The Kind Librarian Kind Brave Leader, compassion, emotional intelligence, leadership, higher education and libraries. Film lover, swimmer and European too. She/Her (AKA melon_h )https://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3mku4z4hb4c2vThe next 3 weeks are going to be busy with in person training, birthdays, Empower and starting some regular paid work to give some stability. It's tough freelancing at the moment.02 May 2026 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mku4z4hb4c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3mcmgdjkbps23Lovely HE friends my friend Nicky is doing a PhD in Compassion and is looking for HE people to interview. More details here - https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/chichester/compassionate-interactions-with-co-workers-screening-question-517 Jan 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmgdjkbps23https://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3mcagqbjcuk23HE keeps saying it values care and compassion, yet people are left carrying fear, loss and exhaustion after every round of cuts. I wrote this about what happens after restructures end, when organisational trauma quietly settles in, and why repair cannot wait. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-cuts-stop-why-we-cant-wait-repair-organisational-rimmer-acc-tz7te/12 Jan 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcagqbjcuk23https://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3mbo2ip4qgk23Feeling a bit meh about being back at work? I am running my Uncover your purpose group coaching starting 13th Jan for 5 weeks - https://share.google/DFBwuqmZfWChRTaEb (Free to Empower members - you can join for £19.99 a month)05 Jan 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbo2ip4qgk23https://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3mbo2an6ctc23Been busy adding some group coaching, training amd forums to Empower. It's looking like an exciting year ahead. I've set a goal of one new organisation and 10 new individuals a month joining...05 Jan 2026 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbo2an6ctc23https://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3mb7vp2i42c2cThey seem to have left The Kindness Toolkit off this list ... but it is going to spread kindness even further isn't it@facetpublishing.bsky.social ?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2e6nw1w40o30 Dec 2025 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb7vp2i42c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3mafq2kvq4s2zFor Christmas i have been gifted an anyibiotic resistant infection deep inside my wound that won't heal from the surgery I had in October.20 Dec 2025 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mafq2kvq4s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m6guubrqzc2xBusy Empower day today - community call for members at 1 and workshop on Human Advantage - advocating for libraries in AI age. Empower members sign up inside the community and non-members can come to the workshop here - https://share.google/sUH72r5eIQlW0BOrG25 Nov 2025 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6guubrqzc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m5lstfv73k2yEnjoying the Sussex Kindness Research Centre Symposium with Janet Leighton from Timpsons. It is fantastic to hear their approach, their vision and that they get that kind culture and cash in the bank go hand in hand.14 Nov 2025 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5lstfv73k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m5gjyz6acc2gPre-recorded talks all live today and tomorrow a day of live kindness. I think this is my Christmas! Get your tickets and watch today and tomorrow... kindnessunites2025.heysummit.com12 Nov 2025 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5gjyz6acc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m5bcnh3mzk23Last few days to get tickets for The Kindness Unites global summit. Pay it forward tickets still available... https://share.google/bsePGZocRnWuBe2DC10 Nov 2025 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bcnh3mzk23https://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m4kwszt5gc2fThe fun starts today! Join the 12 Days of Kindness, small, joyful acts leading up to World Kindness Day (13 Nov). Download your free Kindness Bingo and help create a ripple of compassion around the world. https://kindnessunites.co.uk/kindnessbingo25 #KindnessUnites #12DaysofKindness #WorldKindnessDay01 Nov 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4kwszt5gc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m4kozmtfc222We know times are tight, many of our speakers have agreed to turn their honorarium into pay it forward ticket. So if you have been thinking of coming but money is tight please use them. Kindness Unites 2025 https://share.google/6vHETcNE7196BVfiI01 Nov 2025 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4kozmtfc222https://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m4fhdqp4f22y#ProofOfCat They have been very attentive throughout the last month of rollercoaster hospital visits.30 Oct 2025 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4fhdqp4f22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m4fh6stf4c2y3 weeks post op and still daily nurse trips but slept better yesterday so hopefully the light is at end of tunnel.30 Oct 2025 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4fh6stf4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m44daulwgk2y3 hours this time. I was exhausted, glad I have a week's worth of gp nurse appointments this week. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m44daulwgk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m43jcxzsm22cThe tip to get to Urgent treatment early on a Sunday is not so helpful when the world and his wife has also arrived early. Last week was in and out in an hour. Week before 2.5 (but arrived at 11:30). Wonder how long today... but very very grateful for the NHS!26 Oct 2025 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m43jcxzsm22chttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m43dcoc7ts2xSolidarity with all the other parents woken at 4:30 this morning...26 Oct 2025 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m43dcoc7ts2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thekindbraveleader.bsky.social/post/3m3z5raojns23I wrote about organisational trauma on my substack, partly because I see the impact daily but also because this is what is happening in HE, as a sector we need to acknowledge the trauma being inflicted, the systems, teams and individuals absorbing it. https://share.google/08MVH7rBkiTaJq8Ou25 Oct 2025 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:3bgsi2wxvelps3zyiz277yy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3z5raojns23