christina christou

Writing for wellbeing therapist, PhD student @Eng_Lang_UoB, researching metaphor and story in trauma therapy

[Gerardo Ortega @ortega_ger]

What a treat! @sotarokita is the invited speaker to the @Eng_Lang_UoB seminar series. He says speech & gesture are two ways of thinking (analytic and imagistic) and these two together are an efficient way to think about the world. Fascinating talk!

[christina christou @writetherapycc]

I write to understand what I feel.
I write to feel what I don't understand.

[Carolyn Spring @CarolynSpring]

It's so easy to pathologise – to think there's something wrong with our brain when it behaves 'differently'. But during and after #trauma our brain does exactly what it's evolved to do, which is geared around keeping us safe. Read more: https://t.co/Jl1O8YrKFe
#TherapistsConnect

[christina christou @writetherapycc]

@EUniWellMASTERY @JoanneMcCuaig3 Great toolkit for anyone working with sensitive topics in education, research and other contexts. Thanks @JoanneMcCuaig3 for including my writing for wellbeing suggestions.

[Dr Ian McCormick @PostFilm]

Philosophical about Christmas?
#religion #philosophy #highered

[christina christou @writetherapycc]

@samanthaford473 @CFBurgers @MarcusPerlman @MatteoFuoli @JeannetteL16 @BodoWinter @BigCatAgency @TL_Dunne @unibirmingham @Eng_Lang_UoB Congratulations 🎊 👏

[EUniWell @EUni_Well]

⚠️ Researching sensitive topics doesn't come with a warning.

The @EUniWellMASTERY team created a toolkit to help with the emotional & physical impact of such #research.

📋 If your work involves distressing topics, take part in their survey: https://t.co/IK7uQ9eF6D

#EUniWellSFC

[Joanne McCuaig @JoanneMcCuaig3]

Here's a copy of the poster presentation I made for the @EUni_Well Nov 9-10th Showcase Conference.
Thank you to Manuela Nilsson for your help with this.

[christina christou @writetherapycc]

@actionhappiness no. 7 😍
#writingforwellbeing #creativity

[Action for Happiness @actionhappiness]

A great way to boost resilience and feel happier is to try a new activity or take a different approach ✨

Join us for #NewWaysNovember and get daily ideas to help you find new ways forward https://t.co/VeJd1azPJQ

[Action for Happiness @actionhappiness]

A great way to boost resilience and feel happier is to try a new activity or take a different approach ✨

Join us for #NewWaysNovember and get daily ideas to help you find new ways forward https://t.co/VeJd1azPJQ

[EUniWell MASTERY @EUniWellMASTERY]

What a great session! Thank you for sharing your insights and time with us, @NatalieEdelman

[christina christou @writetherapycc]

@EUniWellMASTERY @katharkarcher @DrSophieKH @EUni_Well Sorry I couldn't make it.

[christina christou @writetherapycc]

Sharing expressive writing tools with researchers working with sensitive topics.

[Joanne McCuaig @JoanneMcCuaig3]

Very useful tips that you can do right now to help process and deal with uncomfortable and unsettling thoughts when working with disturbing content.

Thanks for sharing with us, @writetherapycc

[christina christou @writetherapycc]

Brilliant conference, some inspiring talks and workshops. I got to share how story completion method can help researchers make sense of their research #ICRMC #MentalWellness #writing

[Creative Bridges @CBWellbeing]

The conference schedule is live on the website!

Which session will you be attending? 🖊️💻

https://t.co/gJvbsidXQh

#conference #CBWellbeing #WritingforWellbeing #MentalHealth #Writing

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

Can we let children rule the world💙

[christina christou @writetherapycc]

@garethcarrol looking forward to reading this :)

[christina christou @writetherapycc]

@JoanneMcCuaig3 Thank you to all the attendees who tried out the tools and gave their feedback.

[christina christou @writetherapycc]

@greg_woodin Congratulations!! 🎓🙂

[CUP Linguistics @CambUP_LangLing]

New Cambridge Element Metaphor, Metonymy, the Body and the Environment by @JeannetteL16 @MariannaBolog @NinaJulich, Chung-hong Danny Leung and @paulapsobrino is now free to read for 2 weeks!
https://t.co/ModR137KaO
#cambridgeelements #languageandlinguistics