I’ll just leave this here.

😞 EnterpriseUK shocking behaviour, please rectify so as not to impact the meaningful work that blink mental health are doing!

Over 6 years after the Grenfell fire, the Social Housing Regulation Act is now law. This is the first step in the reform the sector sorely needs, and we thank everyone who has campaigned for these changes, and who continue to fight for better treatment of social housing tenants.

The opening of Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors at National Theatre last night was so poignant, moving & an important call the action.

I would highly recommend heading to see it if you can:
nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/gr…

What an absolutely beautiful few days in #Bristol , disseminating my research & hosting Ncazelo phola_npo for #TreeOfLife training. My heart is more full and my soul more connected & enriched from all the nourishing conversations💛

#Bristol folk,
A chance to pop in, hear about my doctoral research & speak about all things #NarrativeTherapy and #TreeOfLife 🌳

Ncazelo phola_npo
Don't miss, too, the opportunity to join training with Ncazelo - Founder of the methodology: courses.uwe.ac.uk/Z51000181/intr…

Bristol based two-day 🌳Tree of Life training🌳 with Ncazelo at UWE Psychology, plus a public lecture with lil old me & Dr Miltos Hadjiosif the night before... sign up now/spread the word, it's going to be beautiful:
courses.uwe.ac.uk/Z51000181/intr…

Speak out always..x

I've been editing a few illustrations this weekend, as figures for my research paper. Popping them here in case others may find them handy in your #TreeOfLife practice.

These are based on the original methodology by Ncazelo phola_npo David Denborough Dulwich Centre

“..love is not just warm fluffy feelings and joyful experiences. Love can also be personal pain transformed into social good. Given the existence of power love is resistance. Given the existence of privilege love is solidarity. ” Taiwo (she/her)

youtu.be/6S3bEoOHiuo

Beautiful humans, the info about this year's Community Psychology #CommunityPsychFestival is now LIVE! We're SUPER excited 😍 Theme: Seriously; let's play!

Save the date: Oct 13th-15th @ Edinburgh.

Head here for all info including tickets/ call for contributions: bit.ly/3x3PHB5

Remaining with a full heart from #ToLoveIsToAct on Friday. A space of beautiful, moving connection. Together, thinking about where love shows up in human services.

This was what I drew as we shared the space✍️🧡

#relationalactivism Family Advisory Board Camden Becca Dove Tim Fisher

Therapy principles have a crucial role to play in the development of a more compassionate, socially just, progressive society. Delighted to announce release of a new podcast where I talk through my latest book: 'Psychology at the Heart of Social Change'
soundcloud.com/bristol-univer…

My latest drawing shared to my IG page. A Rogerian quote I’ve often applied to my therapeutic approach… yet with the new year rolling in and societal expectations for new versions of ourselves & for change, I reflected on how this same compassion can be applied to self. 🌞

1/5 Growing Rights Instead of Poverty Partnership ( #GRIPP ) is incredibly excited to share its new website this week, in the run up to #HumanRightsDay2022 .

Check it out gripp.org.uk

Having grown out of #RightsBridge work #GRIPP has four founding beliefs 🧵

Nick Cave defines a good faith conversation. We need more of these in #mentalhealth .

'Forget dog-eat-dog, better to just eat together if you want to change the world' 😍

Community, mutual aid, interdependence - 'building & rebuilding relationships has become a radical act' but it really shouldn't be.

Article: Warren Draper, in Freedom 22-23 (Anarchist Journal)

We must be mindful of language. We can’t ‘give voice’ to the voiceless. We might raise issues, challenges, feed back through our filters what we heard … but presuming we can be someone else’s voice strips people of their agency & personhood #DismantlePowerConstructs

'Being without a home is not a personal failing, it is a failure of economic structures and leadership.' - Angela Robertson #CAEH22

Wider social change comes when individual actions  combine & are  collectively  felt. We are leaders with lived & learned experience, who believe that person-to-person connections can keep us from being stuck in complex social problems. We are the system relationalactivism.com/codesign