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"You're too old" & "it's too late" are among trauma's most often repeated, effective lies. If your'e reading this right now, neither is true. Are you reading this right now? Then you're not too old, and it is not too late.

I wish more people knew about sensory anxiety (a thread)

This photo, taken in Bulawayo in what was then Rhodesia, by white empire settlers, was found in the scrapbook of Baden Powell, founder of the Scouts & Girl Guides movement. He named it "The Christmas Tree". British Empire and European history is full of toxic examples like this.

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what a surreal honor to meet miss major, a 77 year old Black trans woman who was there on the first night of the stonewall riots in 1969. how do you thank someone who’s like, the reason you can be free. y’all know i run my mouth but i was speechless

The mass prescribing of antidepressants has been a catastrophic mistake and we are only just beginning to see the extent of the damage that has been caused to society because of it. Over time the true extent of this damage will become apparent. #ssris

What an unbelievably cool woman Big Mama Thornton was.

I don’t personally ever abuse patients, & I don’t & won’t tolerate anyone else doing so. I can’t believe I have to say this. What I want to say is - I strongly believe that I often can’t provide what I think patients need - there is a terrible lack of resource in mental health.

My mother resents to the core of her being that she has to address me with cordiality and respect. The child she used to choke in public is someone of esteem. I am not worthless to anyone but her and she is so angry that absolutely no one but her looks at me with hate

It is problematic framing resilience as a fixed personality trait that people have or do not have. Resilience is emergent. It is also context-dependent: we adapt to some contexts and not to others.

Having space to think & slow down- clinical supervision, peer support etc- is key for decent care. It's about the state of mind of the care-giver, to feel supported & keep perspective. When are we going to genuinely commit to this rather that it being an add-on "if there's time"?

Today, I want to share a message with my powerful Afghan sisters. You are fighting back against the Taliban’s crimes, as they ban you from going to school and try to erase you from public life. You continue resisting. Your courage is a source of inspiration.

I don't know if this hellish platform still lets poems be seen, but I will always believe in what they hope to do.

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There were years of pressure, meetings, paperwork and emails. But when eventually the wheels came off no one actually checked in on us. But then I suppose most of those meetings and paperwork had been at my request.

“It’s an honour” Ireland international Bundee Aki is one of the 3,600 people being granted Irish citizenship in a special ceremony in Dublin today. Asked what he loves about Ireland, he says “everything” 🇮🇪 Virgin Media News

How does language begin? There’s a lot of important growth and development that occurs during the 45 month window from prenatal to age three. But among infancy’s greatest accomplishments is language acquisition. So over the coming week I’m going to dedicate this space to a

This sentence reflects the abhorrent lack of care for the safety of children in this country. The survivor community will be enraged and horrified, but most of us have come to expect this. I’m a survivor of #CSA. The thought that I was taken to a prepared place for the sole

“Empathy cannot always replace lived experience; people who have been through something know the nuances of dealing with it. By claiming to understand what people are going through, we sometimes hurt them by offering misguided solutions.”psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/parent…