Anne Lamott on love, sobriety and reaching 70: ‘All I’ve learned, I’ve learned because the abyss swallowed me’ | Well actually | The Guardian theguardian.com/books/ng-inter…

My deep dive into shamanic sound healing for Prospect 🔔✨🔔

prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/religion…

'It should not be enough for children to merely survive a childhood of violence, we have a responsibility to support their recovery and healing.' 👇

Saw this on fb and it reminded me of the power of music elicitation interviews.
Credit:TinyBuddha

For those in the UK BBC Woman’s Hour today at @10am will be focusing on all things boys- what it is like to be a boy, raising boys, experiences of boys who do not fit into the traditional model of masculinity and what it all means for girls. This is a must listen.

Last week, Rebecca Buxton and I succesfully defended a motion at Bristol UCU that supports a ban on staff-student relationships at University of Bristol.

Thank you to Roya at Epigram for writing a summary of this important moment! The 1752 Group Dr Anna Bull she/her epigram.org.uk/staffstudentre…

So marking season is upon us and I’d frankly be doing you a disservice if I didn’t share my Turnitin song.

Sing along to the tune of Jump Around by House of Pain) 🎶 😂 #AcademicTwitter

Check out this fascinating series on the #BBCSOUNDS . It’s all about boys and growing up in the modern world 🌍 Listening to boys discuss & reflect on their lives can provide so many answers bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m…

Jessica Laverack died by suicide in 2018, but in a landmark case the coroner ruled that the cause was 'domestic abuse'. Her mum Phyllis is supporting Sharon Holland in her call for there to be a new offence of “manslaughter by coercive control”. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/m…

🎧 NEW podcast 'Conversations We’ve Never Had' 🚀

As part of #UpFrontSurvivors , our partner The Green House have launched 'Conversations We've Never Had', a six-part podcast raising the voices of survivors of child sexual abuse. 🙌

➡️Listen here: loom.ly/qmkbXQg

Children are at most risk of entering the youth justice system due to vulnerabilities, victimisation, trauma, and unmet needs.

The responsibility for reducing this risk sits with adults, not children.

Good opportunity for someone.

I love the Japanese concept yutori, which refers to having enough time & peace of mind to enjoy life without being constantly under pressure. I think this is something that we have to craft out in our lives, to make it a sacred practice.

Brilliant to chat with Fran, Nadia and Eugene about reframing violence between young people; mythologies of an inherently just and peaceful Britain; the challenges of 1:1 support for young people; my favourite Hackney corner shop; my (and Eugene's) progress on Fifa; and so on...!

At a time when we see rising hunger, growing poverty & a lack of financing to address the climate crisis, it's shocking to see military expenditure reaching an unprecedented high—$2443 billion in 2023, according to SIPRI.

It's time to stop running towards mutual destruction.

New podcast episode about my research 🎉🎊🍾

📢 My analysis today shows nearly 18,000 domestic abuse crimes are missing from police statistics - after police were instructed to count fewer crimes.

Administrative ease must never come before accurate recording of domestic abuse.

My statement: domesticabusecommissioner.uk/nearly-eightee…

Violence against children and young people is common and some experience multiple forms. It also has an impact across sectors. Welcome this call for more integrated child protection systems. Ending The Harm Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

#StayWellinResearch
3. Say NO to shiny balls
If you want to survive in academia or research you have to learn to say NO. There are so many opportunities that will 'look good on your cv'. Easy to burn out.
From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2UnQkDn

Horrified to hear the amendments we supported have been stopped in House of Lords. It is extremely difficult to understand why Tory peers would want convicted child rapists/abusers to have parental rights over their children, when they would not be allowed near other children.