“Jen agreed to be filmed to talk about her lived experience of a personal health budget. Jen not only articulated the positive outcomes of the experience, but was able to provide some valuable insight into how to make the process better. Jen comes from a marketing background and was also able to review the film…
January in photos
I got a new phone and have photos to share.
I hear voices, I just didn’t ever realise the significance of it.
Today was the section of my research module that detailed the experiences of voice hearers, via a person-centred construct that applied meaning to their experiences, moving it away from a pathologised symptom of illness. Instead, voices are expressed as a natural response to traumatic events, often appearing at times of high stress and when reframed…
Something beautiful to look at
There’s a lot going on at the moment and so I am trying to share snapshots that inspire me. This one flew across my twitter feed the other day and provoked some interesting discussion. Water smoothed stones tied with beautiful and unique Japanese knots.
Coming up for breath.
The last few weeks have been completely crazy and I’ve barely had enough time to sleep, let alone take stock and write. I have been involved in so many things, so many amazing pieces of work that it’s a bit tricky to know where to begin, so I’m going to start with a few highlights….
Retreating… towards life
My retreat was a deeply moving and intense experience. Mindfulness and meditation have taken a special place in my life in the last three years. I first encountered them via Compassion Focussed Therapy, a therapeutic practice that was originally developed in Derby by Dr Paul Gilbert. I have meditated pretty regularly for the last two…
Time speeds by…
Mylo lost his first baby tooth today. He is growing up so fast. This afternoon he said: “Mummy, why has my apron got so small?” I explained that it was him getting so big
Living life through the cracks
Cracks are funny things to talk about when you are autistic and have mental health problems. People who are mentally ill are referred to as crackpots, or just cracked. As individuals and increasingly as a society we talk about the cracks that people fall into as we become more complex individuals and block contracts become less…
NHS Health Innovation Expo 2017
Lovely day last week at the NHS innovation Expo, where NHS England asked me to speak about my lived experience with personal health budgets in relation to treating my sensory processing disorder. I was one of two speakers in the session that I participated in, the second being an amazing lady called Michelle who manages…
Things kids say.., in August
A few gems from the mouths of babes this month: Logie: logo, as in the things cars have on their fronts Squeakquins: sequins, obvs. Moddled up: Muddled up Fighty: how you feel just before you punch your friends, but not so serious that you don’t want to be their friend any more. Quote of the…