I’m really pleased with this. Sue is ace 🏆🏆🏆

In a surprising start to my day I think I’m going to be talking to Wes Streeting around 9am on LBC radio 😊

Looking out over Blackpool while at the British and Irish Group for the Stufy of Personality Disorder annual residential meeting. Planning next years conference & blending who we want to speak with what themes we want and who could spark a debate around them. What should we focus on? #BIGSPD26

In the Guardian today 👇

It is BPD awareness week (or it was last week depending on who you ask). While there’s no need to tell any survivors of trauma that their personality is disordered, here’s some useful things www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog/ove...

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We added something to the website about what working with us looks like. All feedback appreciated 👇👇👇 www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/working-with...

MOVE OVER OSCAR, IT’S TIME FOR RITA! The RITAs Friday 19th Sept 6pm - 8pm Live On X @Ritb_ @Ritb.Bsky.Social Also In Asylum Honours & Awards Include Innovative Activist Honour Ally Of The Year Best Journalist Political Gaslighter Of The Year Worst Co-Production Award Worst Mental Heath Trust

BIGSPD is hosting a CoP in September "Autism, ADHD, ‘personality Disorder’: thinking about brain, body and diagnostic journeys" more info to follow! #autism #ADHD #personalitydisorder #BIGSPD #CoP

An honest post from a professional on how they had their mind changed by listening to LX voices. Respect

New blog. How my faith in “Personality Disorder” was shaken. Do share if you like it. www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog/202...

#Notetoself #readlater

New blog. How my faith in “Personality Disorder” was shaken. Do share if you like it. www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog/202...

Great to see🥰👏

I know a lot of people criticise psychiatry and I think that is often because it is the profession with the most power which can then be misused. This example, that suggests objecting to survivors of abuse being told their personalities are disordered is a form of madness, is a prime example

I know a lot of people criticise psychiatry and I think that is often because it is the profession with the most power which can then be misused. This example, that suggests objecting to survivors of abuse being told their personalities are disordered is a form of madness, is a prime example

Really worth a read around how a BPD diagnosis can be applied and what can help people. Interestingly the “rich girl rehab” described here would be the “specialist” OOA placements in the uk which take from every demographic. 👇

Really worth a read around how a BPD diagnosis can be applied and what can help people. Interestingly the “rich girl rehab” described here would be the “specialist” OOA placements in the uk which take from every demographic. 👇

The 4th annual Henderson Heritage Group 'Experiences in Communities' public event: Friday 10 October 6-8pm THE event of the autumn in the world of #democratictherapeuticcommunities and #activistresearch - tickets available now! ❤️‍🔥 #survivor #practicesofequality www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1440614559... ❤️

A tick box to ascertain whether someone might have a disordered personality. Anyone ever use alcohol to numb feelings? Did you realise it was pathological?

For a presentation… Have you got an example of a Health Care Assistant or Support Worker doing something amazing? A great example of relational practice? A “going above and beyond” example? I want to make a collage so tell me if you don’t want your name attached. Do share!

For a presentation… Have you got an example of a Health Care Assistant or Support Worker doing something amazing? A great example of relational practice? A “going above and beyond” example? I want to make a collage so tell me if you don’t want your name attached. Do share!

My highlight from the British Personality Disorder conference was this poster from @ohteasuz.bsky.social highlighting her lived and clinical experience of “personality disorder”. Is there a benefit to a BPD diagnosis? This poster confirms all my gravest concerns. #bigspd25

Lovely to talk to nursing students Wrexham University to hear their negative experiences of the diagnosis of EUPD and talk about how people who have lived through awful experiences can be understood better. Interesting that the students are aware of staff fear and its impact

What if unknown male members of staff watching female survivors of sexual violence sleep wasn’t as therapeutic or reassuring as it sounds?

What if unknown male members of staff watching female survivors of sexual violence sleep wasn’t as therapeutic or reassuring as it sounds?

The essential criteria for a lived experience role. It is a very high bar.

The very first Square Pegs Newsletter - the, 'Please Come on Our Podcast' edition. Your voice matters. open.substack.com/pub/squarepe...

My Zombie make up skills have really gone down the toilet. My son said “you look like you’ve just come home from rugby” (Left is last night, right is 2015)

“If we set the standard as total prevention, we risk creating environments governed by fear, not care” We are already there. www.bmj.com/content/382/...

Silly post from the #BIGSPD25 conference. We had our gala dinner in St George’s Hall in Liverpool. It is a magnificent building but I was struck by the fact that there were many full body statues, one statue where a man was only head and shoulders, and 2 statues with no legs. What does it mean??

#BIGSPD25 thank you for a wonderful conference. Returning to the city where I was hospitalised was tough but with both my lived experience & clinician hat on,speaking out where I was silenced & telling my story, was powerfully healing. We voice our stories to inspire others to liberate their own.

Whose story is it to tell? Who gets to determine how it’s told? People are not the narratives systems proliferate about their diagnosis or experiences. When we tell our own story in our own way, we reclaim our agency & power #BIGSPD25

I was lucky enough to chair this- a powerful description of what it’s like when people tell their own stories rather than have to adopt the narratives service give them. The characters become more complex. The motivations elicit sympathy and understanding. #bigspd25

@bigspd.bsky.social reflections and closing address now being delivered by Co presidents @garylamph.bsky.social and Fi. It's been a busy few days. Lots to reflect on. As services, practitioners, we've still a long way to go but a lot of positive work going on. #BIGSPD25

I missed this talk but, assuming BPD is “real”, how does someone live with a pervasive, persistent and problematic illness throughout their life with it only being noticed post retirement age? #bigspd25

Date for your diary #BIGSPD25! The 2026 @bigspd.bsky.social conference will be in Blackpool #BIGSPD26 16-18 June 2026 Sign up later in the year on the BIGSPD website so you don't miss the announcements when they come later this year: bigspd.org.uk/conferences-...

Inspiring days at #BIGSPD25 💡 Key takeaways: epistemic trust, mentalisation, early intervention, co-production with lived experience, adapting DBT, and urgent need for accessible, quality care. Grateful for rich learning & networking with passionate colleagues! #beyondtheroom

Interesting to hear about the brief intervention clinic they’d set up, meeting people where they’re at (crisis point) & working with them/sitting with them for a small number of sessions including family/carer one. The outcomes showed 50% didn’t need to access more, ⬇️ bed days & ⬇️ costs #BIGSPD25

I’ve never ever ever been able to win one of these crochet elves! 🧝🏼‍♀️ One year I came close but @keirwales.bsky.social beat me. @helenjolly.bsky.social (I hope this is the right Helen Jolly!) took pity on me & knitted me the most gorjuss little girl elf 🧝🏼‍♀️ Sadly she went up in smoke in my house fire… 😢

Beyond personality differences Northern Ireland, powerful voices speaking in their creative writing project. Creativity is a such a beautiful way to air our wounds, allow us to have our stories witnessed & facilitate healing #BIGSPD25

Is it a human rights issue that you are told by medical professionals that your personality is flawed when you are have lived through experiences that have shaped your coping mechanisms for managing your experience of the challenges of being in the world? 🤔

With sometimes an 18 year gap until you get the “right” diagnosis, it can be a human rights issue that people don’t get a personality disorder diagnosis earlier Oooh.The right diagnosis? I’m not sure about this. #bigspd25

@keirwales.bsky.social introducing Michaela Swales to discuss where DBT is at after 30 years and what the future holds #BIGSPD25