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Liz Hempshall

Inspiration to Greatness

Liz on Inspiration to Greatness It’s been five very long years since I founded Future Intentions, a social enterprise. I founded it back in 2016 to help women returners like myself to return to work after years on a break. Liz on Losing Her Identity With my strong sense of professional identity slowly diminishing week Continue Reading

Ideas to Entrepreneurship

Are You a Woman Entrepreneur? Growing numbers of women returners are braving the potential uncertainty of entrepreneurship, with many ideas growing out of hobbies and interests, many setting up from the kitchen table or the home office. Does this sound familiar? What Type of Woman Are You? Are you an ideas woman or a woman Continue Reading

Say hello to our new volunteer!

After attending the “Confidence Building for Women Returners” course I was feeling more optimistic and generally motivated than I had felt for quite some time. I had already signed up to receive the regular Future Intentions newsletter which I find is uplifting and positive. I was delighted to see an opportunity to offer my help Continue Reading

The reality for women returners!

For many the reality is not having the capacity to move forward due to their lack of confidence and self-belief. For some women this often leads to mental health issues and an experience of feeling trapped in a cycle of social isolation, loneliness, discrimination and poverty. Working closely with communities of women returners across York, Continue Reading

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