Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Dawn ” Eddie The Eagle ” Garrod-Smith We arrived in Lincolnshire at the old Barn hotel, to be met by Dawn the lady we’d originally met who’d arranged to get us in to deliver a key note at the recovery conference. First thing she did was trip over the stage and go flying over a…

” Being Trauma Informed isn’t a tick box exercise, its simply a way of being. Used with professional curiosity it saves lives. It saved ours Ask Why. “ 20,000 Professional’s trained National footprint and counting….. Subject Matter We cover a wide range issues and subjects with in our training including Childhood sexual abuse, Child Exploitation,…

Quick stop off before the event Arrival We arrived at the event to be greeted by a flame haired lady who was most hospitable. Mikes also a ginger so they got the ginger identification jokes out of the way and got ourselves a nice brew. We were also introduced to the fizzy pop fridge with…

All About Lou This was a very special Day, we were invited to the Institute of health visitors conference in Manchester. This was no ordinary conference this was a chance to thank Louise Hamer who used to be Mikes Health visitor. We where delivering million pieces training for the NHS online earlier in the year…

” Being Trauma Informed isn’t a tick box exercise, its simply a way of being. Used with professional curiosity it saves lives. It saved ours Ask Why. “ 19,000 People National footprint and counting….. Who have we trained, up and down the UK ? Social services, Police, Housing association’s, Local authority care homes, Teachers, Probation,…

These two muppets… We set off down the day before, with it being half term my son was off school and mum was choka with work so our little one came down with us. Bryony was amazing and helped with travel and accommodation and made us feel like V.I.P’s. I knew the journey was going…

About the facilitator/Mentor I am a father of 2 from Manchester of black Caribbean heritage. I struggled in primary school due to lack of concentration, behavioural difficulties and outdated educational biases. The way I was treated by teachers who didn’t understand my behaviour affected my confidence and self esteem. I already felt different from a…

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