'Community is a wonderful thing'.

Not to undermine the feelings of all parents,..but this is a genuine, and stark, fear of parents of children with autism and I admire the bravery of this parent to share this 👇

📚 We're delighted to welcome Laura Henry-Allain (She/her) back to Scotland and to tigers later this month, as we host a book launch for My Family, Your Family.

If you'd like to join us on Thursday 16th November, please RSVP by Friday 10th November!

Book your place 👇

Book your place now!! An engaging afternoon of key speakers, networking and shared stories Tigers Group for the Scottish Book Launch of My Family, Your Family. Let’s come together to celebrate similarities and differences and share our family stories!! 🧡

#ACES

We decorated our door today to increase a sense of belonging and relational wealth #beloning #welcone

“What is different about this is I’ve never seen an atrocity so publicly committed.” Quoting Dr. Gabor Maté

For those in Scotland into the work of Dr. Gabor Maté & Nkem Ndefo 🍉, those #HRM asking to rethink #DEI & wanting a redo on the mental models underpinning 'normal', u r invited to the 'gig play' Adaptation: Enough Already Universal Hall Promotions Tix in header. Moray Council @MFR December 1st!

I am booked onto this free online event on Monday eve, 13 Nov, which explores international progress in trauma-informed healthcare practices, hosted by Dr Warren Larkin . I thought maybe others would wish to know about it.

The Trauma of Boarding School: Voices from Childhood.
7 Nov frm The Bowlby Centre
If you know nothing abt life at boardng school, this is t event for you. Our 2 speakers can explain what it feels like & why that matters to t UK public. Nicky Moxey 🧙‍♀️ Piers Cross
thebowlbycentre.org.uk/cpd/

“development of emotional regulation is something that begins in a shared space between you and your child(student).”

If we teach educational staff about what happens to children’s brains & bodies due to chronic adversity, we are giving them the language of science. With this,we are giving them tools using interventions to help children in the classroom environment. 🧠🌱

Our Comms Officer David has been blogging on his thoughts after attending the ACE-Aware Nation 💜 #GaborImmerive Conference in #Glasgow with Dr. Gabor Maté - & the implications for #CommunitySafety #Justice & the #ClimateCrisis .

safercommunitiesscotland.org/2023/10/16/a-d…

Suzanne Zeedyk

in global society, depression and anxiety are the fastest growing diagnosis. More and more kids are being diagnosed with ADHD. There's more autoimmune disease, there's something about this culture that's toxic. 🧠🌱

This is huge opportunity to develop the evidence base for trauma informed approaches and at the same time support staff and students in 50 secondary schools.
Please get in touch if you have any to know more

Dr Dr Warren Larkin is leading this study of trauma-informed approaches to education. Warren was an attendee at our recent event with Dr. Gabor Maté . Please consider getting in touch with him if you are a school interested in trauma-informed or #ACE Aware or relational cultures.

If your early people retreat from giving warmth, safety and love, you give up and then often take a shed load of drugs to feel something again.

It's not that complicated is it.

It's not a character problem, it's a survival solution that then brings its own problems.

There is lots of evidence linking prenatal stress with increased risk in development and behaviour changes in children as well as other health issues, Sally outlines, which is why identifying this stress and helping mothers is critically important. #BondingWithBaby

A beautiful neighbour I have today - gonna see how his work can be used in the NL as well by translating his #ACEs card deck into Dutch, so it can find its way to group work and awareness increase. Great to be connected with a great tribe again.
#ACEAwareNation #GaborImmersive23

Well guess who I met in Glasgow airport after I had been training a lovely organisation about trauma recovery and I believe that Dr. Gabor Maté had been training at a large conference there too! ❤️❤️🙌