Journalism - Writing - Blogging

I write lifestyle features and first-person pieces for magazines and newspapers. I have written for The Sunday Times, the Guardian, Red, Psychologies, Easy Living and The Daily Mail. I write my own blog, From Forty With Love, and blog for The Huffington Post and other sites. Topics I cover include dating, relationships, infertility, childlessness, perfectionism, eating disorders and wellbeing. I am writing a creative non-fiction book, which captures the conversations women of my generation are having about dating, relationships, work-life balance and hitting 40 without having had children. Previously, I worked for 10+ years as a correspondent for Thomson Reuters and the Thomson Reuters Foundation, covering politics, current affairs, natural disasters and general news, including the 7/7 London bombings, the Haitian earthquake and the Asian tsunami. I have appeared on Newsnight, Sky News, ITV Daybreak and Thomson Reuters TV.

Benefits of Packtypes

• Improvements in attitude, focus, motivation and aspiration
• Higher self-esteem and self-confidence
  
• Improvements in communication and teamwork
• Greater productivity through strengths-based activity and leadership
  
• Fun, cost-effective, non-threatening and inclusive

Testimonials

"It's a fun, non-threatening way of finding out more about people, what they perceive as their strengths and how that fits into the work that the team does. It's good for getting conversations about strengths going. It would be particularly useful for a new team or a team with new members" - Elizabeth Eyre, Senior Editor, Mind Tools

"Katherine came in and delivered a workshop to my group of 14 students. All of the students have faced challenges at school and as a result, are no longer educated in mainstream education. Despite these potential obstacles, Katherine delivered an engaging and thought-provoking workshop, which led the students to think clearly about their areas of strength and their natural gifts. The Packtypes workshop was a fun way to get the students thinking about the potential they naturally have and I would definitely recommend that other schools try out the workshop. I especially think that the workshop would work really well for staff teams. I was extremely interested in giving the cards a go myself, as was my colleague! Katherine led with confidence, despite the challenging group and has expert knowledge and understanding of the Packtypes programme" - Naomi Aidoo, Lead Teacher: St David's KS4 Alternative Education Provision

Empowering Women

Packtypes training helps equip and empower women to achieve their personal and professional goals. Packtypes helps women:

• Boost their self-esteem and self-confidence
• Increase their aspiration and motivation
• Recognise their strengths and play to those strengths
• Engage in profound conversations about their feelings and challenges
  
• Improve their relationships with partners, children, colleagues and friends
• Better support those around them while taking care of themselves

For women's networks, women in business, women's charities, survivors of domestic abuse, women in prisons and ex-offenders.

Packtypes for Primary Pupils

Packtypes helps primary school children:

• Develop self-awareness at a very young age
• Develop self-esteem and self-confidence
• Become aware of their natural talents and abilities
• Become more motivated and aspirational
  
• Recognise and appreciate difference so they are more tolerant of others
• Learn a language that will equip and empower them to go further in life
• Communicate better with their peers, teachers and parents
• Have fun by playing and learning at the same time

Packtypes for Secondary Pupils

Packtypes helps secondary school children:

• Develop self-awareness, self-esteem and self-confidence

• Recognise their strengths and play to those strengths

• Choose which subjects to take based on their natural talents and preferences

• Choose which university courses to apply for based on their strengths

• Understand and appreciate difference, helping to reduce bullying
  

• Become more motivated and aspirational, helping to tackle behaviour problems
• Take responsibility for their own learning
  

Packtypes for Teachers

When used to equip teachers and entire schools, Packtypes:

• Boosts motivation, aspiration and morale
• Increases self-awareness, self-esteem and confidence
  

• Helps teachers understand pupils' learning styles and adapt to them

• Improves communication and relationships between colleagues

• Helps schools identify and develop a unique culture

• Helps schools identify talent gaps

• Helps schools recruit employees who fill talent gaps and fit the culture
  

• Helps schools deliver accurate, morale-boosting performance appraisals
  

Packtypes for Organisations

For a minimal cost, Packtypes equips individuals, teams and organisations to recognise and play to their strengths and identify areas for development. It:

• Improves motivation, attitude and therefore productivity
  
• Encourages employees to take responsibility for their development
• Fosters excellent communication and teamwork
• Helps employers recruit the right people and manage talent
• Helps organisations identify and address gaps in teams
• Can be used for performance appraisals and feedback
• Is a non-threatening way to get employees to open up about themselves
• Helps create happier working environments where employees excell
  

Please get in touch via katherine[at]katherinebaldwin[dot]com or by using this contact form for more information.

Eating Disorders Workshops

Katherine runs workshops for adolescents and adults on eating disorders and other addictions, body image and perfectionism. She looks at the unhealthy ways many of us use to cope with anxiety, stress or the pressures of school, work, home life or relationships and explores healthy alternatives that she and others have found helpful. By sharing her own story, she creates a safe, open environment for others to explore difficult issues.