The Emperor’s New Clothes
I cannot prop up or carry a sham of integrity of us being an Ideal Service. I cannot cover up where we fall short, or pretend that we haven’t done anything that needs to be acknowledged or accounted and apologised for.
Two poems: ‘Skin’ & ‘Darkness.’
SACRED SKIN
As she danced gracefully by me
I saw her sacred satin skin
it was beautifully translucent
but the scars were wearing thin
kris-crossed upon her entity
woven realms...
Crisis in Serviceland
My experience of childhood abuse put the power in others and removed my control. My later experiences with Mental Health Services did the same. Now I have the PHB, I have the control to do what feels right for me.
In Memoriam: Paula Joan Caplan
Paula Caplan, known for her fierce criticism of psychiatry and its diagnostic manual, died Wednesday at age 74.
Resettlement revisited in my novel Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home
When I switched from clinical psychologist to author, I couldn’t help taking some of my professional life with me.