by Philippa Smethurst | Sep 1, 2024 | Trauma
In the UK the warmth is seemingly elusive but longer days and activities does tend to mean we are outside more. How can being outside help us when we are facing trauma? When we are in trauma our minds and bodies become dys-regulated, we become tense, our hearts race...
by Philippa Smethurst | Aug 17, 2024 | Trauma
Trauma is interwoven with homelessness. I had already noticed this when working with asylum seekers and refugees in St Martin-in-the Fields. Then for three months in 2024, I had the honour of being a Facilitator for Mawle Court – offering a space for Reflective...
by Philippa Smethurst | May 23, 2024 | Trauma
GOVERNMENT WEBSITE – PREPARE. Be careful about the T word. The government has just launched a website: https://prepare.campaign.gov.uk/ to urge to be prepared for unexpected happenings such as power cuts and flooding. Towards the end there is a section on:...
by Philippa Smethurst | Mar 13, 2024 | Trauma
Why did I write my book, 20 Ways to Break Free from Trauma? In the first lockdown in 2020, life was scary. We had an invisible virus without a cure and a rising daily death count. Our different human responses to crisis and enforced seclusion became a fascination of...
