Gerry Diamond.
@gerrydiamond1971.bsky.social
Nurture Lead. CBT Practitioner. Teacher of Mindfulness. International Speaker. Attachment & Trauma Trainer. gerard.diamond@ourcloud.buzz
See you all tonight. Lots to get through.
Brain development.
What survival looks like.
Neuroscience lens.
Stressed brains do not learn the same as brains that feel safe.
Distressed, dissociative & dysregulated behaviour.
Children do not leap from meltdown to calm.
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Brain development.
What survival looks like.
Neuroscience lens.
Stressed brains do not learn the same as brains that feel safe.
Distressed, dissociative & dysregulated behaviour.
Children do not leap from meltdown to calm.
👇👇
Looking forward to welcoming everybody on Wednesday evening to discuss:
Healing tools & approaches to children's emotions needs.
Factors influencing children's behaviour.
Behaviours we see.
Creating psychological & emotional safety & much more.🧠🌱
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1776798655...
Healing tools & approaches to children's emotions needs.
Factors influencing children's behaviour.
Behaviours we see.
Creating psychological & emotional safety & much more.🧠🌱
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1776798655...
Trauma in Children & Responding to the Function of Distressed Behaviour
Join us to explore the world of childhood trauma and how to understand and support distressed behavior in kids.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
See you all tonight. Lots to get through.
Brain development.
What survival looks like.
Neuroscience lens.
Stressed brains do not learn the same as brains that feel safe.
Distressed, dissociative & dysregulated behaviour.
Children do not leap from meltdown to calm.
👇👇
Brain development.
What survival looks like.
Neuroscience lens.
Stressed brains do not learn the same as brains that feel safe.
Distressed, dissociative & dysregulated behaviour.
Children do not leap from meltdown to calm.
👇👇
We need to understand that our pupils challenging behaviour is often a product of a nervous system dysregulation. Switch from thinking that this is "challenging" to "distressed behaviour" can help the healing process.
Instead of co-reacting,we need to co-regulate. 🧠🌱
Instead of co-reacting,we need to co-regulate. 🧠🌱
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We need to understand that our pupils challenging behaviour is often a product of a nervous system dysregulation. Switch from thinking that this is "challenging" to "distressed behaviour" can help the healing process.
Instead of co-reacting,we need to co-regulate. 🧠🌱
Instead of co-reacting,we need to co-regulate. 🧠🌱
As I always say, "You don't teach a subject,you teach young people."
The power of connectedness & those therapeutic moments open up opportunities. A smile,compliment,
creating relationally enriched environments make a difference.
"It's not what you know,It's how you are."🧠🌱
The power of connectedness & those therapeutic moments open up opportunities. A smile,compliment,
creating relationally enriched environments make a difference.
"It's not what you know,It's how you are."🧠🌱
November 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
As I always say, "You don't teach a subject,you teach young people."
The power of connectedness & those therapeutic moments open up opportunities. A smile,compliment,
creating relationally enriched environments make a difference.
"It's not what you know,It's how you are."🧠🌱
The power of connectedness & those therapeutic moments open up opportunities. A smile,compliment,
creating relationally enriched environments make a difference.
"It's not what you know,It's how you are."🧠🌱
Looking forward to welcoming everybody on Wednesday evening to discuss:
Healing tools & approaches to children's emotions needs.
Factors influencing children's behaviour.
Behaviours we see.
Creating psychological & emotional safety & much more.🧠🌱
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1776798655...
Healing tools & approaches to children's emotions needs.
Factors influencing children's behaviour.
Behaviours we see.
Creating psychological & emotional safety & much more.🧠🌱
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1776798655...
Trauma in Children & Responding to the Function of Distressed Behaviour
Join us to explore the world of childhood trauma and how to understand and support distressed behavior in kids.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Looking forward to welcoming everybody on Wednesday evening to discuss:
Healing tools & approaches to children's emotions needs.
Factors influencing children's behaviour.
Behaviours we see.
Creating psychological & emotional safety & much more.🧠🌱
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1776798655...
Healing tools & approaches to children's emotions needs.
Factors influencing children's behaviour.
Behaviours we see.
Creating psychological & emotional safety & much more.🧠🌱
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1776798655...
Co-regulation is powerful in micro-doses. This rewires neural pathways & calms the stress chemistry 🧠🌱
October 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Co-regulation is powerful in micro-doses. This rewires neural pathways & calms the stress chemistry 🧠🌱
When children are in survival mode,they shift from parasympathetic to sympathetic.A body flooded with stress signals hyperalert but exhausting.This event will help support anyone working with children to shift their bodies into a body that feels safe🧠🌱
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
When children are in survival mode,they shift from parasympathetic to sympathetic.A body flooded with stress signals hyperalert but exhausting.This event will help support anyone working with children to shift their bodies into a body that feels safe🧠🌱
You cannot consequence a pupil out of survival mode.Their brain is not in a place to think & reflect. In these moments, they need connection,safety & co-reg, consequences come later. This is not about being less strict but working smarter. Working with biology,not against it.🧠🌱
October 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
You cannot consequence a pupil out of survival mode.Their brain is not in a place to think & reflect. In these moments, they need connection,safety & co-reg, consequences come later. This is not about being less strict but working smarter. Working with biology,not against it.🧠🌱
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1776798655...
Join me for this one-off workshop & the last event of 2025. Supporting children with trauma or just in general. We will look at gentle ways to understand & support nervous systems by giving children the reset their brains & bodies desperately need.🧠🌱
Join me for this one-off workshop & the last event of 2025. Supporting children with trauma or just in general. We will look at gentle ways to understand & support nervous systems by giving children the reset their brains & bodies desperately need.🧠🌱
Trauma in Children & Responding to the Function of Distressed Behaviour
Eventbrite - Gerry Diamond presents Trauma in Children & Responding to the Function of Distressed Behaviour - Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - Find event and ticket information.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1776798655...
Join me for this one-off workshop & the last event of 2025. Supporting children with trauma or just in general. We will look at gentle ways to understand & support nervous systems by giving children the reset their brains & bodies desperately need.🧠🌱
Join me for this one-off workshop & the last event of 2025. Supporting children with trauma or just in general. We will look at gentle ways to understand & support nervous systems by giving children the reset their brains & bodies desperately need.🧠🌱
30 tickets away in under a week.This final workshop of 2025 is meeting children & young people's feelings & not the behaviour. Our nervous system influences all aspects of our lives through trauma, stress & dysregulation. How can we best support them instead of punishing them.🧠🌱
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1776798655... You will not solve the behaviour of our children by punishing them into a better way of being.This will only exacerbate their inner word. If we can be curious about their behaviour,we can help them deactivate these defensive manoeuvres that ensure their survival.
October 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
30 tickets away in under a week.This final workshop of 2025 is meeting children & young people's feelings & not the behaviour. Our nervous system influences all aspects of our lives through trauma, stress & dysregulation. How can we best support them instead of punishing them.🧠🌱
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1776798655... You will not solve the behaviour of our children by punishing them into a better way of being.This will only exacerbate their inner word. If we can be curious about their behaviour,we can help them deactivate these defensive manoeuvres that ensure their survival.
October 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1776798655... You will not solve the behaviour of our children by punishing them into a better way of being.This will only exacerbate their inner word. If we can be curious about their behaviour,we can help them deactivate these defensive manoeuvres that ensure their survival.
Due to working in a secondary school & busy myself,this will be the only time I get this one out
Nurture isn’t a room, but it should be every room in an educational setting. Creating a nurturing environment that allows children to learn, grow, and explore their potential🧠🌱
Nurture isn’t a room, but it should be every room in an educational setting. Creating a nurturing environment that allows children to learn, grow, and explore their potential🧠🌱
July 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Due to working in a secondary school & busy myself,this will be the only time I get this one out
Nurture isn’t a room, but it should be every room in an educational setting. Creating a nurturing environment that allows children to learn, grow, and explore their potential🧠🌱
Nurture isn’t a room, but it should be every room in an educational setting. Creating a nurturing environment that allows children to learn, grow, and explore their potential🧠🌱
How to Cultiivate, Create Nurturing Trauma Responsive Practices.
If you are running nurture groups or in the process of beginning groups or interested in a whole school nurturing approach,this presentation is for everyone within ed settings & parents
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1530077636...
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If you are running nurture groups or in the process of beginning groups or interested in a whole school nurturing approach,this presentation is for everyone within ed settings & parents
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1530077636...
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How to Cultivate, Create Nurturing Trauma Responsive Approaches
Join us for a deep dive into building supportive environments for healing from trauma - let's nurture growth together!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
How to Cultiivate, Create Nurturing Trauma Responsive Practices.
If you are running nurture groups or in the process of beginning groups or interested in a whole school nurturing approach,this presentation is for everyone within ed settings & parents
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1530077636...
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If you are running nurture groups or in the process of beginning groups or interested in a whole school nurturing approach,this presentation is for everyone within ed settings & parents
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1530077636...
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How many of you have told a pupil," You need to act your age?"
When a pupil experiences trauma, it creates developmental gaps(non-meeting of needs) .The trauma will attach itself to the developmental age of when the child experiences the trauma.
Educators need to know this. 🧠🌱
When a pupil experiences trauma, it creates developmental gaps(non-meeting of needs) .The trauma will attach itself to the developmental age of when the child experiences the trauma.
Educators need to know this. 🧠🌱
July 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
How many of you have told a pupil," You need to act your age?"
When a pupil experiences trauma, it creates developmental gaps(non-meeting of needs) .The trauma will attach itself to the developmental age of when the child experiences the trauma.
Educators need to know this. 🧠🌱
When a pupil experiences trauma, it creates developmental gaps(non-meeting of needs) .The trauma will attach itself to the developmental age of when the child experiences the trauma.
Educators need to know this. 🧠🌱
Let's stop punishing pupils for having underdeveloped & under connected brain functios ,especially self-regulation & impulse control. They're not signs of defiance,they're signs of a pre frontal cortex still under construction. 🧠🌱
July 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Let's stop punishing pupils for having underdeveloped & under connected brain functios ,especially self-regulation & impulse control. They're not signs of defiance,they're signs of a pre frontal cortex still under construction. 🧠🌱
Pupils make mistakes because their brains are underdeveloped, trying to manage impulses & regulate emotions. This shouldn't be controlled and managed, which creates fear & disconnection,but is taught with compassion & guidance 🧠🌱
July 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Pupils make mistakes because their brains are underdeveloped, trying to manage impulses & regulate emotions. This shouldn't be controlled and managed, which creates fear & disconnection,but is taught with compassion & guidance 🧠🌱
I have never seen a pupils behaviour improve with detentions, suspensions, or punitive consequences. Why are we still seeing these strategies used in educational settings?
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July 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I have never seen a pupils behaviour improve with detentions, suspensions, or punitive consequences. Why are we still seeing these strategies used in educational settings?
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Pupils brains do not learn, process, or absorb information in hypervigilance. It becomes difficult to access the hippocampus,the part of the brain for memory & learning consolidation,which means it is harder for them to form new memories & harder to access what they do know🧠🌱
July 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Pupils brains do not learn, process, or absorb information in hypervigilance. It becomes difficult to access the hippocampus,the part of the brain for memory & learning consolidation,which means it is harder for them to form new memories & harder to access what they do know🧠🌱
Once we understand that challenging, oppositional behaviours often stem from brain development rather than defiance,our entire approach shifts.We see behaviour in a new way, so we "act" instead of "react." A child who is signalling that they are vulnerable & need our help🧠🌱
July 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Once we understand that challenging, oppositional behaviours often stem from brain development rather than defiance,our entire approach shifts.We see behaviour in a new way, so we "act" instead of "react." A child who is signalling that they are vulnerable & need our help🧠🌱
Not all ACEs are identified as trauma. It's what was lacking when it happened & how the brain & nervous system responded to it. Was there an absence of acknowledgement, support,being held,supported & comforted.This leaves children with a nervous system focussed on inner chaos🧠🌱
July 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Not all ACEs are identified as trauma. It's what was lacking when it happened & how the brain & nervous system responded to it. Was there an absence of acknowledgement, support,being held,supported & comforted.This leaves children with a nervous system focussed on inner chaos🧠🌱
Micromanagement behaviour strategies encourage pupils to suppress their emotions & robs them of the opportunity to learn how to regulate them.They need to be able to express their emotions without fear of punishment. Instead,give them the opportunity to learn how to regulate them🧠🌱
July 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Micromanagement behaviour strategies encourage pupils to suppress their emotions & robs them of the opportunity to learn how to regulate them.They need to be able to express their emotions without fear of punishment. Instead,give them the opportunity to learn how to regulate them🧠🌱
When supporting pupils with multiple ACEs,there is no quick fix solution,we also can't change the past.Its about the little interactions, being present & creating space to help them feel & grow.Opening up conversations that are healthy & supportive.
Transformation takes time.🧠🌱
Transformation takes time.🧠🌱
July 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
When supporting pupils with multiple ACEs,there is no quick fix solution,we also can't change the past.Its about the little interactions, being present & creating space to help them feel & grow.Opening up conversations that are healthy & supportive.
Transformation takes time.🧠🌱
Transformation takes time.🧠🌱
Your nervous system is the lens on how you viewed the world.A body adapting to the conditions it was brought up in.
Emotions,reactions & symptoms, a body holding onto memories your mind is trying to forget.🧠🌱
Emotions,reactions & symptoms, a body holding onto memories your mind is trying to forget.🧠🌱
July 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Your nervous system is the lens on how you viewed the world.A body adapting to the conditions it was brought up in.
Emotions,reactions & symptoms, a body holding onto memories your mind is trying to forget.🧠🌱
Emotions,reactions & symptoms, a body holding onto memories your mind is trying to forget.🧠🌱
Supporting pupils with trauma dysregulation,their nervous systems have been shaped by everything they have gone through "patterns of protection"that kept them alive.We can help them teach their nervous system something new. Self-regulation,coping strategies, managing emotions🧠🌱
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Supporting pupils with trauma dysregulation,their nervous systems have been shaped by everything they have gone through "patterns of protection"that kept them alive.We can help them teach their nervous system something new. Self-regulation,coping strategies, managing emotions🧠🌱
In schools working with pupils who have trauma,stories often start with timing. "See when I was 5." We then we start to identify their unmet needs,emotional deprivation,you are now aware of the trauma. You now need responsive action to help dose down their stress response 🧠🌱
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In schools working with pupils who have trauma,stories often start with timing. "See when I was 5." We then we start to identify their unmet needs,emotional deprivation,you are now aware of the trauma. You now need responsive action to help dose down their stress response 🧠🌱