I'm in the The Guardian today talking about the (mis)pronunciation of Irish names!

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

It’s a common feature of the primary school classroom. The behaviour chart on the wall, with children’s names on pegs. Children are moved from the sun to the clouds, or from green to red if their behaviour isn’t what is required by their teacher. 1/

As the Actress said to the Bishop… #comeoutforlove

I heard someone say, “we treat the adoption industry as if it’s there to provide wannabe parents with children, and not children with safe homes.” and when I tell you I’ve never had a world view change so fast

If you can pronounce FIFA you can pronounce Aoife.

People aren’t dying because NHS staff are striking.

NHS staff are striking because people are dying.

Please RT if you get that.

Imagine doing a job, where you see the worst of everything, where you’re expected to put your life before others and then you get reported for daring to have a moment of light relief and fun with your colleagues. A moment where you dare to be human.
Honestly.

What if this isn't a kid being cute, but a kid coping with shaming? This Santa video is making the rounds again, w/ folks saying 'how funny, how adorable'. I'm going to show you the sadness, anger, surprise & distrust that so easily goes unseen by us adults. A THREAD.

A good working alliance in psychotherapy does not mean the patient likes you

It means there’s enough connection, safety, and trust that they can hate you—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵

Over-reliance on English hinders cognitive science: it has led to premature claims of universality (due to over-sampling of English speakers) and limited the cognitive constructs being examined (due to the use of English as a meta-language). doi.org/10.1016/j.tics…

If you do one thing today, check in on someone. #WorldMentalHealthDay

Here’s how 🧵👇

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A short 😔 thread:
This evening I watched the beautiful Ellie Simmonds waltz on BBC Strictly ✨, it was stunning.
I felt proud to see a disabled woman dancing on prime time TV, not a show about disability, but looking glamorous & dancing so well.
Then I come on here & see...

Reminder that Duolingo has Klingon and High Valyrian but no Tagalog.

Always remember, when you compliment weight loss, you could be complimenting:

-an eating disorder
- grief
- depression
- chronic illnesses
- cancer

Instead simply ask..... How are you doing? Please do not comment on the body.

Hmmm… that really does make me think 😳

Early intervention for ‘psychosis’ starts with addressing deep poverty, injustice, child abuse + neglect.

the next time somebody makes a comment that my 10 month old daughter is 'flirting' or has another baby as a 'boyfriend,' i'm going to tell them that it's weird to project sexuality onto infants and besides, she's a lesbian

If you know someone who’s a therapist & they don’t respond back quickly when you reach out, please don’t immediately think you’re the reason.

Helping & talking to people is a major part of our job. By the time our days are over talking or texting is the last thing we want to do.

Today I heard from a parent that their son was terribly upset when he got covid, because it would ruin his 100% attendance record. At the end of the year, those with 100% get book tokens & certificates in assembly. Here’s why policies like that should stop. 1/

Hello! Could you maybe deliver those marmalade sandwiches to people who need them rather than leaving them outside a palace? Thanks.