“I feel that I cannot win. I feel I have no agency. My trauma is belittled. Mental health professionals have labelled me as manipulative, demonstrative, childlike, badly behaved, more difficult than others, and less deserving of care.” …
It’s obvious that well supported people, where barriers to opportunity are removed, will go on to live more fulfilling and productive lives. Kindness is about removing those barriers.
We are used to life staying pretty much the same – doing the same things, going to the same places and seeing the same people. That has changed with Coronavirus; and we are all having to get used to life being very different.
How can we help people to live a good life? Instead of trying to right what's wrong within a community Cormac argues we need to start with what's strong.
Dr Lucy Johnston's book is a must read for an introduction to the revolution that is underway in mental health.
I hope that my reflections will be received in the way that they were intended – as a supportive guest member of the #edutwitter club.
Johann Hari is the author of best-selling book 'Lost Connections: Uncovering The Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions'.
Exploring a more buoyant approach to health and wellbeing.
