Founder of @SnowdropDoula . Counsellor/psychotherapist,Mum.Passion in #pnmh (lived experience) Interest in trauma,complex need,identity.ProfDoc student.Lecturer
North West, England
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Michelle Bromley-Hesketh retweeted
Very interesting. I remember how vicious she was when challenged. I even had the mother-in-law Manic Mandy sent to try to shut me up 🤣
Click. Lie. Repeat? Inside The Claims of A Self-Styled Trauma Psychologist Who Markets Online
Read my new Substack article:
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I think this is part of the reason we have problems in maternity care. (I’m blue) A MW posted a stat about how 80% of women are embarrassed to go for a smear and “just get it done” I said I found this offensive and inaccurate as many feel trauma. I was piled on by mw friends 1/3
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2/3 I messaged (a bit upset) 1 particularly nasty one to ask to consider trauma involved, led to me having to confirm I was looking for more information and a sensible discussion. I recieved “our women never behave like you” and then the message at the bottom.
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3/3 this was a few years back. 1 of many from midwives. Same people are still practicing and some have been promoted. Their names also pop up when I hear of poor care. This is within the NHS but gets ignored. I have had active threats too. #maternity
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Michelle Bromley-Hesketh retweeted
If you believe self-diagnosis gets you PIP you have been duped.
PIP requires overlapping & overwhelming evidence.
PIP is applications & assessments contain overlapping & open ended questions designed to spot fibs.
PIP fraud is statistically ZERO.
Michelle Bromley-Hesketh retweeted
Unpaid carers keep social care from collapse, saving £184bn. 90+ hrs a week, sacrifice jobs & pensions, & get £83.30 in return then get lumped into anti-welfare rhetoric
Let’s be honest:
Who’s dependent on whom?
Welfare users, or is the state dependent on unpaid labour?
So far #budget I only have an issue with freezing income tax threshold. That should rise with inflation, at least. But I have no issue with other things I’m seeing. Budgets over many years have left me concerned and I’ve seen the impact of them. Where are the concerns?
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At this point I think this account is satire. Nothing in this is good for child or parental wellbeing. And much evidence to the opposite. Let’s stop pressuring parents (mums) to work longer.
What would you do with an extra 30 minutes in your day? 🤔
Free breakfast clubs are transforming mornings for 500,000 children - that's 95 precious hours back each year while children get a nutritious start to their day.
Part of our Plan for Change ✨
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Stop believing the hype. No one is able to get PIP with “mild anxiety”. I’ll repeat, I had 20yrs GP notes, specialist letters etc, scored 0 points because I could talk and “didn’t sound distressed”. Took to tribunal and got the minimum (£20 a week). Someone’s distracting you!
I applied for PiP once, as a teenager. I have a load of different health issues and I'm a wheelchair user, conditions that I have been suffering with for as long as I remember that have got progressively worse. I scored 0 points on the basis that 'i can communicate effectively'
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Psychotherapist here. (Also claim disability benefits and been on tv) So much nonsense doing the rounds. Anxiety is a trixksy minx. One day ok, next day crippled. Being on tv doesn’t mean 1 is cured. Disability can be trixksy too. 1/2
There is a serious possibility I’m the most anxious person in the country, and yet I work almost every day.
I’ve done live TV while feeling suicidal.
My story is one of hope and inspiration (and extensive welfare reform).
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This is 1 reason why disabled people can’t work. Employers won’t employ. But many will use free labour even when they can pay.
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Michelle Bromley-Hesketh retweeted
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This is definitely up there with bad ideas. The job centres aren’t even doing a good job. GP is for health. Having a job isnt the main priority for a society. Being healthy is. What could happen is the sick&disabled stop accessing the minimal health support there is. Awful idea.
We're putting job advisors into GP surgeries across England & Wales as part of our #PlanforChange to help more sick & disabled people into work.
It's time to stop treating health & work in isolation.
That's why we've announced an extra £167 million investment in #ConnecttoWork
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I can’t think of any reason why this is a good thing. Being in paid employment ≠ Health. +could be the opposite. When I go to the GP I want health support, not encouraged to any job. This is a really bad idea. @sarahsmithlab @OliverRyanUK
The government says job advisers are to be stationed in GP surgeries and hospitals in England, as part of efforts to get the long-term sick back to work.
Family doctors will be encouraged to refer patients for employment help alongside their treatment. The plan is designed to deal with the rising numbers on sickness benefits.
@richardgaisford has the latest.
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