What is queer identity? – Eris Young on celebrating being ‘other’
Eris Young reflects on how their identity sets them apart from a cis-hetero society, and how this identity can inform their writing of queer identities. …
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“Why don’t you just leave the date if it’s not working out?”
Freiya Benson reflects on what it’s like to date as a bisexual trans woman in her early forties, and how her writing on sex and…
Making Hope Possible
Tom and Karen Brenner, the authors of the new book on dementia—THE MONTESSORI METHOD FOR CONNECTING TO PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA, open up about how they…
Someone to Safeguard: How Safeguarding Can Go Wrong
An excerpt from Chapter 6 of Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science. ‘Find me somebody to love’, a lyric from the band Queen. A lyric which…
The use of technology in dementia care
Using Technology in Dementia Care: A Guide to Technology Solutions for Everyday Living, Edited by Professor Arlene Astell, Dr Sarah Kate Smith and Dr Phil…
Neurodiverse Relationships – Karen’s Story
Neurodiverse Relationships is out now, and you can read two exclusive extracts here on the JKP blog. This is the first book of its kind to…
Counselling Gentleman Jack – therapist Sam Hope considers Anne Lister
The author of Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide imagines what it would be like to counsel Anne Lister, the…
Two easy ways to introduce contemplative practice to children
We are currently in a time when there is a great emphasis on children’s well-being and mental health. Current statistics are that 1 in 10…
Everything under the rainbow – why the LGBT community needs to get better at including disabled people
The official stats tell us that just under one in ten people in the UK is LGBT (though the much higher incidence among young people,…
Neurodiverse Relationships – David’s Story
Neurodiverse Relationships is out now, and you can read an exclusive extract here on the JKP blog. This is the first book of its kind to…