Naomi Entwistle
@nsent.bsky.social
Child and adolescent psychiatrist with interests in trauma, somatic therapy, spirituality, education and parenting. Opinions are my own.
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Naomi Entwistle
@nsent.bsky.social
· Nov 11
I’ve always lurked, not posted, on these kinds of things. I don’t know if that will change. But if anyone shares my interest-Venn-diagram of shame-psychology, compassionate-leadership, interoception, adult education, and Christian-spirituality/Bible-nerdery, I’d love you to introduce yourself!
A friend of mine just made a comment that conflated “American” with “white”. I gently pointed out, and she said, “yes, thank you, that was my bias”.
Just so you know, it can be that easy. When we know better, we do better. This is how we grow.
Just so you know, it can be that easy. When we know better, we do better. This is how we grow.
October 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A friend of mine just made a comment that conflated “American” with “white”. I gently pointed out, and she said, “yes, thank you, that was my bias”.
Just so you know, it can be that easy. When we know better, we do better. This is how we grow.
Just so you know, it can be that easy. When we know better, we do better. This is how we grow.
I went to an event at the Edinburgh Politics Festival about smartphones and childhood, and went away part of 2 more WhatsApp groups… Oh the irony!
August 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I went to an event at the Edinburgh Politics Festival about smartphones and childhood, and went away part of 2 more WhatsApp groups… Oh the irony!
This was too good not to share… I’ve heard pretty much all of these in church spaces when asking about their chosen speakers.
For those jumping in with any version of #manel bingo- there were other sessions in the same conference that were more diverse.
The decisions about who convenes, who speaks in plenaries, who delivers keynotes, who gets recognition- #manels here are *by design*. 👀
#GenderBias
The decisions about who convenes, who speaks in plenaries, who delivers keynotes, who gets recognition- #manels here are *by design*. 👀
#GenderBias
August 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This was too good not to share… I’ve heard pretty much all of these in church spaces when asking about their chosen speakers.
Why is the nhs24 music quite so awful? It sounds like a synthesiser factory being bombed…
June 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Why is the nhs24 music quite so awful? It sounds like a synthesiser factory being bombed…
One of the first things I heard this morning was my 3 1/2yr old shout, “Yay! It’s 7o’clock!”
What mindset shift would prompt you to leap out of bed with similar enthusiasm?
What mindset shift would prompt you to leap out of bed with similar enthusiasm?
May 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
One of the first things I heard this morning was my 3 1/2yr old shout, “Yay! It’s 7o’clock!”
What mindset shift would prompt you to leap out of bed with similar enthusiasm?
What mindset shift would prompt you to leap out of bed with similar enthusiasm?
At what age was your first solo/friends only adventure? Ie multiple hours of travel and/or overnight stay without adult supervision? What age would you let your kids do the same thing?
April 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
At what age was your first solo/friends only adventure? Ie multiple hours of travel and/or overnight stay without adult supervision? What age would you let your kids do the same thing?
I’m probably super late to the party, but Sandi’s great British woodland restoration is such wholesome TV! Highly recommend.
April 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I’m probably super late to the party, but Sandi’s great British woodland restoration is such wholesome TV! Highly recommend.
Thought-provoking conference with RCPsych’s Spirituality SIG yesterday on different understandings of possession states. So grateful too to meet and chat to so many fascinating people.
March 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Thought-provoking conference with RCPsych’s Spirituality SIG yesterday on different understandings of possession states. So grateful too to meet and chat to so many fascinating people.
Question from my 3yr old - “When we say, ‘whoops-a-daisy’, who is Daisy?”
March 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Question from my 3yr old - “When we say, ‘whoops-a-daisy’, who is Daisy?”
Saw this on my walk to work this morning. Someone’s clearly been having some outdoors, screen-free, creative play. Joyous!
March 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Saw this on my walk to work this morning. Someone’s clearly been having some outdoors, screen-free, creative play. Joyous!
My Lenten reading has arrived just in time…
From the inside cover: “If you are one of the many who, whether through intuition or study, are convinced there must be more to the way of Jesus than what Christianity in the modern West is offering, this book is for you. You are not wrong.”
From the inside cover: “If you are one of the many who, whether through intuition or study, are convinced there must be more to the way of Jesus than what Christianity in the modern West is offering, this book is for you. You are not wrong.”
March 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My Lenten reading has arrived just in time…
From the inside cover: “If you are one of the many who, whether through intuition or study, are convinced there must be more to the way of Jesus than what Christianity in the modern West is offering, this book is for you. You are not wrong.”
From the inside cover: “If you are one of the many who, whether through intuition or study, are convinced there must be more to the way of Jesus than what Christianity in the modern West is offering, this book is for you. You are not wrong.”
Reposted by Naomi Entwistle
We must remember the ice berg and not be distracted by the tip!
March 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We must remember the ice berg and not be distracted by the tip!
Last night I wrote a song for the first time in 8 years 🎶 😊
February 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Last night I wrote a song for the first time in 8 years 🎶 😊
Currently 45.9% of pupils in Edinburgh are recorded as having additional support needs. At what point do we just need to entirely rethink our education system?
February 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Currently 45.9% of pupils in Edinburgh are recorded as having additional support needs. At what point do we just need to entirely rethink our education system?
Getting all packed up for the Scottish Vineyard Worship Gathering!
February 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Getting all packed up for the Scottish Vineyard Worship Gathering!
“Hey - does anyone have any slides I can adapt for the MRCPsych CAMHS anxiety disorders tutorial?”
“Err - you did it last year Naomi. Here are your slides”.
“Err - you did it last year Naomi. Here are your slides”.
February 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Hey - does anyone have any slides I can adapt for the MRCPsych CAMHS anxiety disorders tutorial?”
“Err - you did it last year Naomi. Here are your slides”.
“Err - you did it last year Naomi. Here are your slides”.
Remember the supermarket game? Played it with my 6yo this morning but with compliments. So fun to hear her say, “I am amazing, beautiful, caring, determined…” etc
February 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Remember the supermarket game? Played it with my 6yo this morning but with compliments. So fun to hear her say, “I am amazing, beautiful, caring, determined…” etc
I’m on call this weekend and I have a sore throat. Not ill enough to call in sick, but there is a non-zero chance that I’ll lose my voice and have to answer the phone with some husky wheezing sound….
February 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I’m on call this weekend and I have a sore throat. Not ill enough to call in sick, but there is a non-zero chance that I’ll lose my voice and have to answer the phone with some husky wheezing sound….
I spent all afternoon and half the evening trying to get my head around the Riddell formula for monitoring, and am no further forward.
February 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I spent all afternoon and half the evening trying to get my head around the Riddell formula for monitoring, and am no further forward.
Reposted by Naomi Entwistle
“I see no color” is not the goal.
“I see your color and I honor you. I value your input. I will be educated about your lived experiences. I will work against the racism that harms you. You are beautiful. Tell me how to do better.”
... That’s the goal.
“I see your color and I honor you. I value your input. I will be educated about your lived experiences. I will work against the racism that harms you. You are beautiful. Tell me how to do better.”
... That’s the goal.
February 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“I see no color” is not the goal.
“I see your color and I honor you. I value your input. I will be educated about your lived experiences. I will work against the racism that harms you. You are beautiful. Tell me how to do better.”
... That’s the goal.
“I see your color and I honor you. I value your input. I will be educated about your lived experiences. I will work against the racism that harms you. You are beautiful. Tell me how to do better.”
... That’s the goal.
Reposted by Naomi Entwistle
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. It would help you to have a personal insight into the secrets of the human soul. Otherwise everything remains a clever intellectual trick consisting of empty words leading to empty talk.”
— Carl Jung
— Carl Jung
January 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. It would help you to have a personal insight into the secrets of the human soul. Otherwise everything remains a clever intellectual trick consisting of empty words leading to empty talk.”
— Carl Jung
— Carl Jung
There are days where you question everything you do as a parent. And then there are days where your 6 year old says, “Mummy, I accidentally spilled some milk. Which cloth shall I clean it up with?”
January 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
There are days where you question everything you do as a parent. And then there are days where your 6 year old says, “Mummy, I accidentally spilled some milk. Which cloth shall I clean it up with?”
Helping out with the Y4 undergrad psychological aspects of medicine and ethics day. Fascinating talk about the representation of mental illness in film - what are the best and worst depictions you have seen?
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Helping out with the Y4 undergrad psychological aspects of medicine and ethics day. Fascinating talk about the representation of mental illness in film - what are the best and worst depictions you have seen?