Alison Hendry

Manager of the Public Protection Team, Horizon and Glens Projects in Justice Services, Angus. Geekish about trauma responsive practice, kindness and my boys 😘

[Epione Trauma Training & Consultancy @EpioneTraining]

Epione co-founder Dr Dawn Harris leading todays trauma enhanced course with @AngusCouncil Justice & YP Services.

Quote of the day...."The people we serve are the hero of their own story - and we get the opportunity to play the part of a guide"

[Alison Hendry @AlisonAHendry]

@EpioneTraining @AngusCouncil 🩷

[Alison Hendry @AlisonAHendry]

The highlight of the CYCJ conference for me was definitely meeting the author of a book I read years ago and loved!! What a gorgeous human he is ☺️ #YJConf24 @G_Armstrong21

[Alison Hendry @AlisonAHendry]

A powerful and passionate start to day 2 of CYCJ conference! 💛💛#YJConf24

[Alison Hendry @AlisonAHendry]

Read this! It’s fabulous! 🩵🩵

[SASW @ScotsSW]

🗣️With funding from @scotgov, our Social Work Professional Support Service is freely available to ALL social workers in Scotland. It is designed by social workers for social workers, to promote wellbeing & address practice concerns.

💻Access support here: https://t.co/NGvz0Au6oQ

[Rebecca McNeil @Rebs_Mcneil]

Can’t believe we got down to the finals. 🙈🤩

[Alison Hendry @AlisonAHendry]

@Rebs_Mcneil Well done guys, super proud of you all x

[Alison Hendry @AlisonAHendry]

Ridiculously privileged to work with and learn from Epione 🩵🩵

[Epione Trauma Training & Consultancy @EpioneTraining]

Quiet reflection as we look back to 5th Nov 2019 when we made a commitment to building a trauma informed and responsive Scotland.

Here is James Docherty reminding us about our 'WHY'

https://t.co/rP3PW2oWZ8

[Calum Campbell @sw_calum]

“Student social workers are our future workforce. They deserve to have the best possible experience. As a former practice teacher myself I feel passionate about this” - heartening to hear a commitment to improving experiences for student SWs from @AConstance23 #SWSConf2023

[Social Work Scotland @socworkscot]

“We came into social work because we wanted to be the spark of difference. The unique, helpful relationship that creates change and promotes social justice.”

[Alison Hendry @AlisonAHendry]

‘I was broken hearted and had a disordered mind’ @Prev_Justice Inspirational as ever James, we need to stop locking up traumatised and hurt people.

[COPFS @COPFS]

Statement from Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC on drug consumption facilities: https://t.co/uOFIww2Puw

[Epione Trauma Training & Consultancy @EpioneTraining]

Delighted to welcome MSc student @Sultan_Horani to Epione.

S aims to build upon our bank of critical evaluation by exploring the impact of our Train The Trainer model which has supported numerous LA's, HSCP's & National 3rd Sector Orgs to train their workforces across Scotland.

[Epione Trauma Training & Consultancy @EpioneTraining]

Delivering training with a wide range of CJ services from Aberdeenshire & Orkney.

Exploring trauma, substance use, mental health & crime.

We need to shift from blame & punishment by understanding causes, conditions & recovery.

[PoliticsJOE @PoliticsJOE_UK]

Given she will soon be a former MP, here's Mhairi Black TERRORISING the Tories in parliament.

[D @DeTayburn]

Alesha Dixon #Caledonia
I'm not familiar with that song

Scotland 👇
#BritainsGotTalent #BGT

[Alison Hendry @AlisonAHendry]

@NorburyJames 🩵🩵 I LOVE THIS BOOK, thank you

[Alison Hendry @AlisonAHendry]

My lovely friend sent me this yesterday. Perfect timing, just what I needed 🩵🩵

[Alison Hendry @AlisonAHendry]

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[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

This is a side by side of two women gracing the front covers of two well known magazines.

The one on the right we all know is Martha Stewart, age 81. The one on the left is Apo Whang-Od, age 106, a tribal tattooist in a remote province in the Philippines.

There seems to be an unwritten rule which equates beauty with youngness. In an interview, Martha Stewart told the reporter she credits her organic, home-grown, farm-to-table eating, yoga, and actively healthy lifestyle to her youthfulness. While that’s an admirable journey for her, let’s not forget the amount of privilege that kind of lifestyle requires.

On the left is Apo Whang-Od, who is a 106-year-old tribal tattooist in the Philippines. The wisdom she carries in every forehead wrinkle and frown line is stunning. Her eyes are glass, reflecting back all that she’s witnessed over a century of lived experiences. Her tattoos a reminder of the ancestors she seeks to honor.

Both women are beautiful in their own right. But I wish we as women didn’t play into this idea that we have to look younger—and thinner—in order to fit some unrealistic beauty standard which will grant us acceptance and relevance in the world around us.

I’m writing this for any woman who, like me, may have had a punched-gut reaction to seeing an octogenarian in a swimsuit on the cover of a magazine looking more like a woman in her forties or fifties: Anti-aging is not a beauty standard.

There IS beauty in wrinkles, and saggy skin, and drooping breasts. These are markers of a life hard fought for and well lived. It seems odd to try and erase these battle scars.

So while I applaud Martha for her fortunate body, carefully curated procedures, and pristinely styled makeup, I also applaud Whang-Od for what others may perceive as imperfections.

Anti-aging is not a beauty standard.
Authenticity is.

@ FeministNews