Mother 💗. Editor & project manager of academic encyclopedias & textbooks. Marlborough LitFest committee member. @louisespencely.bsky.social
Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Joined February 2013
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This explains so much.
Many highly sensitive, intelligent, and gifted adults are stuck in toxic relationships without knowing why. The answer could lie in a history of parentification and prioritizing the needs of others. This is how. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Gaslighting doesn't just manipulate victims. Over time, it literally rewires their brains. Here's how it works—and how you can recover and reclaim your reality. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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“Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
― Dylan Thomas
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Because…there is so much bleak stuff going on, and this is heartwarming, and it’s made by a French animation team (not by AI), and it’s gone viral and everyone in France is talking about it.
Enjoy!
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“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”
— bell hooks
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Feeling different or lost after your parents’ divorce?
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WEIRD Ways Narcissistic Parents Bond With Their Kids
full video here: youtu.be/msgIkL0C3cA?si=HRA1…
"Kids deserve to live in reality." Madi's YouTube channel is a lifesaver.
Have you ever wondered what it's like to realize everything you believed about a parent was a lie?
In this video (part 1), I break down the initial realization process: what I felt, how I coped, and how life-altering it truly was.
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Relevant to all areas of life, not just work.
Our vagus nerve can help us recognize the manipulation of gaslighting that strives to make us distrust our own brain and body. This is how, explains Jennifer Fraser, Ph.D. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
A challenging couple of weeks have just been made much much better by the arrival in my in-box of the manuscript of Bridgerton and Philosophy 🤩. As with every book in this series even the list of contributors is a joy to read, and I know things will only get better from here on.
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Privatisation broke our water system.
@labourslewis has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: actionnetwork.org/forms/wate…
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For every parent, grandparent, sibling or loved one who has been pushed out but never stopped loving... this is for you.
Sometimes the most powerful love is the quietest.
The love that doesn’t force or chase,
but stays soft, steady, and open...
even in silence.
You are not forgotten.
Your presence still matters.
And your love still reaches further than you know.
~Amanda Sillars 💜
@EMMMFoundation
So true
This hard truth I learned living with depression. It’s not easy to embody this approach but I’ve discovered it works for me. Healing is not always the eventual absence of my mental ill health symptoms. It can be the strengthening of my inner resources. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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Really enjoyed talking to @BBCNuala on @BBCWomansHour today about #thesleeproom and Dr William Sargant. Thanks to former patient Mary Thornton for sharing her remarkable story and to @suzypuss for her kind words about the book.
@LittleBrownUK
@JanklowUK
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The White Horse Summer School brochure is here! Pop into the bookshop for your copy or see it online here: bit.ly/4jVHqoW Tickets are going fast so book now for a summer of workshops, lectures and fun in #Marlborough! #authortalks #talks #creativewriting #art #health
