✨Participant Recruitment✨ I am currently recruiting participants for my doctoral thesis research project which is exploring how Black Mental Health Professionals and their well-being during Covid-19. Please DM or email me if you are interested in taking part!

2. The D at the end of PTSD denotes ‘disorder’ but there is nothing disordered about the trauma responses or coping mechanisms since they are all rational and valid

After a very stressful and busy last couple of days/weeks/months, couldn't resist announcing I have finally submitted my doctoral thesis. Now I am on the train to Leeds for a dream job interview. Crazy day.

Excited to reveal👉The FND Workbook: Ways to Rewire for Children and Adolescents w/ FND. This collaborative project w/ the Functional Neurological Disorder Society Peds SIG was created for providers to support patients between diagnosis and treatment. Find it at: fndhope.org/wp-content/upl… #NeuroTwitter #FND

85% of people living with chronic pain also live with depression. But this is what we call a NORMAL response to an ABNORMAL situation. Not everyone living with chronic pain is "mentally ill" + "imbalanced"🙄 This depression is *situational* End. The. Stigma.🔥 #MedTwitter #MedEd

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FREE Webinar for school nurses on How To Help Students With Functional Seizures. 7/27 @ 12:30pm MT. Register using the link in the flyer!! This is a collaborative effort btw Functional Neurological Disorder Society Peds SIG and FND Hope International. Please help spread the word!

The "New to FND" virtual support group will give the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of FND, learn coping strategies, and connect with others who are also new to #FND. To register, visit: fndhope.org/events/new-to-…

Check out Elsevier Clinics Q & A article on Setting up Functional Neurological Disorder Treatment Services led by #SaraFinkelstein w input from Selma Aybek Jon Stone Alan Carson Sarah Lidstone, MD PhD & a few others. Functional Neurological Disorder Society MGH Neurology MGH Psychiatry neurologic.theclinics.com/article/S0733-…

There are huge regional disparities in FND care in the UK. But it would be really helpful to have more research documenting that If you have FND please help with this research whether you’ve been able to access care or not.

Women's Health, Pregnancy and FND. Recruiting for a new international study led by Alex Lehn and Ingrid Hoeritzauer If you are a woman (>18) with FND, PLEASE help by going to this link. fndaustralia.com.au/research/women… Women's health has been neglected in FND. It's time to change that.

2/We have been cultural indoctrinated into the idea that you can split illness into either physical or psychological. To understand FND you have to think multidimensional terms. The biopsychosocial model is the only framework broad enough to encapsulate the complexity of FND

Alongside the modules we deliver on the York Undergraduate Psychology Degree YSPsychologicalMedicine provides placements for Trainee Clinical Psychologists from University of Hull throughout the year. A big shout out to our past and current trainees Dr Amy Utting (she/her) Chloe Fletcher

Today is a big day

As a therapist and someone who has had a lot of therapy, here are my top 10 things to know before starting therapy: 🧵

New Research by Lisette Guy from City University London If you are interested in getting involved please email [email protected] and they will forward all the information for you to review before particpating #FND #FNDResearch

A post for all professionals working with FND- Anybody know where I could find psychoeducational resources around FND/functional seizures in Pashto? TIA🤗

My thoughts on Rishi Sunak’s proposal and recent speech around ‘sick note culture’ as someone who works for NHS mental health services as a Trainee Clinical Psychologist and as a person with a physical, dynamic disability and chronic lived exp of mental health difficulties a🧵