What Matters To You? - Our Stories
Welcome to our Stories page—a space dedicated to the people behind the movement.
Here, you’ll find real stories from individuals, teams, and communities across Perth and Kinross who are embracing the What Matters to You? (WMTY) approach. These stories reflect the heart of our mission: building relationships, listening with compassion, and creating meaningful change through simple, human conversations.
Whether it’s a health and social care worker sharing how one question transformed a care experience, or a community member reflecting on what truly matters to them, each story is a powerful reminder of the impact we can have when we take the time to listen.
What You’ll Find Here:
- Video Stories – Watch and listen to voices from across the movement.
- Personal Reflections – Honest, heartfelt accounts from people across our localities.
- Team Spotlights – How teams are embedding WMTY into their daily practice
- Your Turn – Want to share your own story? We’d love to hear from you.
Together, these voices help us learn, grow, and stay connected to the values that guide us: ambition, compassion, and integrity.
"Following our thought provoking session with Tommy and the WMTY team in May this year, HDT decided to mark the occasion by having a celebratory/ reflection lunch on the 3rd June. We decided to focus on something that mattered to us in our personal lives to help bonding within the team and create a better understanding of each other given we have had quite a few new team members over the last few months, this lunch was enjoyed by all and we plan to make this a more frequent event within HDT given how busy our day to day jobs are, giving the team some time for bonding, boosting team morale and reflection."
Gemma talked about her dogs Pablo the Jack Russel and Ralph the Cocker Spaniel – Pablo is the naughty one and Ralph is a nervous lockdown puppy! |
Nairn Talked about his days working in a bakery prior to going into social work and his continued love of baking – we also got to sample some delicious cinnamon and treacle scones! |
Finlay talked about reading his Kindle and how it has been with him for many years and in various countries. |
Shannon talked about her love of reading books, especially fantasy and darker thriller/ romance. |
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Erin talked about her love of music and showed us a picture of her at her first gig, which was Oasis with her Mum and Dad. |
Clare talked about and brought in photos of a memorable holiday in Switzerland with her husband when she went paragliding for the first time. |
Tim brought in a cherished photo of his garden and in specific a Lupin plant which he had nurtured from seed and finds gardening a good escapism. |
Sammy showed a photo with her daughter Tilly being in Ardnamurchan which she goes to every year in a caravan and meets up with the same groups of families. |
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Yvonne brought in photos of her husband Robert and son - along with her one year old cockapoo - Maisie. |
Molly brought in a photo of her partner and son and also talked about a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and how important her medication is to contribute to remission of the autoimmune disease and normal day to day functioning. |
Vivin brought in a picture of herself, friends and family with St Johnstone’s Scottish cup trophy which holds fond memories to her. |
Sharon couldn’t decided what was the most important to her so she brought in a photo of her wardrobe with all her clothes and her little Westie called Harvey! |
