Bryony Shannon
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Words that make me go hmmm: Professional
‘Professional’ is yet another of the ‘us and them’ words that dominate our narrative. It’s a…
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People with lived experience
In my previous ‘What do we call them?’ post, I wrote about ‘people we support’ and…
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Rewriting Social Care: the book!
You’ve read the blog, now read the book… Rewriting Social Care THE BOOK is now available…
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What do we call them?
As part of the Gloriously Ordinary Language programme I run with Tricia Nicoll, we spend a full day…
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Words that make me go hmmm: Signposting
“Signposting: “the act of telling someone which organization they need to go to to find the…
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Words that make me go hmmm: Demand
While many words make me go hmmm, there are some that make me squirm the most,…
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Words that make me go hmmm: Pathway
“Pathways: Not sure. But modelled on Hampton Court Maze.” Mark Neary [1] In everyday life, pathways…
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Dreams
“Living an unfilled life carries a greater risk of harm than what may befall someone in…
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Beds
While the word ‘bed’ might not have the same depth of meaning as ‘home’, if you…
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Doing and being
I feel fortunate and grateful to have had plenty of time for ‘just’ being over the…
Rewriting social care 