Project Team
Jules Weston, David Key, Dr Margaret Kerr & Robert McKenna
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The Natural Change Project was born out of a creative collaboration between Jules Weston (then Senior Communications Officer at WWF Scotland) and David Key (Director of Footprint Consulting and Ecotherapy Course designer and facilitator) in 2008.
They set up the original Project (see archive here) with WWF after Jules went on an Ecotherapy course taught by David Key. Dr Margaret Kerr took part in an Ecotherapy course and joined the Natural Change Project team as the Psychotherapist.
Jules Weston, Natural Change Project Manager
Jules began working life as an Editor at Canongate Publishing before becoming a TV Producer of factual programmes for ten years in London.
A passion for wildlife and nature brought her back to West Scotland as a countryside ranger, where she worked on large estates and Country Parks. She subsequently joined WWF Scotland as a Senior Press Officer, where she developed the idea for the Natural Change Project in the Communications Team. Last year she also started her own communications company, Firebright.
David Key, Natural Change Facilitator
Dave is an internationally qualified outdoor leader with over 15 years experience working with groups in wild places to facilitate change. He’s an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter; teaches Ecopsychology at the world-renown Schumacher College, and co-led the postgraduate Ecopsychology module at the University of Strathclyde for five years.
Dave is the founding Director of Footprint Consulting who design and facilitate culture change programmes for a wide variety of organisations and communities.
Dr Margaret Kerr, Psychotherapist & Natural Change Facilitator
Margaret originally trained in medicine and worked for 11 years in the NHS as a doctor and researcher. In 1997, towards the end of her time as a medical researcher, she started to train in psychology and psychotherapy, and soon realised that this would be her life’s work.
Dr Margaret Kerr works with individuals as a psychotherapist and is also involved in group facilitation, writing and research in Ecopsychology. In her therapy practice she draws from a range of theories and ways of working. Central to her practice is an understanding of the human psyche as part of a wider world – ecological, historical and socio-political. Margaret believes this broader perspective on psychology can help us to develop compassion for our own struggles and motivate positive engagement in the wider world.
THAI STYLE VEGETABLE CURRY
SERVES 4 / wheat and gluten free
Ingredients:
1 medium onion – roughly chopped
1500g seasonal vegetables – e.g. broccoli, potatoes, carrots, courgettes, cauliflower, runner beans
1 inch fresh ginger – roughly chopped
1 inch lemon grass
2 cloves garlic
1 tin coconut milk
1 fresh chilli
½ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp salt
Juice of 1 lime
30 ml/splash of olive oil
Method:
1. Make curry paste: put lemon grass, ginger, garlic, onion, chilli, turmeric, lime juice, salt, olive oil an a blender and puree
2. Chop vegetables into ½ inch chunks
3. Put past in pan and cook gently for 2 minutes
4. Add vegetables and coat them with the puree
5. Add coconut milk and cook until tender (about 15 minutes)
BASMATI RICE
SERVES 4 / wheat and gluten free
Ingredients:
200 g Basmati rice
750 ml water
4 cloves garlic
1 bay leaf
4 cardamom pods
½ tsp turmeric
2 tblsp olive oil
1 cinnamon stick
Method:
1. Rinse rice thoroughly
2. Heat oil and garlic cloves, bay leaf, turmeric and cardamom pods – cook gently for 2 minutes
3. Add rice and stir
4. Add boiling water, cover with lid and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Switch off heat and leave to stand for 5 minutes to finish cooking
ENJOY!
