ESTHER GHEY'S CRISIS COMPASS

About this episode

Esther Ghey discusses her Crisis Compass and the impact of her daughter's tragic murder on her advocacy work.

Esther Ghey's 16-year-old daughter Brianna was murdered in a park near their home in Warrington in February 2023. What followed — the campaigning, the memoir, the forgiveness, the compassion — has made her one of the most consequential reform voices in contemporary British life. In this bonus episode of Crisis What Crisis, I sit down with Esther to discuss her Crisis Compass. The four points of navigation that she turns on her darker days – a person, a habit, a comfort and a piece of advice. Esther is the founder of the Brianna Ghey Legacy Project and Peace in Mind UK, a social enterprise focused on mental health in schools. She launched the Phone Free Education campaign, has campaigned in parliament, and last month received an honorary doctorate from the University of Chester. She was named The Independent's Most Influential Woman of 2024. Her memoir Under a Pink Sky , published by Penguin, is out now in paperback. POWERED BY KINGSLEY NAPLEY: I know what it is to have the right legal support around you when facing crisis. Kingsley Napley are the kind of lawyers I wish more people knew about – there to help you make the right decisions, protect what matters and build real…

People in this episode

Host: Andy Coulson

Guest: Esther Ghey

Topics covered

• grief
• mental health
• advocacy
• forgiveness
• education
• reform

Keywords

• Crisis Compass
• Brianna Ghey
• mental health
• advocacy
• forgiveness
• memoir
• education
• reform

Sponsors

Kingsley Napley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brianna Ghey Legacy Project, Peace in Mind UK, University of Chester

Books & works: Under a Pink Sky

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