Tag Archives: systems failing
Rhetoric and action gap
The world health organisation tells us that there have been lots of promises just no actual action to get the world vaccinated to keep us all safe. Much like the levelling up rhetoric I am exposed to. Keeping and feeling safe is particularly difficult for people who experience trauma because trauma transcends time (Kinouani) IContinue reading “Rhetoric and action gap”
Intergenerational trauma
Bracing myself for more systematic fuckwittery today. We have a meeting to fill out those forms. Yesterday our shared project (our daughter and me) was abandoned, having to deal with my cousin’s distress. This is intergenerational trauma in action. I’m full of rage, expressed as tears. Check out page 40 of living while black byContinue reading “Intergenerational trauma”
Leveling up
What does this mean to you? Yesterday I traveled 384miles. We went for a university tour. We stayed over so that we didn’t have to do that journey twice in one day. How could this happen if we couldn’t leave relatives we were caring for. How could we do this if we didn’t have theContinue reading “Leveling up”
Theory in the flesh
An article by Aida Hurtado, published in the international journal of qualitative studies in Education (2003). I’m trying to read it ready for a webinar tonight. I’ve read it once. The first time I’ve just underlined things. I love how coming back to it a second time different words ‘speak’ to me. I feel I’mContinue reading “Theory in the flesh”
@WeNurses
It’s a Twitter account. They asked some questions for May which as I’ve finally had time to sit down for a cup of fair trade tea I thought I’d answer. The first question, what impact has social media had on you as a Nurse. Well it’s allowed me to connect with other Nurses, opened opportunitiesContinue reading “@WeNurses”
Red eye
After I’d finished my rant, collected our son and he said oh Mum what’s wrong with your eye? A little Google and here’s what it says link https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/red-eye/ And this morning it reminded me of how this is a family thing. Dad used to have this periodically and recently my brother on our zoom. ItContinue reading “Red eye”