th Global Practice Interview Event yesterday with a well-attended feedback session, where participants reflected on their experiences from the week. What stood out most were the insights shared - not just about stuttering, but about interviews more broadly.
We kicked off our 10th Global Practice Interview Event yesterday with two 90-min educational briefings! These sessions help set the scene for the week ahead, bringing together people who stutter, employers, and allies from around the world.
We’re so excited for our 10th Global Practice Interview Event, kicking off on Monday 16 March! 🎉 As part of the week, we’re hosting a special virtual session on stuttering and neurodiversity on Wednesday 18 March, 5-6pm (UK time) to celebrate Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
Thank you to everyone who applied for our 10th Global Practice Interview Event! Our Global Coordinator, Shilpa Sagwal, has now been in touch with all applicants - both successful and unsuccessful. If you haven’t received an email, please check your junk or spam folder first.
Applications close at midnight tonght (UK time)! So far we've received applications from 16 countries. We have a few spaces left for some interviewees and interviewers. Apply here: www.50millionvoices.org/practice-int...
50 Million Voices@50millionvoices.bsky.social · 6mo agoJust under 1 week to go until applications close for our 10th Global Practice Interview Event! Taking place 16-23 March (online), our event brings together people who stutter and interviewers for structured practice interviews, feedback, and learning sessions on stuttering and neurodiversity.
Louise Moillon (c. 1610–1696) French painter in the Baroque era. One of the best still life painters of her time, she was trained by her father as she was unable to attend academies as a woman- who were thought to lack the ability required for artists #WomensArt
If you’ve been meaning to apply - now’s the time! ⏰ Applications close 23 February Find out more and apply: www.50millionvoices.org/practice-int...
“As someone who has been struggling with my speech for the past few months, 50 Million Voices is the single most powerful tool I've found to improve my interviewing skills." - Interviewee
Check out the feedback we received from our last Global Practice Interview Event in October 2025: "I learned a lot from my interviewee as well as the education sessions and would highly recommend them to anyone." - Interviewer
Just under 1 week to go until applications close for our 10th Global Practice Interview Event! Taking place 16-23 March (online), our event brings together people who stutter and interviewers for structured practice interviews, feedback, and learning sessions on stuttering and neurodiversity.
For interviewers, it’s also a chance to reflect on communication norms, challenge assumptions around fluency, and learn how to create fairer interview experiences. 📅 Online | 16-23 March ⏰ Applications close 23 February Apply here: www.50millionvoices.org/practice-int...
Alongside our core educational session, and 1:1 or panel practice interviews, participants can participate in an optional learning session on stuttering and neurodiversity, all running during Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
Our 10th Global Practice Interview Event isn’t just about interview practice, it’s also about learning about how stuttering aligns with other neurodiverse conditions.
The uplifting sight of snowdrops...symbols of hope and renewal
Applications are now open for our 10th Global Practice Interview Event (we still can’t quite believe that!). Taking place 16-23 March 2026, this online event brings together people who stutter, employees, and allies to practise interviews, share experiences, and build confidence.
Happy new year, all! Our Jan 2026 newsletter was sent out today. We’re sharing highlights from 2025 and what’s coming up in 2026, including dates for our 10th Practice Interview Event and the launch of our new LinkedIn Community Group.
It almost feels like a tradition for me to share this moving Xmas tree decoration, beautifully hand-made by my husband's aunt in Poland in 1945 from a re-purposed cardboard exercise book cover. #fragility #memories #craft #history #Poland #connection #Christmas #recycling #joy #dancing
Catherine Hyde, contemporary UK artist, photographer, writer and award-winning illustrator #WomensArt #Solstice #December21st #ArtAdvent
A look back at some of our highlights from this year 🎉 From our summer strategy day - where the team met in person for the first time at EY’s London offices - to hosting our 8th and 9th Global Practice Interview Events. The feedback was incredible.
Today on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we celebrate this year’s theme: “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”
In the end, you want to be in a position where you can spend unrushed, quality time with the people you care about, have access to what you need & what brings you joy. And to have some sense of purpose that fits with what you believe in.
What a privilege to have participated in the 500th #SpacesForListening and on other occasions. The simplest things are often the very best! Thank you @charliepsych.bsky.social and @brigidrussell51.bsky.social 👏and yes, do read the blog! 🔽
Charlie Jones@charliepsych.bsky.social · 8mo agoWe had the 500th Spaces for Listening last week... What's all that about? Have a read of our blog here: brigidrussell43.medium.com/being-here-s... A heartfelt thanks to everyone who's come along over the last few years x
We had the 500th Spaces for Listening last week... What's all that about? Have a read of our blog here: brigidrussell43.medium.com/being-here-s... A heartfelt thanks to everyone who's come along over the last few years x
Being here still
A blog to mark 500 Spaces for Listening
brigidrussell43.medium.com
Happy International Stuttering Awareness Day! 💚 This year’s theme, “A Diverse Stuttering Community – Meeting Challenges With Strengths”, reminds us there’s no single way to stutter, and no single story.
I hope you'll take a moment for these beautiful parting words from the incomparable Jane Goodall. (And she threw in a little salt for the evil ones, too)
Tomorrow: our webinar with Dr Hope Gerlach-Houck - “Exploring the impact of AI in the workplace for people who stutter” 💌 Email events@50millionvoices.org for the link to join Good luck to everyone taking part as an interviewer or interviewee this week! 💬 #PracticeInterview #Inclusion #ISAD
Remarkable autumn collage...every colour and leaf size all at once and the joy of light.
