Nicola Walker

A busy day painting in the Leith School of Art Picturebook course - I’m loving where my tadpole pond piece is going 🎨 🐸 #leithschoolofart #picturebooks #picturebookartist #illustrationstudent #sketchbook

I took a small but very real leap & joined a year long course in Children’s picture book illustration. It’s just 1 day a week alongside my busy @TeenageCancer youth support coordinator role- I’m looking forward to seeing the work I’ll produce over this coming year. #studentagain

Nice time spent illustrating this meet the author session for ‘The 31 Days of May’ by Helen Aitchison and the #TYAnextchapter book club. #liveillustration #livescribe #bookclub #teenagecancertrust

It’s release day! The podcast episode went live- in this episode I have the privilege of speaking with 2 very thoughtful and kinds souls about their experiences in treatment and of my role as a @TeenageCancer youth support coordinator. 🎙️❤️ open.spotify.com/episode/3YobIU…

Lovely @TeenageCancer peer support event hosted in Hilda (a Pinterest lovers dream plant shop hospital)! We learned how to repot and care for our houseplants! Look forward to seeing how the young people’s plants grow with them moving forward! #plants #cancersupport #youthwork

This month is Teenage & Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month. I asked some of the young people I work with what they want other people to know about what it’s like being a young person with cancer. They chose to share: #awarenessmonth @TeenageCancer

This month is Teenage & Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month. I asked some of the young people I work with what they want other people to know about what it’s like being a young person with cancer. They chose to share: #awarenessmonth @TeenageCancer

Chill afternoon in the over 18s Edinburgh @TeenageCancer Ward envisioning how we want to feel in 2025! #teenagecancertrust #creative #visionboard2025 #moodboard #youthwork

@cpea88 @goodreads Crushed it!

My Year in Books - Thanks @goodreads #LoveReading #TYANextChapter

Lovely to see young people getting creative while connecting with peers at our Edinburgh @TeenageCancer ceramic painting event this evening! The talent in the room blew me away! Can’t wait to see their finished pieces! #teenagecancertrust #peersupport #Christmas2024

Excited to get stuck into our newest #BookClub read, and try out my new gadget #TYANextChapter #LoveReading @TeenageCancer @EMTeenFiction

A little creative magic from the young people who came to our Halloween party at the 16+ Edinburgh @TeenageCancer ward- ghostie candles and spooky cakes galore! Hope you had a safe and happy Halloween! #HappyHalloween2024 #teenagecancertrust

Today @Miles4Lothian and @jackiebmsp visited one of our units in Edinburgh to meet with staff and some of the young people they support. We look forward to continuing to work together to raise awareness of the needs of young people with cancer across Scotland.

Lovely to see @TeenageCancer out and about at conferences! Annnd I haven’t seen this new ‘life after treatment’ booklet- look forward to reading that later ☺️ #chimpmanagment

Just started our newest #BookClub read and people are very excited to read and watch this one! #LoveReading

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and @Literacy_Trust are are encouraging everyone to #Take10ToRead to promote the wellbeing benefits of reading. Our next TYA #bookclub read starts soon, and we love encourage people to #lovereading

The “What do you want to do when you finish treatment?” leads to interesting conversations- I want to swim with pigs in the Bahamas (failing that I want to adopt a micro pig and call it Dave). The girl has visions and I love it! #ayacancer #lifeaftercancer #teenagecancertrust

@SarahPinborough @Vicky_McClure @ParamountPlusUK @LeftBankPics Books are being sent out NOW to our TYA Book Clubbers, ready for our first meet up later this month! #LoveReading (and watching too!!) 🤩 @EnvyRow @DrLindsayG

Had a lovely zen @TeenageCancer meet up this evening creating our own little terrarium worlds at local plant hospital Hilda in Edinburgh. Thank you @AldiUK for your support- we had a nice bunch of goodies to keep us going throughout the workshop! #teenagecancertrust #plants

#weightlifting #progress maxing out my hip thrust at 170kg - proud of myself for turning up at the gym even when I really don’t feel motivated! #movement