Join us on Tuesday 20th October at 12.30pm - Dual Risk 🧡

It’s often not that they don’t care, it’s the fear of getting it wrong. Wrong words, make matters worse, don’t want to pry … but having the courage to ask one more question, listen to understand, truly notice their reality - that courage could save a life. (We Bought A Zoo 2011)

How many more women have to die before we actually DO something about it? Awareness is only the first step - 3 victims dying every week - it’s time for ACTION 💜

Really Useful Conversations podcast - suicide prevention in a domestic abuse context 🧡💙

Human beings are complex creatures and issues get entangled yet every professional pathway is behind a different door. We are building bridges #DualRisk #suicideprevention #domesticabuse

#DualRisk is all about reducing the risk of suicide in a domestic abuse context because for the third year running, the number of deaths by suicide following domestic abuse is greater than homicides. Everyone can make a difference

It’s rarely the last thing that tips us over the edge - the cause was often a hundred things ago. A hundred worries ago. A hundred responsibilities ago. A hundred compromises ago. We need to regularly lay things down before the bucket overflows. #selfcaresunday

Fabulous feedback and immediate behavioural change trumps awareness every day of the week! #DualRiskTraining #SPinDA

There is more we can do to close the gaps and help people get the help they need #domesticabuse #suiciderisk #mindthegap

For the third year running the number of suspected suicides following domestic abuse is higher than homicides in the UK #DualRisk

Human lives are messy and don’t fit neatly into boxes … we keep losing people in the gaps 😔 #DualRisk #MindTheGap

Making a difference, one conversation at a time 🧡 #wspd #worldsuicidepreventionday #domesticviolence #domesticabuse #shiningalightonsuicide #greatermanchester

Fear of failure is a significant contributor to burnout, often driving people to push themselves relentlessly in an attempt to meet expectations or avoid letting others down. We need to stop seeing ‘rest’ as a reward and recognise how essential it is to enable you to survive.

My forest walk today. One of the 10,000 tiny acorns will germinate and grow into a tree - we shouldn’t underestimate the impact of one tiny thing and in a world that is 24/7 switched on, we can find space for tiny moments of calm that can make all the difference #selfcaresunday

Week 5 on the Radical Self-Care for Wiped-Out Women programme and it might be my favourite one to teach too 😉