Diary
My Diary is my catch-all category for posts that don't fit neatly into one of the other categories.
How much do psychologists know?
This morning, on Twitter, someone posted this:
You are at work and have to run a meeting. A traumatized little is frontstuck and you have 12 minutes to calm them down. #DIDNightmares (Based on a harrowing true story)
https://twitter.com/10CatsIn1Coat/status/1518679179008618498
I wondered whether the average English-speaking psychologist would even know what that means. I do know for sure that it takes a beyond average one to help a client develop strategies for situations such as these.
How much would a psychologist who’s living life largely away from social media understand of the person’s Twitter bio, and why those terms are in there?
A bunch of cats in a thirty-something DID coat, learning to thrive. Agile coach, pinballer, novelist, gaymer, visually impaired, they/she/he
The Arcades @10CatsIn1Coat
Are you in touch with patient communities, and learning from them?
#RIPDrSindi
I don't want her to be dead. Of all the deaths this past year, this one hurts the most. She will be so missed. She was so much more than her work. It was how she was with everyone. She was so kind. She was so good. She really was a good person. Many famous people died...
To the communication therapists who prefer not to rock the boat
To think that giving children access to communication alone is a solution to abuse, is wrong.
The path forward
A letter upon hearing of the imminent launch of your book. Content warning: child abuse.