Trigger waring throughout So, before we get into it, let me be clear in saying in this blog that I can only account for what was normalised in my community. I say “our” as I do think what I am about to say will impact many people, but I can only vouch for what I…
Tag: mental-health
Out Of The Shadows- BREAKING NEWS!
A wise woman one once said to me …Kendra…Never ever tell people your next move…..show them. I have been oh so quiet for a while. Have had plenty of messages asking me if all is well. Sometimes we have to lock in to make a change. Personally, I have been in my office like a…
Child homicides are most commonly (35%) perpetrated by the child’s parent or step-parent. (NSPCC, 2004)
Child homicides are most commonly (35%) perpetrated by the child’s parent or step-parent. https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/statistics-briefings/child-deaths-abuse-neglect https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/statistics-briefings/child-deaths-abuse-neglect Why do we keep failing abused children? Genuine question so please feel free to answer. Why? I’m tired What an understatement I’m physically, mentally, and emotionally drained from my very inner core. I am frustrated Another understatement I am seething…
At what age did you realise YOU was the weird kid at school ….(I was 44)
At what age did you realise YOU were the weird kid at school ….(I was 44) Looking back, I often wonder if my entire childhood was a puzzle I couldn’t solve. Were the bits I enjoyed or thought I did actually how I remember? I was always in trouble at school. Always. You think of…
Guest Blog: Luke Goldie-McSorley- “I often find myself thinking about Blondy”
Today’s guest blog is a deep one. For many reasons. But let’s rewind a bit. I struggle to make friends. A mixture of autism, trauma, exploitation, neglect, historical mental health (My own and those around me), and a general lack of trust for people after being done wrong many times means that I don’t know…
Guest blog: Carly Adams Elias- Where is the Love?
Today’s guest speaker is my friend Carly. I remember the day I met Carly; it was my first day at work, and she was delivering training on contextual safeguarding. At this point in my working life, I had met few people who fully embraced contextual safeguarding, and I found this very frustrating. So when I…
Guest blog: Michael Issacs – Awkward Conversations
OK, gather round peeps. Today’s guest blog is my very good friend, Michale. Our children once played together as tots, and Michale’s wife and I have sometimes worked in the same school. Not many people know this, but I write and (sometimes) perform spoken word. Just by pure coincidence (Or not if, like me, you…
Guest Blog- Samantha Trew – A letter to my 35 year old self
It’s guest blog time, and today’s guest blogger is a lady who most definitely was instrumental in the path I took with my own spiritual journey. I don’t believe in coincidences, and the past that took me to Sam was not a pleasant one. I reached out to her begging for help for my daughter…
An act of kindness in hounor of Matt Gee – #BeMoreMatt
A message from Matt’s mum: On Wednesday, 23rd October, it will be 6 months since Matt took his own life. To honor him, I would like everyone who loved him to do an act of kindness in his name. I spoke in his eulogy about being #BeMoreMatt he showed such care and compassion towards everyone…
“Because you need the light off”- Neurodiversity sensory issues respected…at last.
Let me start at the start. Always Best I have just reviewed my blogs, and I don’t believe I have ever written about lights! I will have to check again because if I have not written about lights…crazy. Anyway…grab a drink, put your feet up, and let me tell you about me…lights…and the man who…
Out of the Shadows 