Enjoyed this ‘black out poetry’ creativity exercise at the writing retreat hosted by @the_unicoach We took one page of a journal article we liked and blacked out words until we were left with a poem or statement. I chose a paper by Sonia Johnson Jingyi Wang

Remain like water. Flow through it all. Don’t disappear. Don’t retreat. Continue on your journey.

An insightful talk by S Fincham-Campbell on the use of social network for people with alcohol dependence at the Lisbon Addictions today!

OK so thread on the childcare reforms now I've seen the detail....

If the government really want more people back to work with health problems/disability, they would fund mental health services and make volunteering possible again. The near impossibility of volunteering in a sanctions culture that doesn't understand disability limits so many.

Enjoying the sessions, but please please please can people stop saying 'substance misuse'. How exactly are these poor substances being 'misused'?

Rest is a neurobiological imperative. That means we NEED it. It’s not a dirty word or concept. It IS a radical act of self-care in a world romanticizing the grind that leads to burnout + dis-ease. You don’t need to earn rest — you intrinsically deserve it.

Great article on #stigma & substance use in the media. Tackling stigma starts with language. Still surprises me in some professional settings how much the terms "substance misuse", "addict", and "user" are still used. As professionals, we have a duty to be careful with language.

Emma Beecham Carol-Ann Getty talking about the importance of critically scrutinizing representations of the problem of parental opiod use #ESSD2023CPH

Thought-provoking talk by @LiviuAlexand about the hypocrisy and dissonance between politicians' private drug use vs. their public support of punitive drug policies #essd2023cph @CRF_Aarhus

Nina Korshøj making the argument that a next phase in studies of 'online drug markets' is to explore the complex intertwining of on- and offline spheres. #essd2023cph @CRF_Aarhus

Listening to S Fincham-Campbell Emma Beecham and Carol-Ann Getty presenting fascinating findings from the The Relations Study at the #ESSD2023CPH in Wonderful Copenhagen!

Goodye The Relations Study 😫 Learned about the stigma & pressures that parents who use drugs face, stigma & addictions from a structural & systemic perspective, critical qualitative analysis, meaningful and high quality co-production & public engagement work. Will miss the team.

I am glad to be presenting findings from the Relations study on stigma towards parental opioid use. Looking forward to hearing other presentations on the theme: 'Living the Stigma: Understanding Addiction & Overcoming Prejudice'.

"We have to challenge every day what we do, how we do it and the words we use but most importantly we need to challenge ourselves in the sector. " Jon Findlay💜💛 #APAconf23

Take some time to browse through the on-demand content we have available during the break. Stephanie Fincham-Campbell shares the work of the Relations study project that focused on stigma and was produced with parents who use opioids. zurl.co/yLSO

A strong message about visible wellness within services by Stuart Green from Aspire at #APAconf23: "It busts the clinical fallacy that recovery doesn't happen, and demonstrates that people can get well."

"Peer support can't be tokenistic, it's got to be part of the system." -Matt Gaskell #APAConf23