relationships
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Words that make me go hmmm: Respite
The dictionary definition of ‘respite’ is “a short period of rest or relief from something difficult…
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Words that make me go hmmm: Carer
Last Monday me and Tricia Nicoll chatted for an hour with a group of people who…
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Letter to Bryony S
Yesterday I received a direct message on Instagram from Maria. She said she hoped I didn’t…
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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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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: Pathway
“Pathways: Not sure. But modelled on Hampton Court Maze.” Mark Neary [1] In everyday life, pathways…
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Service
“Helping, fixing and serving represent three different ways of seeing life. When you help, you see…
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Words that make me go hmmm: Safe
There are 416 references to ‘safe’ / ‘safety’ / ‘safeguarding’ in the Care Act 2014 statutory…
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Love shows up: past, present, future
“Love is a central feature of family life and yet remains invisible in health and social…
Rewriting social care 