I was going to have a bit of a rant about murder, but I’ve decided against it. I want to rant about the number incidents of murder, attempted murder and murder/suicide that have been in the press lately. I want to rant about how some men seem to have an attitude of privilege so large, […]
Setting the Scene Once upon a time in a land far, far away. A couple were travelling for a short break with the husband’s family. The wife was heavily pregnant and could just about contain herself from telling her spouse that a trip at this late stage was pretty much about all she needed. Especially
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Football Once upon a time, long ago (2004 actually) I was working at Police Headquarters and spent much of my time crunching numbers and analysing domestic abuse stats. – well, the reported incidents. Most incidents go unreported! As you can imagine, weekday calls are lower than weekend calls. I imagine that the inclusion of weekend
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Christmas… What do you think of when someone says the word “Christmas”? Joy? Family? Shopping? Religious celebrations? Food? Gifts? Christmas is a time when the world seems to be wrapped in a comfy blanket. A time of great love and peacefulness. Good Will to all men, n’all that? What about good Will to all women?
Something that is topical is (topical is such a positive word to use for such a negative subject!) Parental Alienation. This is a definition I’ve found online: “Parental alienation is a strategy whereby one parent intentionally displays to the child unjustified negativity aimed at the other parent. The purpose of this strategy is to damage the
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Reproductive Rights and Who it Affects I’ve not talked about this much but feel that I should really make comment. My work is around the reduction of violence to women, so there is a most definite connection. Abortion is difficult to get, that’s a fact. In many countries it is impossible, and in the countries
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Pendulums swing. That’s what they do! Time on Planet Earth moves forward and so do we. There’s so much talk about self care these days. Is it because we have been swimming through a culture where women were (are) literally programmed to put all others before themselves, and now we just want to get out
*Trigger Warning* Talking about the past. I’d like you to go back in time. Take yourself back to a moment when you told someone something really important. Something that took you significant courage to tell. I want you to remember their first reaction. Were you watching them closely? Did you notice their body language? Their
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One of the guests in the BKNE group this month focuses on childhood trauma (amongst other things)Terri Lee-Shield and Love School work with adults and children to help process past trauma, and very importantly in my opinion, looking at how we Parent.I’ve read her most recent publication – It’s my book recommendation this month –
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Let’s Make Every Day a Women’s Day Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. You would imagine that as time goes on, as we develop more technologies and
