It's podcast day! I've been able to get a glimpse of the amount of work, care and emotional energy that's gone into The Underneath. I really hope this opens the door to more conversations, more stories and more witness to a lot of people's experiences here in NI
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I feel so honoured to be part of this really important project, and so excited that we'll get to listen to these episodes very soon!
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I can't recommend this book enough! There is so much wisdom on every single page. This isn't about self improvement, but about coming back to our bodies and unlearning the stories we have been told about them. This is the path towards empathy, justice and mutual flourishing
My new book The Wisdom Of Your Body is Finally out. It is about embodiment: remembering that before we learned otherwise, we knew that bodies were good and could be trusted, and how we find our way back to that, individually and together. Now back to my book launch dance party!
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The new album by @brandicarlile is incredible! I didn't think I could feel more seen by a song than The Joke, but Broken Horses goes to another level. This is medicine for the mystics and the misfits, and there's no one that does it better!
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Pray Away is a hard watch but I really recommend it. This narrative is widespread in Northern Ireland and it is causing so much pain, hurt and trauma. It needs challenged and confronted. We also need more queer voices to be heard and valued in faith spaces #PrayAway
"We promoted the idea that gay people could be saved". #PrayAway chronicles the ex-gay movement rise to power and legacy of harm. Watch now on Netflix.
netflix.com/prayaway
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Would love to have a book group to read this together if anyone was up for it. Every book of Rachel's impacted and challenged me in different ways, and every one left me changed, and so much more hopeful. I can only imagine the gifts in this one
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This is going to be great. Get yourself down if you're free and meet some fantastic people on Friday morning
We're really looking forward to our Drop in with @RelateNI on Friday thinking about #RelationshipsWeeks and the relationship we each have with ourselves.
Pop along - cake, coffee, chat and a little gift to mare the week!
@jororkemitchell @MandyJCook @impossiblemh @livveyjd13
This is what makes me so passionate about Left Side Up's Call to Action.Our society has been so deeply impacted by collective trauma,as well as in our own lives and that means in faith communities too. It's vital that we engage with a trauma-informed approach
"This Left Side Up 'Call to Action' is a trauma informed approach to mental health in faith communities".
We were delighted @profsiobhanon joined this week to launch the report!
The Faith and Mental Health Project will continue to challenge, equip and support churches here.
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#FaithMentalHealthNI such a great evening with so many fantastic speakers.This was a stand out quote for me.There are so many stories to tell,to be heard and to be honoured. I really believe that's where the medicine will be found.Thank you LSU for all your hard work and passion
So looking forward to this tonight, and there's still time to sign up!
This is an evening not to be missed!
Hear Lindsay explain about tonight's launch and then make sure you sign up to join us!
Sign up: leftsideupni.com/faith-and-m…
#FaithMentalHealthNI
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Great to see this month's edition of Therapy Today, especially the article on conversion therapy.We need more of these conversations in our training, engaging with lived experience and not as an issue to mention which only serves to other even more.We can do much better than this
Freelance journalist who specialises in LGBT #MentalHealth, @MrMatthewTodd questions why the therapy profession is still ill-informed about trauma in the gay community?
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#LoveIsLove #PrideMonth #Pride2021
ALT Illustration of a person with their head between their legs feeling down with colourful spirals and small confetti with the text "It’s important that we really do understand the damage done to LGBT people by society, and begin to unpack it and heal it. Only then can we really celebrate Pride with authenticity. Therapists have a key part to play, a far more substantial one than just displaying a ra
This is a really helpful thread to explain what reproductive justice is,how it fits into a wider concept of what justice looks like and a moral visioning that is inclusive and intersectional.I'm learning so much and feel like I'm only starting, there's lots of good work ahead!
THREAD: Why have we chosen #reproductivejustice as our focus? For people unfamiliar with the term, we want to explain what we've learned about RJ and the reasons we support this important framework. 1/
So grateful to the courageous voices of @KellieTurtle and @harbouringsteve on @bbcradioulster today.I'm proud to be part of @faithvoices4RJ and hope we can help create a better, more loving and compassionate theology here in NI about abortion and reproductive justice
Big day today! I feel very proud to have been able to get involved in what I think has the potential to be a life saving project, and also so grateful to have met people who have created space to honour our stories with grace and compassion. So excited for what's ahead!
📣IT IS HERE!📣
The Faith and Mental Health Project’s ‘Call to Action’ is now PUBLISHED!
After 7 months of research, surveys and interviews, we are so delighted to offer this publication to NI churches, faith communities and people of faith.
leftsideupni.com/faith-and-m…
My amazing friend, Louise is running a FREE Embodied Dignity and Boundaries event next Wednesday night. She's doing really important work, I think this is going to be brilliant! Check her out if you're on Instagram. instagram.com/p/COxOht0BYnk/…
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This right here👇🏻If you're not willing to really ask this question and be prepared to do something with the answer, I think you'll be causing more harm than good. There's so much potential, but this needs to be the first step.