‘An embodied experience of pain and trauma requires an embodied experience of repair and healing.’ Aundi Kolber, Therapist+Author Strong Like Water

It's launch day! I am grateful for the support of each one of you, including my publisher @brazopress. I have learned much over the years about the love of our God and the great depths of our Lord’s suffering on our behalf. Here are a few thoughts from this learning:

Before all my contacts leave twitter, I just want to let you know I’ll be starting my counselling private practice in June 2025. More info will be forthcoming at forsurvivors.co.uk Although my primary focus is on trauma survivors, I’ll also provide other types of counselling

Today I interviewed Diane Langberg, PhD about her new book #WhenTheChurchHarmsGodsPeople I really enjoyed learning from her. You can watch it on YouTube youtu.be/9s8agCcpIbg

I'm trying out the Blue Sky. You can find me as DuncanIvanForbes

Pin-drop moment in the House of Commons as Florence Eshalomi MP passionately explains why current health inequalities & the risk of coercion means she cannot support the #AssistedDyingBill

Silence is no virtue; it is a vice times two, for it contains indifference to the victims and complicity with evil.

When we choose fame, size, our own comfort, or success, our preferred system—in doing so we say, “Away with Him . . . crucify Him, kill Him . . . we have no king but Caesar.” Those who said those words chose earthly power over Christ, and in doing so, they chose their master.

BIG UPDATE: I'll be starting my own counselling private practice in June. More info to follow.

Introducing my friend and fellow facilitator of boarding school abuse support groups. We also chat about the power of having a male and female facilitator, & having different faith positions to each other. youtu.be/Jnyl8I3KbqQ

My group co-facilitator & I are reading & discussing Judith Herman's "Trauma & Recovery" If anyone wants to read along and send in comments/questions, please let me know youtu.be/E-EwwT2Jc_M

It's been almost 3 years since I filmed, "Revisiting my traumatic past" - here's a follow up I made at the weekend at an event at my old boarding school for all the survivors. youtu.be/-eX-ztGHapI?si…

Have you ever had counselling where the therapist talks too much, or gives advice without knowing your situation, or is critical, or just plain weird? This video shows all of these and more behaviours counsellors shouldn't do youtu.be/2CPzEGH6zHY?si…

Myth: The presence of good deeds, kind words, and a good reputation means a person could not possibly be an abuser. Truth: An abuser often cultivates such things for the purpose of deception.