Polly Kaiser
@pollykaiser.bsky.social
Passionate about age equality & older peoples mental health, co-production. Family friends & food
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New book day! Really excited to get stuck into this exciting new read on #NarrativeTherapy with older adults, edited by Rosslyn Offord, Elizabeth Field & @pollykaiser.bsky.social 📚
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November 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Well today’s the day ! Our book is finally on sale ! So proud of everyone & to the folk with lived experience who added their powerful voices & stories to bring this practical book alive. @bpsofficial.bsky.social @ageingbetter.bsky.social @penninecarenhs.bsky.social
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Narrative Therapy and Older People
Healthcare for older people tends to focus on physical limitations and cognitive decline, and the person's own perspective and strengths are often overlooked. Narrative therapy centres a person as the...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Well today’s the day ! Our book is finally on sale ! So proud of everyone & to the folk with lived experience who added their powerful voices & stories to bring this practical book alive. @bpsofficial.bsky.social @ageingbetter.bsky.social @penninecarenhs.bsky.social
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Well it’s finally out there #ageequality Age equality in mental health: Déjà vu all over again (2025-06-13)
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<em>Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice</em> | BPS Journal | Wiley Online Library
Aims
Ageism is one of the last socially accepted prejudices. This paper aims to highlight key areas of age discrimination and inequality in mental health services.
Discussion
It will discuss examp.....
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June 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Well it’s finally out there #ageequality Age equality in mental health: Déjà vu all over again (2025-06-13)
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June 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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May 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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Come, enjoy,learn & network at 1st F2F conference since Covid on older people & psychology. Amazing talks & key note speakers www.bps.org.uk/event/fpop-a...
FPOP Annual Conference 2025 | BPS
The conference offers a unique learning experience, featuring insights from renowned speakers, practical applications of Older People psychology, and the perspectives of academics.
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May 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Come, enjoy,learn & network at 1st F2F conference since Covid on older people & psychology. Amazing talks & key note speakers www.bps.org.uk/event/fpop-a...
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I really admire this poem by Dane Holt. He takes that particular ‘flatness’ of grief and finds a playfulness within it… which is so hard! How on earth do you play with flatness? Like this:
March 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Come & join us for this fantastic face to face conference. @ageingbetter.bsky.social @ageuk.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social
Faculty of Psychology for Older People in @bpsofficial.bsky.social are thrilled to confirm Andy Bell, CEO for Centre for Mental Health as a keynote speaker for 2-3rd July 2025 conference, Lincoln. Registration & submissions open! Check out the details here: www.bps.org.uk/event/fpop-a...
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February 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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‘The industry is broken’: TV writer funds pilot after being told to cut female lead’s age by 20 years www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... ageism alive & well I see. Not seen the stats on an increasing ageing population. Who do they think goes to the movies
‘Are you kidding me?’: TV writer says she was asked to make female lead 20 years younger
Katja Meier says she was told women over 50 were not seen as a ‘valid audience’, so decided to make the pilot herself
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January 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
‘The industry is broken’: TV writer funds pilot after being told to cut female lead’s age by 20 years www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... ageism alive & well I see. Not seen the stats on an increasing ageing population. Who do they think goes to the movies
Happy Friday folks
January 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Happy Friday folks
So I’m new here too. Only 6 followers so far compared to over 1,000 on the other one! So got a way to go! In the spirit of uplifting folks please see link to my one of my most recent projects www.gmopn.org.uk/rhymesfromth...
Rhymes from the Wise | GMOPN
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November 16, 2024 at 9:19 AM
So I’m new here too. Only 6 followers so far compared to over 1,000 on the other one! So got a way to go! In the spirit of uplifting folks please see link to my one of my most recent projects www.gmopn.org.uk/rhymesfromth...
I think we need narratives that speak to emotional connections. The right use fear which overrides happiness.. that’s a problem. But we need some powerful stories that speak to the people we seem to have lost
? This reads to me like “if we want to win, we must become the enemy”.
November 16, 2024 at 9:02 AM
I think we need narratives that speak to emotional connections. The right use fear which overrides happiness.. that’s a problem. But we need some powerful stories that speak to the people we seem to have lost