{"id":27925,"date":"2026-03-31T11:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/?p=27925"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:03:12","slug":"shaping-change-through-lived-experience-charitys-path-beyond-bu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2026\/03\/31\/shaping-change-through-lived-experience-charitys-path-beyond-bu\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping Change Through Lived Experience: Charity\u2019s Path Beyond BU"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Charity<\/a>

Charity Omoduemuke<\/p><\/div>\n

From the moment Charity Omoduemuke discovered Bournemouth University (BU), she felt drawn to its reputation for practical, career\u2011focused learning and its supportive, inclusive student community. For her, university was never just about gaining academic knowledge\u2014it was about building confidence, developing real\u2011world skills, and finding a place that would help her grow personally and professionally. BU offered exactly that. Choosing to study Business and Management (Human Resources Management)<\/strong><\/a> gave Charity a broad, dynamic foundation in how organisations operate, evolve and support their people. She was eager to understand leadership, communication, strategy and organisational development, while gaining versatile skills she knew could open doors across industries.<\/p>\n

Throughout her time at BU, Charity valued the relevance of her course content to real organisational life. Each unit strengthened her understanding of how people and teams function, how decisions are made, and how effective communication shapes outcomes. Beyond the academic experience, BU helped Charity grow in confidence, independence and self\u2011belief. She embraced the opportunities to meet new people, navigate new environments and build life skills that have stayed with her ever since. Looking back, she sees her time at BU as a key turning point\u2014one that shaped not only her career, but her sense of purpose.<\/p>\n

Since graduating in 2023, Charity\u2019s career journey has been rich, varied and meaningful. Rather than following a straightforward path, she gave herself space to explore roles that aligned with her values, interests and accessibility needs. This openness has led to experiences across customer service, healthcare, advocacy, education and digital content creation. Each step taught her something valuable about resilience, adaptability and the importance of pursuing work that feels purposeful.<\/p>\n

Charity\u2019s roles at Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole strengthened her communication, empathy and problem\u2011solving skills as she supported people navigating complex challenges. Working as a Teaching Assistant allowed her to champion inclusion and support students with diverse learning needs\u2014reinforcing her commitment to people\u2011centred work. Alongside this, her time as a content creator helped her grow creatively while building confidence in expressing her voice.<\/p>\n

A pivotal shift came when Charity began engaging in lived\u2011experience\u2011led work, particularly through the Be Mindful Workplace Project and later within NHS settings. These opportunities allowed her to use her personal experiences to support awareness, accessibility and positive change. Today, she is a Lived Experience Facilitator and Trainer at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, a role she finds deeply rewarding. Being able to make a tangible difference\u2014helping people feel seen, heard and understood\u2014is what motivates her most. She values contributing to meaningful conversations and environments where empathy, communication and inclusion truly matter.<\/p>\n

To current and future students, Charity\u2019s message is clear: stay open, stay curious, and don\u2019t pressure yourself to have everything figured out. Every experience, even those that seem unrelated, can help you grow, build skills and discover what feels right for you. Your path may have twists and turns, but that doesn\u2019t make it any less meaningful. What matters most is finding work that aligns with who you are\u2014and believing in your journey along the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the moment Charity Omoduemuke discovered Bournemouth University (BU), she felt drawn to its reputation for practical, career\u2011focused learning and its supportive, inclusive student community. For her, university was never just about gaining academic knowledge\u2014it was about building confidence, developing real\u2011world skills, and finding a place that would help her grow personally and professionally. BU… Read more » about Shaping Change Through Lived Experience: Charity\u2019s Path Beyond BU<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4783,"featured_media":27926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,498,496,1660,1644,3610,828,283,12,1638],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-applying","category-business-management-marketing","category-ug-courses","category-editorial-news","category-employability","category-graduates","category-international-student-stories","category-news-2","category-student-blogs","category-undergraduate"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4783"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27925"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27928,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27925\/revisions\/27928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}