Counselling Psychologist still trying to make sense of life, the universe & everything. Working in secondary care, RASASC volunteer. Black Lives Matter.
Comments crisis team told Fern:
"If you wanted to kill yourself you'd already be dead."
"If you are phoning us then you aren't really suicidal as you are asking for help."
"If you want to kill yourself that's your choice."
"What do you expect us to do about it?"
#JusticeForFern
Thanks to everyone who has completed it so far and if you have not yet had an opportunity to add your voice you can find the questionnaire here:
https://t.co/EuuoNUMgtu
Dear Ally
A thread 🧵 from us all at
The DDA on #DIDAwarenessDay
We, The Dissociative Disorders Alliance (The DDA), thought today provides us with a great opportunity to update you all on our progress.
Our final speaker of the day is Dr Alasdair Churchyard who is delivering a presentation on the important of historical awareness in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, from a psychological perspective.
The PPN-SE is looking forward to putting on our EDI event, to support NHS Leads and Educational establishments to make meaningful change in relation to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Visit https://t.co/Gm9CkyhELU for more information and registration details.
Remembered with love:
Reggie Stevens Le Cateau Aug 1914
Alec Crichton Gallipoli 1915
Lothian Stevens Fromelles May 1915
Kingie Stevens on the retreat to Dunkirk 1940
Archie Stevens served 1915-1918
Dick Stevens, Aleck Crichton, Paddy Stevens 1939-45
#RemembranceDay2023
We would encourage our @dcopuk Counselling Psychology colleagues with relevant clinical or research experience to contribute to this @BPSOfficial response to the @DHSCgovuk consultation on ME/CFS ...
Taking a few days off and getting to parts of Norfolk I’ve never before reached.
An unprecedented (for me) three birding “lifers” in one day today - two honey buzzards, one long-billed dowitcher, and three bee-eaters.
#OnThisDay in 1940, Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of Allied soldiers from #Dunkirk began. By 4 June, 338,226 soldiers had been rescued by a hastily assembled fleet of over 800 vessels. PM Winston Churchill hailed their rescue as a "miracle of deliverance". #Dunkirk83#WW2
As if by design, @ESA_Juice gets 1% closer to #Jupiter every month.
Follow its progress with the @ESAJuiceBar, closing in 2031🍹
Only question is, will @Twitter last that long?
We know that not everyone likes to talk - especially about their experiences of sexual violence.
To complement our Emotional Support Line, from April 17th we're launching a new Emotional Support Email service for those who prefer to share and get help anonymously online.
Campaigners have launched a survey to get International Irish Traveller Day officially recognised to celebrate Irish Traveller culture and educate people on one of the UK’s oldest communities 🚐🌄
https://t.co/00HqZmoYaw
Older characters are underrepresented in British films, with only 1 in 10 older characters involved in major plotline.
This paper looks at older characters in British films over the last decade, how often they're included and how they're portrayed.
https://t.co/O76yXkdHOE