Society, anxiety I have been shying away as much as I can from the news of late, but it’s hard to escape, where ever you go, you see it, the person sat begging, the person stood waiting around the corner, waiting for them to earn enough to score! I’ve watched the debates and part of […]
Category: Having a word with me sen
#Haveawordwitheesen – Tha cant help everyone if tha can’t help ya sen
So what’s the point to all this writing, I often ask myself? Where does this desire come from? I came across this post earlier and it got me thinking… You’re not stuck You are committed to certain patterns of behaviour because they have helped you in the past. Now those behaviours have become more harmful […]
Ready, steady, go, go go
Recovery and me Every day Every second, minute, hour Never quite sure what life has in store today Never sure what shit may be thrown our way Our past’s act as our guide We have learned when we need to either stand up or hide Our thoughts our memories take a hold Playing a toying […]
Wedding, Tantrums and Tiaras, Oh and a New Brother
I have managed to cover quite a bit of the book this weekend, which I am well chuffed wi me sen about. Christ, I am onto chapter 11 well over 10, 000, which just show’s. showing up, doing a bit when you can, does pay dividends. I didn’t particularly want to write about this part […]
Understanding Trauma – learning to understand me
I was fortunate enough to have gotten a place on some training called “Trauma-Informed Care” I attended the one day course this week and quite frankly I could do more training on it. When I thought about the word trauma, I would always associate it with something bad, like abuse, rape or neglect something I […]
The experts are the people we are trying to help
I was in London yesterday at a national meeting to discuss how using diverted giving schemes could help reduce homelessness. I left the meeting feeling uneasy, frustrated so much so here i am still sat reflecting. There were many around the table who were pretty well educated, but only two including myself who had any […]
Jealousy ain’t Pretty
Off to London today, and I thought i would share an excerpt from the book with you.. We didn’t have any regular contact arrangements with Dad and Pat his new bird, I remember we occasionally we would have tea around at hers, dad wasn’t always there, I always felt unwelcome, like a spare part, in […]
It’s ok to do you
Hi, guys, it’s been a while – its the end of a full week of being back at work today, I am feeling a lot better physicallu and mentally health wise, i have been writing a lot, which has been cathartic but also requires a lot of reflection and more importantly making time for good […]
Apologising is hard, especially when it’s too yourself
Wednesday 20th Feb Its been two weeks since going down to the House of Lords to pick up yet another national award, recognition for the Sheffield BBN scheme, we were on a roll, truth be told after being recognised for the past three years running, it wasn’t expected, but was gratefully received. Its been a […]
Be a fisherman
I haven’t written for a while, so have been searching for inspiration to help me out. I have been reading a book called your story, which talks and goes through the pitfalls of writing and offers some great advice about writing your own story. One of the questions are “why are you writing it?” goood […]
