After trauma: writing for truth and justice

Many times over the years, people have recommended I read The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk. (Or, to give it its full title, The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma.) The book lays out a modern understanding of trauma and describes therapeutic approaches that…

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Of good deeds and doughnuts

To die extremely rich is disgraceful. So said Andrew Carnegie. More precisely, he said, ‘…the man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.’ Carnegie was a successful industrialist and later a philanthropist, and his philanthropic legacy includes thousands of public libraries, as well as vast investments in education and research. The very first library I loved was…

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Communicating climate change: from words to solutions

In the most recent episode of BBC Radio 4’s Word of Mouth (14th January 2020), author Michael Rosen spoke to George Marshall of Climate Outreach about communicating climate change in ways that are relatable and true to life. They know their stuff, of course, and listening to their conversation was half an hour well spent.…

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