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Volunteering at The Mix - Podcast Episode

KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 792 Part of The Mix Family
edited June 9 in The Mix Six Podcast
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To celebrate our volunteers for Volunteers' Week, you can hear from five of our amazing volunteers about their own volunteering journeys and what volunteering at The Mix means to them on this week's Mix Six Podcast episode.

If you've ever been curious about our volunteering roles, this is the episode for you!

You can hear from our counselling volunteers, community volunteers, and @Leyla herself!

Click here to check out the episode!

Let us know what points really stuck with you or any other questions you wish our volunteers had been asked.

Happy listening!
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  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 2,741 Boards Guru
    edited June 3
    leyla's voice reveal
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,697 Supreme Poster
    Better grab a coffee and some snacks, followed it on Spotify too <3
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 792 Part of The Mix Family
    independent_ wrote: »
    Better grab a coffee and some snacks, followed it on Spotify too <3
    Yummy go for it @independent_ ! Let us know your thoughts. I listened to it this morning and I must say it's a very good episode
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,697 Supreme Poster
    @Katie it’s excellent. Well done @Leyla and everyone! Nice to put some voices to names too.

    Really interesting words especially from the community side, I’m glad the volunteers get as much out of being here as we do. And I loved the question about what the average shift looks like. I used to volunteer for shout as well and I was like @Leyla in that I listened to music during, but I never quite went as far as video game soundtracks hehe! Whatever works.
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • RedemptionRedemption Community Connector Posts: 4,393 Community Veteran
    @Katie I listened to the latest one, it was nice to hear the voices of incredible mods who support us and a bit of back story etc.
  • LeylaLeyla Community Manager Posts: 218 Trailblazer
    @independent_ Just seen this! I would have been surprised if you didnt listen to music during your Shout shifts hehe, thank youuuu it's weird knowing my voice and face is out in the open but also! I think it's nice for y'all to see some of the people you're chatting to!
  • LeylaLeyla Community Manager Posts: 218 Trailblazer
    @Redemption Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time!
  • RiverRiver Community Connector Posts: 4,070 Community Veteran
    edited June 9
    @Leyla the podcast confirmed your human :lol::p
    Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.
  • KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 792 Part of The Mix Family
    edited June 9
    Glad you enjoyed the podcast @independent_ and @Redemption and thank you so much for your insights !! I agree too - it's so interesting hearing from them directly about what their volunteering means to them ! We're so lucky to have them
  • LeylaLeyla Community Manager Posts: 218 Trailblazer
    I am so cool that I would doubt I'm a real person too if I were you all hehehe @Rose113
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,697 Supreme Poster
    @Leyla I used to have songs that always seemed to play when I was on shift - namely is this the way to Amarillo and come on Eileen, so now I associate them with it lol.

    It’s nice to know who we’re talking to and know a bit more about them, i don’t listen to podcasts much but that was actually the main reason I was interested in listening to this one, because it was more to get to know a bit more about you and the other volunteers on it. I’ve never had the counselling so I didn’t know anything about that either so that was cool, esp their day in the life bit.
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • RedemptionRedemption Community Connector Posts: 4,393 Community Veteran
    Katie wrote: »
    Glad you enjoyed the podcast and @Redemption and thank you so much for your insights !! I agree too - it's so interesting hearing from them directly about what their volunteering means to them ! We're so lucky to have them

    Did you not want to go on it @Katie or you a bit camera shy ? Fair enough if so or any other reasons, I probably would be camera shy
  • RedemptionRedemption Community Connector Posts: 4,393 Community Veteran
    Leyla wrote: »
    @Redemption Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time!

    No problem
  • KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 792 Part of The Mix Family
    Redemption wrote: »
    Did you not want to go on it @Katie or you a bit camera shy ? Fair enough if so or any other reasons, I probably would be camera shy
    Well I haven't been a volunteer for nearly the last year so it didn't feel that fitting for me and yes I must admit I might've been a little camera shy @Redemption ! I like listening to podcasts but I don't think it's my thing to speak on them - I'd end up just waffling on!
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,697 Supreme Poster
    I would be camera shy too @Katie I hate talking on camera now I start waffling and start using my telephone voice
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • RedemptionRedemption Community Connector Posts: 4,393 Community Veteran
    Katie wrote: »
    Redemption wrote: »
    Did you not want to go on it @Katie or you a bit camera shy ? Fair enough if so or any other reasons, I probably would be camera shy
    Well I haven't been a volunteer for nearly the last year so it didn't feel that fitting for me and yes I must admit I might've been a little camera shy @Redemption ! I like listening to podcasts but I don't think it's my thing to speak on them - I'd end up just waffling on!

    Waffling on lol, I'd probably be interested in your story and all that haha. Fair enough though lol. I like listening to a few too.
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