We know so much more about trauma than ever before. Of course, trauma has always been part of a lived experience extending to all living beings, but we now have so much more information about what it does to the brain and why the body responds in the way it does. We know about the …
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A new year
As 2020 draws to a close and we think about what 2021 might bring us, a part of me wants to talk about endings and new beginnings. To dwell for a moment on the hardships of this year and the hope that lies before us in a new one, both collectively and individually. All of …
The noticing brain
So much is happening in the world right now it can be hard to feel a sense of firm ground beneath our feet. It is easy to feel we are lurching from one crisis to another in the context of Covid-19 and then we all have our own individual experiences and life events to contend …
Reflections post lockdown
As the collective experience of lockdown lifts, we find ourselves moving into a phase where much is now down to individual responsibility. I’ve been wondering about the weight of this responsibility and how we will all experience it differently based largely upon our own personal circumstances. But I’ve also been reflecting on the fact that many …
Mental health awareness week
As mental health awareness week draws to an end I wanted to write a few words in the context of Covid-19. The benefit of having a week dedicated to mental health awareness is that it offers an opportunity to raise collective consciousness about mental health as well as inviting us all to reflect on our …
Reflections under lockdown
When thinking what I wanted to say here, I imagined writing about the uncertainty of this time, the anxiety it might be provoking, the struggle of trying to carry on and adjust to this idea of a ‘new normal’. All this is true but I wouldn’t be saying anything that people aren’t already saying or …