Insights and reflections
This is what I call the Jamie McAnsh insights space. I want to bring together the thinking behind my work as a speaker and advocate for inclusion.
Here, I share reflections shaped by lived experience, adventure, resilience, mental health, and workplace culture, alongside practical insight drawn from real work with organisations across the UK and beyond.
Some pieces are deeply personal. Others are focused on leadership, inclusion, and systems. All are written with one aim in mind: to help people and organisations think differently, act with intention, and build environments where individuals can genuinely thrive.
From insight to impact
Alongside reflection and lived experience, I also share how these ideas are applied in the real world.
The content below is shaped by work on keynote stages, public platforms, and within organisations, as well as through partnerships and practical tools designed to support real change.
This is where insight moves beyond reflection, connecting values, action, and impact in ways that are grounded, relevant, and human.
Some of the professional organisations Jamie has worked with
Recent Blogs By Date
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Get Back Up: A Real Conversation About Resilience, Inclusion and the Power of Change
Behind every job title, every shift pattern and every email signature is a person with a story. Often, the moments that shape us most are the ones nobody sees coming. That belief has shaped my work for years, not just as a motivational speaker, but as someone who lives the reality of resilience and inclusion…
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Remembering the Fallen and Supporting the Living
Why Veterans Need More Than Gratitude: Supporting Veterans After Service A Part of My Story I Rarely Share Remembrance Day always pulls me back to a part of my life I do not often talk about and you wont read about it on my about page either. My military background sits quietly in the background…
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Joining SpeakOut Speaker Agency
A New Chapter as a UK Inclusion and Resilience Speaker Becoming part of SpeakOut is a moment I’m genuinely proud of. As someone who has spent years talking about resilience, inclusion and the realities of rebuilding life after paralysis, finding the right agency matters. I’m pleased to say I’ve now joined SpeakOut, one of the…
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Adapting Your Goals: How to Stay Flexible and Keep Moving Forward
When I first set my life goals, they looked a lot like anyone else’s: career success, fitness milestones, adventure, and freedom. Then in 2014 everything changed. I woke up one morning paralysed from the waist down. No warning. No plan. No control. Just an entirely new reality. In that moment, the goals I once held…
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The Power of Best Mates – Standing Together Through Darkness and Light
The Power of Best Mates – Standing Together Through Darkness and Light On Saturday, 18th October, I had the privilege of being the guest speaker, stepping into a room filled with celebration, success, and smiles, yet fully aware that behind every journey, including my own, there are battles the world never sees at a truly…
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Is Your Workplace Accessible or Just Compliant? Time to Find Out
When I ask the question, Is your workplace accessible or just compliant, it is not just theory. It comes from lived experience that completely reshaped my life. In 2014, I woke up paralysed from the waist down, diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Overnight I had to relearn everything, from navigating my home to stepping…
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Building Resilience and Protecting Mental Wellbeing
Building resilience and protecting mental wellbeing has been at the core of my journey, shaped by setbacks, challenges, and a fair share of unexpected twists. In 2014, I was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, which left me paralysed from the waist down. It changed my world overnight. At that point, I could have allowed…
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Inclusion in Action: How to Build a Truly Diverse and Supportive Community
Inclusion in Action: How to Build a Truly Diverse and Supportive Community isn’t about ticking boxes; it’s about creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and able to thrive. At Champions UK PLC, I’ve seen first-hand how embedding inclusion across leadership, technology, and culture transforms not only employee experience but also business outcomes. This…
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Mental Health Matters: Practical Strategies for Staying Balanced and Resilient Every Day
FKP: Mental health matters Mental health matters not only in times of crisis but in the everyday pressures we all face. As someone who has lived through paralysis, rebuilt a career as a motivational speaker, and competed as an adaptive athlete, I know that balance and resilience are skills you can develop. They are not…