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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Inclusive Leadership: What It Really Looks Like Day to Day
Inclusive leadership isn’t a buzzword or a “nice to have.” It’s a business essential, and it doesn’t require a diversity statement or a DEI task force to start making a difference. For HR professionals and people managers, inclusive leadership is about what you do consistently, not just what you say publicly. So let’s cut the…
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Project Can’t: Why I Turned the Word ‘Can’t’ Into My Fuel
Project Cant is more than just a concept it’s a vaccine to a worldwide pandemic. We’ve all heard the word “can’t”. It’s a word that stings, whether it’s whispered in doubt, shouted in defeat, or quietly believed in our darkest moments. For many, “can’t” is a full stop. For me, it became the beginning of…
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Long-Term Effects of CRPS, My Life In A Blog
Living with Long-Term Effects of CRPS. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a daily battle, but when the condition affects the spine, specifically the L1 and L2 region, its impact can extend far beyond chronic pain. For me, this diagnosis wasn’t just about pain; it became a turning point in every part of my life. I remember when…
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AI Accessibility for Neurodiverse and Disabled Employees
Supporting AI Accessibility for Neurodiverse and Disabled Employees. Technology has the power to level the playing field or reinforce existing barriers. At the centre of this conversation is AI accessibility for neurodiverse and disabled employees, a focus that has the potential to transform workplace culture and performance. As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape the…
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Creating a Mental Health Resilience Strategy for Crisis-Ready Workplaces
From training to transformation, this blog explores how organisations can build crisis-ready workplaces by moving beyond one-off mental health courses to develop ongoing support and resilient leadership. A key focus of this post is the importance of building a mental health resilience strategy, a long-term approach to embedding mental health support into everyday leadership and culture. Mental…
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From Sport to Keynote Stages: My Journey in Speaking
My story from sport to keynote stages has been an epic journey. There was a time when I thought my story ended the moment I woke up paralysed. In truth, that was just the beginning of a very different kind of journey, one that would eventually lead me to the world stage, not just as…
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Joining the Diversity and Inclusion Speakers Agency
A Perfect Fit for My Story In a year where I reached number 9 in the top 15 UK speakers on inclusion, it feels like the right moment to take the next step in my speaking journey. I am proud to share that I have now been signed to the Diversity and Inclusion Speakers Agency,…
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Mental preparation in professional sport: My Journey Through Sport and the Anticipation of Wimbledon 2025
Mental preparation in professional sport is as necessary as physical preparation. As I sit watching Wimbledon 2025, with the rhythmic thud of the ball and the hush of the crowd between serves, something stirs deep within me. It’s not just admiration for the game, it’s recognition. I know what those players are feeling. The pressure.…
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The Seven Stages of Life
A Modern Reflection on the Human Journey Introduction As we move through life, we all go through the seven stages of Life; these changes are physical, emotional, and mental. While William Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages of Man” offered a poetic (and at times dramatic) view of human development, the underlying idea still holds weight today: we…