Our EBE’s (Expert By Experience) Erin and Orlaith share their lived experience of COVID/Lockdown and the impact it has had on their lives, emotionally, practically, financially and socially. Erin and Orlaith advocate for other young people and use their lived experience to inspire and motivate.

Joined by ex-Give & Take participant, Current EBE, Full time employee and Singer/songwriter Caothan McBride. We talk about taking chances and breeding resilience through adversity. All Caothan's music featured on this podcast can be bought and downloaded on Itunes, Spotify etc.

In this podcast we meet former Care Experienced young person Glen Harkin. Glen is a local musician who has lived experience in Care, endured struggles growing up and found the resilience to survive through music. We talk about his journey, the ups, the downs, the lessons learned and what he hopes for the future. Glen is a voice for young people and hopes to give back on the Learning for Action being an EBE (Expert by Experience). Check out his music and enjoy his story.

Welcome to the very first Include Youth Podcast. This podcast will be used as a platform on which young people can share their experiences, find a voice, raise awareness and inspire their peers. This episode was launched to coincide with 'National Care Leavers Week 2020'. It introduces our hosts, how the idea was formed and talks about our future plans for the podcast. Please enjoy and share. Music courtesy of Ayokinayda.