Are you on the pathway to becoming an archivist & looking to put theory into practice? Or perhaps you have previous archive experience & would like to refresh your cataloguing skills &/or gain experience in a different setting?

Find out more & apply here:
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Acute suffering (e.g. anxiety or depression) is regularly a functional reaction to events - poverty, injustice, abuse, trauma, overwork etc. DSM II recognised this. DSM-III abolished it, implying such suffering points to an internal disorder to medically managed. Discipline can also regress.

Do you feel overwhelmed? Here’s why – and how to fix it

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Christmas time can be a time for big expectations and stressors.
Try out the Survival Plan to support yourself to Brave the festive season your way.
The invitation is to take stock of what you want from your festive time and create it for yourself…unapologetically.

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Chez Gavigan on a stormy Sunday 🐶🥰
Show me your Sunday
#bordercollies #sundayvibes #sunday

Heading to week 4 of my End of Life doula training today.
Any other doula’s here I can connect with? Would love to hear from you.
#endoflifedoula

To demedicalise distress is not to delegitimise distress. One can honor, respect and care for profound suffering without labeling it as illness, pathology or disorder.

Finally got around to listing all seasons dog coat in Ziggy Stardust waterproof canvas, blue polar fleece & red velcro.

Fabric made in Dundee custom fabrics.

All proceeds go to free/reduced fee therapeutic support to girls/women.
Bespoke sizing available
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Heads up! Unfortunately I’m going to have to stick all my Etsy Shop prices up tomorrow and raise postage prices too (I’m pretty much making a loss at this stage). If you are wanting something… I would buy it now. 💸

Putting together more packs of my Christmas Krampuss cards (Krampus as a cheeky cat). Images and parody poems by me. These have always been fairly popular in my weirdo circles. Currently stocking ‘We Sell Heroes’ too in Norn Iron. Though you can grab them in my Etsy (link in profile).

Did you know that @womenslibrary.bsky.social is the only Accredited Museum dedicated to women's history in the whole of the UK? We are always in need of support and one of the best ways is to become one of our valued Friends: womenslibrary.org.uk/how-to-get-i... Join us and help to keep us running!

What we end up calling ‘chronic depression’ is often the result of a more temporary suffering that has been chronically misunderstood, mislabelled & mismanaged.

Saturday early morning heading to my End of Life doula training in snowy Glasgow.
#endoflifedoula #glasgow #snow

It’s a privilege to begin my Death Doula training this Saturday 🖤

Would love to connect with others on here who are on this life path too.

#deathdoula

Our Wee mascot, Kate the border collie sporting her new Bowie coat I made for her, complete with polar fleece.
Coming soon to order for your cool pooch on our Etsy shop.
Proceeds support us to offer free/reduced fee counselling/therapeutic coaching to girls & women.

How Tuesday’s going @braveyourday
Apologies to this morning’s clients for having to reschedule.
I usually work under this at the kitchen table! Grateful none of us were hurt.

Life happens while we’re making plans.
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#life #ceiling #braveyourday

Monday afternoon stroll as sun drops.

Reflecting on last week when I was co-facilitating Empowering You workshops with a phenomenal group of Belfast women leaders in cybersecurity.

Building self-belief and collaboration.

Who else here is in this tech world?

🐊✨Get ready to deck out your Crocs with some feminist flair! 🎄

Six exclusive GWL Croc charm designs will be available at our Feminist Festive Fayre on November 30th. Don't miss out!

#feminist #feministfashion #croccharms #limitededition #festivefayre #GWL #UnwrapArt