The author copies of my book have arrived! Thanks to all who have supported this project! Written in Edinburgh, Salford, Mexico City, and other locations over the past few years. Fancy some champagne? *Art by the fab Eleonora Scalise. @Routledge_RM @CCRIEdinburgh @UofScounselling

I am thrilled that this theatre play I co-wrote about a very good friend of mine is being read widely. This heart-felt story touches me cognitively, affectively, and existentially. Feel free to share with anyone interested in theatre and grief studies. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

We're delighted to be able to open our Call for Abstracts for the 2024 Cambridge Queer Studies Conference! Please send your 200-300 word abstract to cqsconference@gmail.com 💖

Here's an exciting opportunity to attend a writing retreat in Wigtown! Guided by Beth Cross @UniWestScotland, the retreat takes a playful approach, giving you a supported space to explore collaboratively embodied activities that aid writing. Full details: tockify.com/sgsah/detail/243…

🎉We are delighted to launch the 2023/24 SGSSS ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition! ⏰Stage 1 deadline: 12pm, 18 March 2024. 👉Please see the competition guidance for eligibility criteria and how to apply: sgsss.ac.uk/fellowships/pdf-…

So happy to be co-recipient of an award to develop a training session for ethical counselling work with queer and gender-expansive people! Looking forward to working with my brilliant colleagues from @EdinUniHealth Great to see extraordinary projects across the university!

Looking forward to our first @suicidecultures seminar of 2024 with Saisha Manan and Priti Sridhar @mariwalahealth - 6th Feb, 10am GMT/4pm IST 'Fostering counter-narratives in suicide prevention in India' all details and free sign up at the link below! @IASPinfo @EdinUniHealth

The winter beauty of Helsinki, at their university with my amazing peer @eddierddd discussing gay men’s experiences of intimate partner violence. Amazing to see so much good LGBTQ research work across Europe.

Human power comes from our intelligence and ability to tell stories and cooperate. But are these truly our best qualities? For all our power, we are still on the verge of destroying ourselves and our ecosystem. Our deepest insights come from compassion and introspection. Our best qualities are non-verbal. Listen to this podcast conversation with @lexfridman, from July 2023, on bit.ly/ynhfridman #humanintelligence #storytelling #humanity #writing #stories #writer #compassion

2023 has been a very exciting year. That’s a big problem. The word “exciting” is the most misunderstood word in today’s English. When you meet someone new, it is common to say “I am so excited to meet you”. When you visit a new place, you say “I am excited to be here”. When you want to praise an idea you say “what an exciting idea”. Apparently, people think “excited” means happy, and excitement is always good for us. But excitement can sometimes be the opposite of happiness. Negative emotions like outrage and fear greatly excite people. When the body senses danger, the nerves flash emergency messages, the neurons fire rapidly, and the whole body is excited. In 2023 the entire world has been far too excited. Nowhere is the epidemic of excitement more evident than in politics. The world is flooded with exciting politicians who create exciting news. We desperately need more boring politicians. To flourish, humans certainly need to be excited sometimes – about people, places, and ideas – but we also need to wind down. Next time you meet someone, try saying “I am relaxed to meet you”. I hope 2024 will be a relaxing year.

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This is going to be a beautiful performance; please spread the word to anyone who might be interested in understanding intimate partner violence and aspects of post-traumatic growth.

RT @stevemax149: Ed Fringe with 4* star review, my peer @eddierddd is hosting the play online, 1 showing: 14 Dec 🏳️‍🌈Gay/Bi men's intimate…

Call for workshop proposals! #SpringintoMethods turns 6 - SGSAH & @SocSciScotland now welcome high-quality proposals to deliver cutting edge methods training across 2 days next spring 🌷 Full details & guidance: sgsss.ac.uk/training/spring-… Deadline: 2nd February 2024

Mi gente de CDMX, Morelos y EdoMéx, esto es simple: Menos árboles=menos agua. De aprobarse el Programa General de Ordenamiento Territorial (#PGOT) se urbanizarán 30,000 hectáreas de suelos de conservación. Es decir, habrá menos árboles y habrá menos agua. Exijamos su rechazo.

Cannot recommend signing up for this event enough, especially if you are interested in the #prevention of harmful sexual behaviours among #youngpeople and within #schools.

This seminar is happening tonight! Attend online or in person if you're in Edinburgh (only a few tickets left). Domestic abuse counselling: is it a specialism? A talk by Dr Jeannette Roddy with @arkordiacomms #mentalhealth #DomesticAbuse #counselling eventbrite.co.uk/e/domestic-…

Happening tomorrow!

Just passed 2 seals and an owl on the way to work. It was a lovely sky too. Didn't take any photos but just try to imagine it so you can enjoy it too. #Orkney