UPDATE!

From the end of January 2026, this website, Empower to Cook and my Empower to Cook email will close.

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Over the past 13 years, I’ve been proud to work with communities, partners and supporters to build confidence around food and everyday life skills. Thank you to everyone who has been part of that journey.

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I’m now moving into a new phase of work. I’m currently completing an MA in Creative Writing and focusing on lived-experience-led work around neurodiversity, trauma, and later-life employment. This includes writing, advisory work, speaking, and supporting organisations to better understand how systems impact people’s lives.

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I will continue to support food-based community work in an advisory or consultancy capacity only, where appropriate that can have real impact.

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I will continue to work independently and can be contacted at my new email address: michaelcbrown67@outlook.com

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Thank you again for the support, trust and collaboration over the years. Very much appreciated.

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Michael Brown