Beyond Care: How Habits Shape Futures

Kat speaks with Gareth Webb, Managing Director of Fairways, an award-winning children's services charity based in the south of England and Wales. They discuss the difference fostering makes to the lives of the children, their foster families and society as a whole. Through real stories, Gareth demonstrates how positive habits, trauma-informed care, businesses and community support can come together to transform the lives of everyone involved. KEY TAKEAWAYS Fostering is facing a national crisis. The UK needs more people to step up and make a difference for vulnerable children. Anyone can potentially foster or help in other ways. Whether you work full-time, run a business, or just want to help, there’s a role for you in supporting young people in care. Trauma-informed care and consistent, reliable support are life-changing for children and care leavers. Community and business involvement can open doors, provide opportunities, and help break the cycle for those leaving care. Real connection, empathy, and being present are the most powerful ways we can support each other and create lasting change. BEST MOMENTS "Look after yourself, then you’re able to look after the people around you a lot better as well." "For us it's about creating a safe environment and a safety net for these young people. That means stability, reliability, predictability, structure, routine and being a stable role model in their life." "Children in care are still children and actually, we want to break that cycle. They didn’t ask for the life start they were given." ABOUT THE GUEST Gareth is Managing Director and Trustee for Fair Ways Children and Families Charity https://www.fairways.co ABOUT THE HOST Kat started her career as a teacher, before moving into Tech where she worked in different executive roles within teaching and consulting working across the globe, both in the public and private sector. Despite appearing 'successful' on the outside, she paid a heavy ‘life’ price. In 2016, her whole world collapsed. The reason? The compound effect of years of unhealthy and toxic habits that destroyed her health, relationship and career. She suffered a severe breakdown and lost everything. In the middle of this she got headhunted for her first CEO role. She rebuilt herself by changing just one small habit and built a series of positive habits which has transformed her professional and personal performance, resulting in becoming the healthiest and happiest version of herself. She is a positive habits international keynote speaker and teacher, giving talks and delivering high impact programmes to organisations across the globe. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katthorne Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_morning_gamechanger Sponsor : VennCard, the last business card you’ll ever need. Whether you’re a creator, coach, or consultant, VennCard helps you share your details with a tap, capture leads instantly and follow up automatically.