Heading to Worcester for BWB National League finals with Sheffield Steelers Wheelchair Basketball Club ♿️ 🏀 Let’s Go Steelers 💪🏻💪🏽💪🏿

I’m speaking at the Happier Life Live conference tomorrow, but for today I’m just going to sit back and listen to some inspiring humans talking about life and stuff! #happierlifelive #copingwithtrauma @acp-uk.bsky.social @sequoiabooks.bsky.social

An article I wrote on disability in the UK in 2025 … open.substack.com/pub/dryvonne...

Lovely swim yesterday afternoon at @poolbridgefarm in York. Perfect weather. 14°C in the water, 20°C air temp. #happyplace #copingwithtrauma #openwaterswimming

Fab little bike ride along the Transpennine Trail today …

Rachel Reeves' disability deceptions open.substack.com/pub/anothera...

Trainline, Transpennine Express and passenger assist fails have been my main news this week. Why do our railways still live in the 1800s?? 🚂 ♿️ 🤷🏼‍♀️

In Liverpool now for the EMDR UK 2025 conference. Looking forward to a packed programme of inspiring presentations! #EMDR2025 #CopingWithTrauma

Setting off to the EMDR UK national conference this morning. Excited to hear about new developments and inspiring trauma work being done. Also looking forward to real life connection with inspiring colleagues and friends.

The right wing think tank, Policy Exchange, has released a big report today recommending young people on PIP “be required to look for work, to volunteer or be engaged in training.” Only one problem: PIP is not an out of work benefit. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...

Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities. That means: 🚫 No gas from corporate giants 🚫 No fast food chains 🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)

As a wheelchair user, I’m not sure how I feel about the terminology used in the UAE to describe disabled people. It sounds like an attempt to be really positive and welcoming, but at the same time I feel somewhat patronised by it. What do others think??

Going to see The Parent Agency in Chester tonight. First stage of a very complicated weekend! www.storyhouse.com/whats-on/the...

How does my watch know??? #exhausted #overdue_for_a_holiday #out_of_office_on #hasta_la_vista

I was interviewed recently for an article on "masking" in depression and other mental and physical health conditions. Thanks to Hannah Shewan Stevens for doing such a great job of writing the article. #CopingWithTrauma #Trauma @sequoiabooks.bsky.social www.bezzydepression.com/discover/dep...

If you have the energy to try and keep up with what’s happening across the pond, the @altnps.bsky.social are doing a cracking job of keeping us updated and leading the resistance ✊🏻

Strongly agree!! <sigh>

Such a useful book for athletes struggling with their mindset!

Research shows that running healthcare for profit is a very bad idea for patients and healthcare workers! Who’d have thought it!! Great article.

My book, “Coping with Trauma” is available from all good booksellers. Thanks for sharing this @sequoiabooks.bsky.social

“…notice our unhelpful thoughts, accept them and recognise them for what they are, just thoughts. Thoughts can be noticed, acknowledged, played with and let go gently." Coping With Trauma - available now: www.sequoia-books.com/catalog/waft

This girl!!!

Fuelling up with a rather splendid hotel breakfast before supporting the daughter at @britwheelbball.bsky.social women’s league in Loughborough all weekend. So glad just to be here as a parent supporter and not coaching/running a team this season.

Yesterday I got an email confirming I have been re-accredited as an EMDR Europe Consultant. One of my supervisees, Dr Charlotte Russell, became an Accredited EMDR Practitioner this month too 👏👏👏 Here's her blog about the importance of accreditation ... drcharlotterussell.com/what-is-emdr...

I don't know who needs to hear this today but self-care isn't selfish.

This is a disgrace. So sad.

I love this account, stunning pictures of beautiful owls! …

Brilliant evening at The Leadmill in Sheffield seeing Chris McCausland. Really funny show!!!

Just had a fabulous handbike ride along the Transpennine Trail. Certainly blows the cobwebs off!! #selfcare #nature #exercise

Enjoying a day’s training on the EMDR Recent Traumatic Events protocol today with the lovely Zeynep Zat. I first did this training back with Elan Shapiro, in 2017 following the Manchester Arena bomb attack and felt in need of a refresher. Lovely to see several of my supervisees on the training too 😊

A wee blog on how things are right now for me. open.substack.com/pub/dryvonne...