Bryony Shannon

  • Time for change: the language of social care reform

    Time for change: the language of social care reform

    “Change is needed, and it is needed now, to protect some of the most vulnerable members…

  • Me time

    Me time

    “…she lived for it. She counted down the days to it. And when she returned it…

  • Kairos time

    Kairos time

    “Care is not an activity that can happen by the clock… Care belongs in the world…

  • Chronos time

    Chronos time

    “Care is not an activity that can happen by the clock… Care belongs in the world…

  • Just words

    Just words

    “Reading my SW files a few years ago and seeing me described as manipulative by a…

  • Beyond blame

    Beyond blame

    As I discussed in my previous blog post, the language of social care is filled with…

  • Words that blame

    Words that blame

    The language of social care is filled with words that blame people seeking and drawing on…

  • Missing words

    Missing words

    “Where has the spirit gone in the social services? For too long we have suppressed words…

  • Words that make me go hmmm: Strengths-based

    Words that make me go hmmm: Strengths-based

    Some of the words and phrases I’ve written about in this series of blog posts literally…

  • Words that make me go hmmm: Vulnerable

    Words that make me go hmmm: Vulnerable

    A series of blogs about words that make me go hmmm would not be complete (and…