Wow!!! We've woken up to a flurry of submissions for #ReclaimOpen25! Thank you to everyone who made a submission, it's so exiting for us to read all of your ideas and explore the projects. We are going to have a packed schedule come November! Look out for author confirmations soon reclaimopen.com

High water today, but a sunny and dry spell for a break at lunchtime ☀️

I always love packing the course materials for my coaching course. Join us for the next run on 20 October! The course will run over a period of 4 weeks, with an optional live session each week. www.marendeepwellcoaching.com/hybridhabits24

Someone is having that Monday feeling… Fortunately the storm is not to bad around here, but we’re still having an extra cosy start to the week.

Reclaim Open conference submissions are coming in thick & fast and I love having a first look at them. Final deadline is Monday, so get yours in 🙌

Starting my pro bono mentoring and coaching again for this academic year. I take part in a national initiative called One Million Mentors which pairs me with high school students and undergraduates. This year I’ll be mentoring a young scientist looking to enter the workplace in 2026 🙌.

… and we’re back! On this episode we hear from a very special guest: Amanda Coolidge, talking about navigating career transitions that combine values with meeting the demands of establishing a new career chapter. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

Thinking about creative constraints (and learning more about Procreate)

Only two weeks to go before Reclaim Open Conference Submissions close! Don't miss out on the opportunity to be part of the fun, and get your submission in now reclaimopen.com

Ending the week with a lot of creative fun, making my first postcard animation. September's Long Distance Leadership postcards are winging their way to you on hand-drawn wings www.marendeepwellcoaching.com/leadership-p...

Posey is having an extremely busy day.

Morning walk before work and before the rain comes

this was an absolute treat - talking Bowie, belonging & blogging with Maren earlier this month :)

Campus Manitoba is partnering with Amanda Coolidge from Coolidge Collaborative to launch a Community of Practice for post-secondary educators across Manitoba. This new space will bring educators together to connect, collaborate, and share ideas. Stay tuned, more details coming soon! #EduSky

Blogging about my recent chat with @bonstewart.bsky.social and upcoming episode with @cogdog.bsky.social - out this Friday marendeepwell.com?p=5696

My new blog post - The Art of the Gasta: How This Presentation Style is an Expression of Openness farrellytom.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/t...

Over the summer I have updated my coaching course for hybrid Leaders and Managers. Find time to reflect, and take a deep dive into what it takes to lead in ways that reflect your strengths and values, and create healthy habits 20th Oct www.marendeepwellcoaching.com/hybridhabits24

Hard at work already this morning 🤓

Besties 🥹

New blog post: Botanical adventures, analogue escape. marendeepwell.com?p=5691

just submitted :) very excited about this & all other ways we keep ties & networks & conversations alive in spite of enclosure &...everything. let's not cede our capacity to make meaning together.

It’s today! Join us later at 12 EST / 5 BST

Just us girls this morning for a nice walk before a long day at work. But it’s the BEST kind of day because we get to hang out with @bonstewart.bsky.social later! (You can, too. Come along to our blogging community of practice session)

Love the artwork for @www.reclaimhosting.com ‘s conference created by @visualthinkery.bsky.social . 📮Submissions are open now, submission deadline extended to 15 September 🙌

The first half of the year has been so busy that it’s taken until now for me to revisit podcast interviews, and I’ve found some real gems along the way. One of my favourite interviews to record was… marendeepwell.com?p=5687

Register now for next week's Blogging Community of Practice session led by Bonnie Stewart and put the date in your diary: August 20 at midday EST events.reclaimhosting.com/event/bloggi...

Next in our series of guest bloggers we are proud to feature Chahira Nouira sharing insights into conference blogging for inclusion and open practice blog.reclaimhosting.com/guest-post-c...

Today’s adventures in books & stationary, Hay-on-Wye

Playing tourists: we’re starting our week with a botanical adventure

Lovely 5k to start the day… one month to go till the next race 🏃‍♀️

belonging, blogging & Bowie! i'm talking with @marendeepwell.bsky.social on ReclaimTV tomorrow, as a preview for #blogging4life August 20 :) catch the interview tomorrow...& join us for the open session on the 20. all welcome!

Thanks @bonstewart.bsky.social for chatting with me about belonging, blogging and Bowie!

Morning run 🙌 and paying homage to our beautiful river Taff

Extra 🌻 cheer for today

Join us for a lively discussion on all things writing as our “On Writing” series continues August 8th on Reclaim TV with guests Joe Murphy and Tom Witherspoon! events.reclaimhosting.com/event/on-wri...

I’ve got mail 📮. One of the best parts of being a pen pal is the unexpected joy of letters arriving 😊

New blog post! 🦈 Organising conferences is my guilty professional pleasure… marendeepwell.com?p=5671

Monday morning… and we’re starting the week a long walk. One of the things I love about being my own boss is to be free to head into the woods to do my thinking and plan for the week ahead 💭

The theme for Reclaim Open 2025 is Rewilding the Network – Making New Connections and recently we got together on Reclaim TV to preview the conference strands that come together to weave this overall theme: archive.reclaim.tv/w/41YfyUZtcf...

Lovely morning run along the river. Beautiful weather and the best time to dream up new ideas 🏃‍♀️

Working my way through old art materials unearthed from my art school years.

"It is obviously the case that we are creating information, culture, and benchmarks for society faster than we can figure out how we’re going to make sure they’re preserved." - Philip Bump @pbump.com, in a Q&A for the Vanishing Culture report. 🔗 blog.archive.org/2024/11/04/v... 🕳️ #VanishingCulture

Creative morning… working on August’s instalment of my Long Distance Leadership Postcards. Next month’s theme is going to be a lot of fun 🤫

This week’s read is really fascinating. It explains a lot of the thinking and sciences behind how we relate to art, making it and how it impacts on our wellbeing. Definitely recommend 👍 Book: Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.

Last night I dreamt about AI and roses, Thanks to Joe Murphy and Tom Witherspoon, whose inspiring chat at yesterday’s Blogging Community of Practice meeting truly inspired me, I am here pressing publish on a draft, saving the world one half baked idea at a time. marendeepwell.com?p=5661

Coming up today: join our next Blogging Community of Practice sessions 😀 🗓️ 5pm UK time, 12 midday EST 🎟️ Free and open to all 💬 with Joe Murphy and Tom Witherspoon events.reclaimhosting.com/event/bloggi...

Working on next month’s instalment of my long distance leadership postcards. If you’d like to get post from me once a month, subscribe and join us from August ☀️ 📮Subscriptions are £79 for a year and available as gifts, too. www.marendeepwellcoaching.com/leadership-p...

Practicing my talk about “Critical Digital Capabilities for Leaders in Hybrid Higher Education” in front of a rapt audience 😄