Such an honour to be asked to give a keynote talk for the wonderful NSPCC today. Thanks for having me!

🍋New Episode Alert 🍋 🍋 Dan Breeze on the Making Lemonade Podcast 🍋 Dan and Mark talk about living life as a victim of the Infected Blood Scandal. Available now wherever you get your podcasts - shows.acast.com/makinglemonade #makinglemonade #infectedbloodscandal

📷 Next on The Making Lemonade Podcast 📷 📷 Sarah Hepola 📷 Bestselling author Sarah Hepola and Mark talk about alcohol, sobriety, and the joy of early mornings. Available Weds 21st May wherever you get your podcasts - shows.acast.com/makinglemonade #makinglemonade

🍋New Episode Alert 🍋 🍋 Sarah Hepola 🍋 Bestselling author Sarah Hepola and Mark talk about alcohol, sobriety, and the joy of early mornings. Available now wherever you get your podcasts - shows.acast.com/makinglemonade #makinglemonade #sobriety #alcohol #sober

The bots are about.

So I probably should’ve expected the response this has had. Here’s the question I ask myself - would I have preferred the man who sexually abused me to have been helped in some way before he’d abused me? Yes. Yes I would. Because that would have saved me decades of pain.

Mark O'Sullivan I'm with you Mark, & also the vital work of Lucy Faithfull Foundation Sadly this kind of measured debate on prevention is almost impossible on this platform now 😔

If you’re friends with claire 💚 (or if she hasn’t panicked and blocked you) you might want to mention to her that I’m waiting for the second part - the apology.

🍋New Episode Alert 🍋 🍋 Dr Elly Hanson on the Making Lemonade Podcast 🍋 Mark and Clinical Psychologist Dr Elly Hanson talk about the growth that is possible from challenges and trauma. Available now wherever you get your podcasts shows.acast.com/makinglemonade #makinglemonade

🍋New Episode Alert 🍋 🍋 Nick Mulvey on the Making Lemonade Podcast 🍋 Musician Nick Mulvey shares the personal and professional challenges he has faced in recent years, and the new work he has created in the wake of these. Available now shows.acast.com/makinglemonade

This is a little project I've been working on with the amazing composer Kezia Tomsett. Using audio from the therapeutic psilocybin retreat I went on a couple of years ago, and music/soundscape composed by Kezia. This is a little excerpt of what I experienced.