Why Mermaid Speech?

Charlotte Barfoot, Owner & Founder:

 

I've always wanted to make a splash! Not a remake the 1980's Tom Hanks movie (also about mermaids) but a general challenge to how things are run. As clinicians, employees, and families we deserve the best and should be able to express ourselves freely. 

 

So, why mermaids? The mermaid is a mythical creature common to folklore in many parts of the world. As someone who who finds great meaning and intrigue in symbols, this fairytale creature - half human half fish - fits into both worlds and yet neither. In film, The Little Mermaid is represented as a being without a voice - figuratively and literally (spoiler if you hadn't quite gotten round to watching that Disney flick back in 1989, you've been busy, I get it.) 

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The mermaid, among other things, is the archetype for the voiceless, the symbol of the individual seeking their authentic place of belonging.

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The ocean itself is analogous with space, the undiscovered, and unlimited possibility. I am so passionate about seeing the unlimited potential of every person realised, I have made an ocean of potential  Mermaid Speech's tagline.

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Finally, my joy at discovering that a real-life Mermaid Beach actually existed in the world prompted me to set the setting of this fairytale in the vicinity of its namesake.

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