'Rubber Duck'
Notifications off
Immersed deep in heat
Laid well back in steam and silence
Relaxed - head to feet

#poems

'Build'
History's largely trapped
The future is not
Each lesson expands your knowledge
Then, sun-bathe on yachts

#poems

'Earworm'
Competition vanquished
By neat, little rhymes
Ad men harness words and music
Target: hearts and minds

#poems

Apologies, EdgeHill University Service User & Carer Group💙, I have a meeting today about the progress of my audiobook The Geographer
This is 2 or 3 months from completion
(There's a poor quality version on the platform already, but this was really to see if it worked so please ignore)
📚
Dr Harriet Dunn
Antoinette💙#hellomynameis Toni💙

'At Source'
Who is responsible?
Slaloms and chicanes
Who's the fastest to claim credit?
Who can dodge the blame?

#poems

'Only Known Weakness'
Little packs of chaos
(Chocolate bars and crisps)
Tempting diet deviations
Remember: you got this!

#poems

🎓💻Today, I had the pleasure of talking virtually with 47 of Emily-May (she / her)'s full-time, 1st yr pre-registration #MentalHealth nursing degree students at University of Dundee.
The students' assorted, curious questions demonstrated that they were listening closely
#livedexperience
#psychosis

🏃Best of luck to everyone running the #LondonMarathon today & yesterday at the mini-marathon🏃
A great amount of commitment & focus & generosity of spirit on London's streets today
#londonmarathon2024
🏃🙏💙🙏🏃

🏃Best of luck to everyone running the #LondonMarathon today & yesterday at the mini-marathon🏃
A great amount of commitment & focus & generosity of spirit on London's streets today
#londonmarathon2024
🏃🙏💙🙏🏃

'Come Around'
Strong and unfaltering
In the madding crowd
Stick to your guns - cool, collected
They will come around

#poems

'Aged'
Sometimes for three thousand
Years it's like I've aged
But mostly, I'm nineteen again
Young and unafraid

#poems

🎓 💻Today, I had the pleasure of talking virtually with 5 of Claire Cockerill's #MentalHealth Wellbeing Practitioner #students in their final year at Edge Hill University
The connection held out for the full 2hrs (with no interruptions from the postman)🙏
#livedexperience
Antoinette💙#hellomynameis Toni💙
💻🎓

'Draft'
Heat means air will rise up
Scientists all know
Heat goes up, cold takes its place
Causing winds to blow

#poems

🚂🎓Today, I discussed MH issues with several of Kinga Kendall's BA #MentalHealth students at the University of Hertfordshire
The theme was 'kintsugi' - the Japanese concept that celebrates flaws born of traumatic experience.
There was much sharing, seriousness and laughter
#psychosis
#NHS
🙏🎓

'Simple Exercise'
I once possessed a mind
Filled with anxious thoughts
Exercise led them all to slumber
It's not just for sport

#poems

'Understanding'
Communication fails
Fears can be heightened
Set aside the time and space for
Sound advice and guidance

#poems

🙏 Huge thanks to Service User and Carer member, Audrey, who gave a talk on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) to our Service Users & Carers group this week!

'Celestial Circles'
A day? We spin around
The moon takes one whole month
Year-on-year we complete orbits
Of our yellow sun

#poems

🎓Apologies, EdgeHill University Service User & Carer Group💙🎓
I promised to take my Mum to see friends today, & sadly, it clashes with today's drop-in
I hope you have a great meeting anyway, & I'll hopefully see you at the next one!
🙏 💙🙏
#livedexperience
Antoinette💙#hellomynameis Toni💙
Dr Harriet Dunn
#psychosis
#NHS
🎓🎓

'Magnolia/ Vanilla'
Lacking in behaviour
Lacking of a hunger
Lacking of a temperature
Free-falling in slumber

#poems