Fran McEweninShift LifeShifting from kanohi ki te kanohiThe Shift kaupapa is built on a deep belief that whakawhanaungatanga is key to establishing and maintaining strong connections with kōhine…Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020
Fran McEwenLOVE + LONELINESSOur idea of what is normal in love is so not normal. It is not a poem or a song. It is not a film with a happy ending. Love is a painful…Apr 27, 20181Apr 27, 20181
Fran McEwenThe absence of shame: cultivating connectednessFind me a human who hasn’t experienced shame. I feel it is deeply ingrained in our society, sometimes passing from generation to…Aug 12, 2017Aug 12, 2017
Fran McEwenPerfectionI can see you both, in my mind’s eye, rushing past a mirror — perhaps in the changing rooms on campus or maybe in your parent’s hallway…Jul 8, 20171Jul 8, 20171
Fran McEweninShift LifeShifting perceptions of behaviour changeI regularly have epiphanies — I mean they aren’t world changing, complex problem-solving epiphanies, rather they are the process of deep…Jul 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017
Fran McEweninShift LifeYou’re not how many ‘likes’ you get, you’re YOUWe talk about young people (in my case with Shift — young women) and the impact of digital technology, but some of my thoughts are not just…Mar 26, 2017Mar 26, 2017
Fran McEwenRun by the spirit“I always marvel at the human’s ability to keep going. They always manage to stagger on even with tears streaming down their faces”Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017
Fran McEweninShift LifeSelf-confidenceA week ago at our Shift 2017 planning day Olivia, our 18 year old Shift Apprentice, said something that has stuck with me…Feb 3, 2017Feb 3, 2017
Fran McEwen2017 — a year to practise wellbeingThis is me. Pure and simple. No filter. No make-up. No fake smile. No fancy as clothes. No backdrop. One click. One take. One life. One…Jan 26, 2017Jan 26, 2017