#16 The Benefits Of Volunteering After Brain Injury - with Kate Phizaclea, Hector Ajayi and Paul Callaghan

On A Good Day

Volunteering has a huge range of benefits which Elizabeth and Julia explore in this episode of On A Good Day with their guests.

They discuss how taking on a volunteer position, especially after brain injury can give survivors purpose, boost confidence, help improve communication and can positively impact the people they are in contact with.

Elizabeth's husband, Paul Callaghan, and Julia's husband, Hector Ajayi, talk about their experiences of volunteering. Paul in the hospital where he underwent his neurorehabilitation and Hector at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge.

Elizabeth and Julia are also joined by Kate Phizaclea who works with Hector at the museum as the Visitor Services Manager. She gives her take on the benefits of volunteering and why they are needed. Kate also reads a very touching feedback message from a visitor about Hector.

For more information on volunteering visit: https://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/

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