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Sensemaking through storytelling

Brave Day helps people and organisations explore and share what matters for positive change.

Welcome to Brave Day

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Brave Day helps people and organisations make sense of what matters, especially when navigating complex change, using multimedia storytelling to

Explore — Express — Connect — Grow.

Brave Day is a purpose-led social enterprise that supports changemakers across organisations, education, and communities to use multimedia storytelling to create positive change and transformation.

The process of developing storytelling projects and communications is a powerful way to tease out threads of ideas, experiences, and questions, creating space to reflect, notice patterns, discover new ways of seeing the world, and consider how things might be done differently. It helps people make sense of past, present, and future experiences, reconnect with what matters most, and clarify what they want to communicate next.

Thoughtfully shaped stories also help audiences understand who we are, what we do, and why it matters, supporting learning, growing awareness, and fostering empathy and connection around shared purpose.

Kirstie HendersonCreative multimedia storytelling guide, producer, filmmaker, and founder of Brave Day

Kirstie Henderson
Creative multimedia storytelling guide, producer, filmmaker, and founder of Brave Day

How we work with people and organisations

Brave Day, is led by Kirstie Henderson, founder and lead creative, who brings over 25 years’ experience in multimedia storytelling, filmmaking, and learning-led practice across education, community, health, and cultural contexts.

We work as creative and strategic collaborators, supporting organisations, educators, and practitioners as they navigate change, growth, and innovation.

Rather than doing all the work for you, we work alongside teams to shape multi-layered storytelling around objectives, process, and outcomes, tailoring stories for different audiences, platforms, and contexts. This often includes opportunities to develop digital media skills, so people can build confidence and capability as part of the process, not as a separate add-on.

What this looks like in practice

Exploring through storytelling and multimedia is a creative, learning-led process. Along the way, people often develop skills in creative and critical thinking, digital media, and communication, while also supporting wellbeing and deeper empathy with one another and the wider world.

Our work often includes:

  • Story-led learning and development — using video, audio, photography, and design as part of the process

  • Storytelling strategy — supporting organisations to map stories and plan thoughtful communication for education, promotion, and awareness

  • Interdisciplinary collaboration — working alongside in-house teams and practitioners across education, coaching, arts, culture, health, and wellbeing

  • Digital media skills training — woven into projects or offered as standalone learning experiences

  • GMCA Logo

    GMCA

  • NHS GM logo

    NHS GM

  • Manchester Metropolitan University logo

    Manchester Metropolitan University

  • Rochdale Breaking Barriers CIC

    Rochdale Breaking Barriers CIC

  • A Brilliant Thing CIC

    A Brilliant Thing CIC

  • The Roots Programme

    The Roots Programme

  • BBC Radio

    BBC Radio

  • RFK Human Rights UK

    RFK Human Rights UK

  • The Open University

    The Open University

  • A group of five people standing in the corridor of an office building, smiling at the camera - from Brave Day, A Brilliant Thing CIC, Unlimited Potential and Elephant's Trail - after recording a podcast together

    GMCA Live Well Communities Fund Stories

  • Breaking Barriers - multimedia workshops

    Breaking Barriers - Multimedia workshops

  • Brilliant Thing CIC - Healing-centred design

    Brilliant Thing CIC - Healing-centred design principles workshop

  • A woman being interviewed in a quiet office space with large windows and a cityscape view by a colleague as part of the Brave Day digital skills training workshop for NHS Greater Manchester.

    NHS GM - Video storytelling training

  • A woman, Kirstie Henderson, founder of Brave Day, wearing a straw hat and a blue jacket, films with a large camera in front of a man and a young girl at an outdoor event in a park. People and a red canopy are visible in the background.

    Breaking Barriers - health & wellbeing films

Who is this for?

This work is for people and organisations who want to slow down, reflect, and communicate with more care and clarity, to support their teams and the communities they serve, working in creative and nourishing ways - particularly when working with complex ideas, lived experience, or social change.

We regularly work with:

  • Educators, schools, and learning organisations

  • Community, arts, health and wellbeing organisations

  • Small purpose-led businesses and practitioners

  • Values-driven teams within larger organisations

You don’t need to have a finished idea - we can start with a conversation to assess where you’re at, where struggles lie, and how we could co-design projects and training to create positive change.

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  • “Kirstie was great to work with from start to finish. We were really happy with the end product, and our communications and engagement team felt more confident producing high-quality, engaging content across multiple platforms.”

    Jessica Herbert

    Head of Campaigns, Digital and Design — NHS Greater Manchester

  • “Brave Day is a team you can trust with high-level stakeholders. Their approach is professional, creative, and thoughtful, with real attention to detail and a deep understanding of how a film will meet its aims.”

    Pete Jones

    Marketing Manager — Manchester Metropolitan University

  • “Kirstie is a rare mix of highly creative and deeply grounded. She listens carefully and turns complex ideas and vague hunches into clear, compelling films. She’s patient, thoughtful, and a genuinely collaborative partner.”

    David Heinemann

    Former Co-Director — The Roots Programme

  • “From the first conversation, I knew I’d found someone who really listened. Kirstie understood what I needed and had the professional skill to translate it into something that made sense to others. She’s a storyteller who works with real care.”

    Sophie Stephenson

    The Thinking Project

  • “Kirstie has a vast range of experience in film making, creative direction and coaching for community and social justice projects, connected through the power of storytelling. This lens brought a unique skillset into the room as Kirstie used Healing Centred Design to encourage authenticity through facilitation."

    A Brilliant Thing CIC