Yes, "the aim of therapy is transformation"! We are asking if that transformation is just of the individual or if it can also be of the world? And if so, how. Carolyn Spring

Agreed. This reminds me of Daniel L. Shapiro's notion that there is not only unhealthy conflict but also unhealthy peace, which can be equally destructive.

Erin Stevens same handle elsewhere @x_TaraS_x Stuk Glenna Demeter Maria Albertsen BACP @ncs_media We are at a perfect moment: we urge BACP @UKCP to take good note of the brave counsellors and psychotherapists who risked so much. We urge their members to engage in open, fearless and wide ranging debate about the future values of our professions. END

This sums up EXACTLY what we believe: “Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you… instagram.com/p/B2WHdkHgVgn/…

"Everyone has a story or a struggle that will break your heart. And, if we’re really paying attention, most people have a story that will bring us to our knees. Nobody rides for free." Thanks for this @brenebrown… instagram.com/p/B2W_GBLAv8E/…

Solidarity to those at @PsychSocChange #commpsyfest2019. Liking @n9birds's slide showing 5 #austerity ailments with Bronfenbrenner's circles & Prof. Carlene Firmin's ecological strengths & vulnerabilities model... fuel for our fire. Thank you.

Gather aims to contribute towards the healing of polarisation in our world, treating it as a collective symptom of a traumatised and traumatising society. Check out @Collective_Psyc and this article by Alex Evans / @alexevansuk.bsky.social collectivepsychology.org/political-pola…

These are times of dissolution and loss. Transactional Analysts need to focus on our wider community and our planet not just the self and autonomy.

Thanks to @ncs_media NHS England now has a non discriminatory employment policy for counsellors/psychotherapists of non BACP membership bodies. Things are starting to change. Counsellors Together UK #counselling #endcounsellorexploitation thecounsellorscafe.co.uk/single-post/20…

The tide is finally changing around the medicalisation of human distress: "...independent trials not linked to the pharmaceutical industry found “no significant effect of SSRIs"" Johann Hari #dropthedisorder

‘’Anxiety and sadness are normal and adaptive reactions to certain events, and it is important that normal emotional reactions are seen in that way and not defined as mental illness or mental health disturbance’

Great article. #everymindmatters virtue signalling from the very systems which are strangling MH care, & denying appropriate support to the most vulnerable through cuts is pretty unpalatable. The problems are systemic & we should be promoting community care, not just self care.

More against the reductive rhetoric of 'self-care': "...delving into individual childhoods, or seeing it all as matter of serotonin uptake, is reductive. We need to understand what is happening now, in this culture of 24/7 performance on social media and workplace presenteeism."

Tribes of difference. My take on what is missing. togather.co.uk/post/tribes-of… #community #belonging

1/ One of the most powerful constructs I know: supervenience. It explains why knowledge at one level of analysis can be irrelevant at another. For example: When you watch a movie on a screen, you are seeing arrangements of pixels. The movie is 100% dependent on pixels and

My friends, do not lose heart. We were made for these times. - Clarissa Pinkola Estes davidpaulkirkpatrick.com/tag/clarissa-p…

It is a great pleasure to announce that the Gather Rooms in Lewes, East Sussex are now open. It took much more TLC and time than expected, yet I can wholeheartedly confirm that the space is phenomenal. Three rooms waiting to be filled with wonderous work and meaningful activities

Designed probono by amazing biophilic interior designer, these rooms invite relationship with nature to support therapeutic work & gently foster care for environment. Also crafted as a home for community of changemakers: belonging makes us more effective #TherapistsConnect