Learning about being brilliant with Andy Cope @beingbrilliant
"There is only one place your happiness can ever come from - and that is your thinking" #NurturingKnowledge @BetterStartBfd
Gill Thornton, Head of Programme @BetterStartBfd on the importance of relationships: "Bringing kindness into the conversation allows a focus on shared humanity" #NurturingKnowledge
This is a fabulous, uncomfortable 2-minute video of real-person talk of what the body & brain do when traumatic things happen to you. We put the feelings in a box and close it, until one day when it all comes spilling out. @James_vru @sallycroachy@realdcameron@paulinescott222
Kindness in schools will be even more powerful than counsellors in schools. I fully agree counsellors are important. Its just that kindness alongside is even more effective: it operates throughout a culture & not just in an office. Don't outsource solutions to counsellors.
Here's the power of the ACES Revolution of Kindness we have going on in Scotland. We are making sure KINDNESS is fashionable and taken seriously as an 'intervention' and 'treatment'. @ACEAwareNation@paulinescott222 @ChSuptPMain @realdcameron @margl43
"Mindfulness interventions lasting 10-12 weeks have been shown to decrease amygdala volume and increase the connectivity between the amygdala and PFC." https://t.co/DcPHiDEz19
Mary Glasgow highlighting how the ACEs movement has provided evidence base to support importance of relationships. @margl43 #ACEAwareNation@ACEAwareNation
@JohnSwinney, Deputy First Minister
Highlighting importance of working across boundaries and prevention/early intervention in tackling childhood adversity.
Great to see support for this agenda in Scotland.
#ACEAwareNation@ACEAwareNation
'every single one of us has the opportunity to offer therapeutic moments to young people in their lives'
Great talk from @DrBurkeHarris very inspiring. #ACEAwareNation@ACEAwareNation