A Mile in My Shoes

“Actually it’s OK not to be OK. We all have days when we’re not OK, and that’s fine.” – Helen's story was produced by Sara Conkey and was collected as part of From Where I’m Standing , our project collecting audio stories and portraits from 2020. More about the project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Dying is hard. It’s hard work like birth is hard work.” – Claire's story was produced by Nada Smiljanic and was collected as part of From Where I’m Standing , our project collecting audio stories and portraits from 2020. More about the project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“For me, the way I entertain my patients is to sing with them.” – Kathleen's story was produced by Olivia Humphreys and was collected as part of From Where I’m Standing , our project collecting audio stories and portraits from 2020. More about the project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I remember asking her when does this get any easier? And she said it never does, and the day it does is when you should stop.” – David's story was produced by Sara Conkey and was collected as part of From Where I’m Standing , our project collecting audio stories and portraits from 2020. More about the project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

“This woman nearly fell in the pond to avoid walking past us” – Beverly's story was produced by Deborah Shorindé and was collected as part of From Where I’m Standing , our project collecting audio stories and portraits from 2020. More about the project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“To see nurses crying with marks and sores on their faces, that was really hard.” – Ellen's story was produced by Cheeka Eyers and was collected as part of From Where I’m Standing , our project collecting audio stories and portraits from 2020. More about the project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“How would you feel managing someone’s life over the phone? No face to face, no verbal clues, no examination...” – Matilda's story was produced by  Mae-Li Evans and was collected as part of From Where I’m Standing , our project collecting audio stories and portraits from 2020. More about the project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

“He calls me Mr Nice Guy, even though I told him my name” Bravo’s story was produced by Deborah Shorindé and was collected as part of our project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020.   More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/ Find out where we'll travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Ho...

“As nurses we will continue. I’m so proud to be one of them.” Grace's story was produced by Joshan Chana and was collected as part of From Where I’m Standing: our project collecting audio stories and portraits from 2020. More about From Where I’m Standing: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Some people who you think are fragile actually are strong. They have coped better than the rest of us” Joanna's story was produced by Nathan Gower and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to...

 “All that I could hear through my open window were the birds and that was so beautiful” Avi's story was produced by Rose de Larrabeiti and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next:...

“It made me think about all those women throughout history who’ve had to do it by themselves” Helen's story was produced by Sara Conkey and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https...

“They’re on the screen, you’re on the screen trying to beat the baddie and Covid is the baddie” Robana's story was produced by Olivia Humphreys and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to nex...

“You know that bit at the start of disaster movie when there’s someone who knows that the thing is coming but the rest of the world doesn’t seem to know yet” Matt's story was produced by Rob Eagle and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/...

“Covid may be simple, yes it’s a virus, but there are so many different layers… It’s like a Rubik’s Cube” Charlene's story was produced by Nathan Gower and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will trave...

"Let me just write a verse every day and see how it goes” Ric's story was produced by Rose de Larrabeiti and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-...

 “I wasn’t afraid. We need each other and we have to comfort each other and work as a team” Francella's story was produced by Eloise Stevens and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to n...

“I had no reason to tell them, because I did the job as well as anyone else” Maha's story was produced by Eloise Stevens and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathym...

"I think my favourite sound is probably silence. I really like quiet” Ben's story was produced by Melissa Viney and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com...

“We do seem to be seeing an increase in people who have serious psychotic symptoms which was quite uncommon before Covid” Dean's story was produced by Dave Dodd and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum w...

“We need these communal outdoor spaces more and more” Kate’s story was produced by Melissa Viney and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-...

"They were so generous … we got football jerseys, we got pyjamas…we got 200 biryanis turning up at the Royal London Hospital" Geraldine’s story was produced by Sara Conkey and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’  More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out wher...

"Rather than clapping every week, we should think about rewarding people properly for the risk they take doing their jobs" Michelle's story was produced by Joshan Chana and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’  More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where E...

“It has happened to me before. It will happen to me again. It doesn’t happen to my white colleagues” Will'’s story was produced by Rob Eagle and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’  More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to...

"Look at that for a bad boy sheepskin. Epic” Nina’s story was produced by Rose de Larrabeiti and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’  More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-fi...