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I finally reach the top of the hill in the Roci, the group of men following close behind. I thank one of the men and, what is now clear, his friends for all protecting me together. I explain that I’m trying to work out here and they look at one another, nod confusedly.
… trying to work out what?
… trying to work out what?
Putting hands on the chair — Rolling for Initiative
Today I’m wheeling on my regular Saturday 10k route. It’s hard, I’m not going to pretend it isn’t. Four kissing gates, rolling through tunnels of trees offroad, gravel and stones, inquisitive cows, ar...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I finally reach the top of the hill in the Roci, the group of men following close behind. I thank one of the men and, what is now clear, his friends for all protecting me together. I explain that I’m trying to work out here and they look at one another, nod confusedly.
… trying to work out what?
… trying to work out what?
@edpsydan.bsky.social and I laugh about ice hockey, shared endeavours, cultural curricula, neo-liberal views of resilience, and singing at the cinema.
Honestly, recording a podcast shouldn't be this much fun.
Honestly, recording a podcast shouldn't be this much fun.
What can ice hockey teach us about resilience?
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November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
@edpsydan.bsky.social and I laugh about ice hockey, shared endeavours, cultural curricula, neo-liberal views of resilience, and singing at the cinema.
Honestly, recording a podcast shouldn't be this much fun.
Honestly, recording a podcast shouldn't be this much fun.
'We will stand up for you' Is the world beginning to turn back toward supporting the trans community, and is there a way that we can grow and thrive even in a world that does not? Even in the context of transphobia, you know how we psychologically grow? Together. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
Episode 50: Post-traumatic growth
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October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
'We will stand up for you' Is the world beginning to turn back toward supporting the trans community, and is there a way that we can grow and thrive even in a world that does not? Even in the context of transphobia, you know how we psychologically grow? Together. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
Dan and I ponder sleep in adolescence and how our systems of school and work create problems when our adolescents naturally become night-owls.
Then we think about being outside and how consultation outside can be good for creativity and collaboration.
Welcome home to the Educated Guess podcast!
Then we think about being outside and how consultation outside can be good for creativity and collaboration.
Welcome home to the Educated Guess podcast!
The Educated Guess Podcast Episode 3: A practice of sleep and walking
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October 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Dan and I ponder sleep in adolescence and how our systems of school and work create problems when our adolescents naturally become night-owls.
Then we think about being outside and how consultation outside can be good for creativity and collaboration.
Welcome home to the Educated Guess podcast!
Then we think about being outside and how consultation outside can be good for creativity and collaboration.
Welcome home to the Educated Guess podcast!
'They should be in a straightjacket with a hard steel lock on it' Why are gender diverse folk reluctant to engage with research? Let's take care as we dive together into some of the most harmful research conducted on gender diverse people. It's Classroom Psychology. open.spotify.com/episode/3pDf...
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October 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
'They should be in a straightjacket with a hard steel lock on it' Why are gender diverse folk reluctant to engage with research? Let's take care as we dive together into some of the most harmful research conducted on gender diverse people. It's Classroom Psychology. open.spotify.com/episode/3pDf...
Episode 2 of The Educated Guess was filmed in front of a live audience at the EdPsy Festival, and now you can listen and watch the episode on Youtube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
A moment to think about trans kids
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October 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Episode 2 of The Educated Guess was filmed in front of a live audience at the EdPsy Festival, and now you can listen and watch the episode on Youtube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
She bent low, clasped her hands, and smiled.
I like to think of myself a rogueish corsair, a dragon rider, flying from place to place aboard the Rocinante, dashing and debonair. But when this lady wished me a happy birthday, which was in November, all I saw reflected back at me was... sympathy.
I like to think of myself a rogueish corsair, a dragon rider, flying from place to place aboard the Rocinante, dashing and debonair. But when this lady wished me a happy birthday, which was in November, all I saw reflected back at me was... sympathy.
Happy Birthday?! — Rolling for Initiative
Our friends kindly gave us a voucher for a v-e-r-y swanky restaurant in London, so we made a day of it. We went to the aquarium, went to the Moulin Rouge musical, we laughed and rolled our way around ...
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September 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
She bent low, clasped her hands, and smiled.
I like to think of myself a rogueish corsair, a dragon rider, flying from place to place aboard the Rocinante, dashing and debonair. But when this lady wished me a happy birthday, which was in November, all I saw reflected back at me was... sympathy.
I like to think of myself a rogueish corsair, a dragon rider, flying from place to place aboard the Rocinante, dashing and debonair. But when this lady wished me a happy birthday, which was in November, all I saw reflected back at me was... sympathy.
'Mobility has to be the honourable mention. I’m good most of the time but when I’m hot or especially when a fever hits I walk like an adventurously bipedal stoat. Lifting my legs becomes less of a command and more of an enthusiastic hope, like offering prayers to Norse gods for the chance of rain.'
Trust to hope — Rolling for Initiative
Many symptoms of MS are annoying. Numbness in the fingers, spasticity in the legs, the occasional bladder spasm that threatens to cause a small localised flood. Such symptoms are challenging to manage...
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September 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
'Mobility has to be the honourable mention. I’m good most of the time but when I’m hot or especially when a fever hits I walk like an adventurously bipedal stoat. Lifting my legs becomes less of a command and more of an enthusiastic hope, like offering prayers to Norse gods for the chance of rain.'
We started a new video podcast!! @edpsydan.bsky.social and I are hosts of the new podcast Educated Guess, where we talk about education, psychology, and society, and show just how much we have to learn. But fortunately we have educated guests to teach us.
Welcome to Educated Guess!!!
Welcome to Educated Guess!!!
Are schools ready for the future?
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September 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We started a new video podcast!! @edpsydan.bsky.social and I are hosts of the new podcast Educated Guess, where we talk about education, psychology, and society, and show just how much we have to learn. But fortunately we have educated guests to teach us.
Welcome to Educated Guess!!!
Welcome to Educated Guess!!!
'Now sure, he didn't give me his number. I was strong but I'd left attractive behind as soon as it started raining, and being this covered in mud with hair slick to my face, sexy was just a particularly strong option in scrabble.'
What matter wounds? — Rolling for Initiative
My journey with mobility challenges began 2 ½ years ago, when my last relapse changed my ‘couch to 5k’ into ‘mostly couch’ and the only ‘5 k' I was gaining tended to settle around my midriff. I used ...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
'Now sure, he didn't give me his number. I was strong but I'd left attractive behind as soon as it started raining, and being this covered in mud with hair slick to my face, sexy was just a particularly strong option in scrabble.'
'Unequivocally... those who underwent surgeries faced higher risks.' This week Cora goes up against an influencer to understand how a handful of studies show surprising outcomes from transition related healthcare, and we look at a systematic review to break the deadlock. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
Episode 48: Negative Transition Outcomes by Classroom Psychology
'Unequivocally... those who underwent surgeries faced higher risks.' This week Cora goes toe-to-toe with an influencer to understand how a handful of studies show surprising outcomes from transition r...
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September 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
'Unequivocally... those who underwent surgeries faced higher risks.' This week Cora goes up against an influencer to understand how a handful of studies show surprising outcomes from transition related healthcare, and we look at a systematic review to break the deadlock. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
'Recently I’ve been making friends without telling them I'm trans. That’s what happened at jury service, why I’m pulling endless tissues out of the box like a children’s magician. For just a little while I experienced what it was like not to be openly trans in this world.
And I loved every moment.'
And I loved every moment.'
The cost of visibility — Rolling for Initiative
I arrived home from court today for the last time. Jury service has concluded. As I walked in the front door the emotion of what had happened hit me. Inside I felt an unexpected sense of loss, a sudde...
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August 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
'Recently I’ve been making friends without telling them I'm trans. That’s what happened at jury service, why I’m pulling endless tissues out of the box like a children’s magician. For just a little while I experienced what it was like not to be openly trans in this world.
And I loved every moment.'
And I loved every moment.'
The EdPsy festival is just around the corner. You know who is headlining? No... not Oasis... me... I'm headlining.
But there are other, better, speakers. People like Keri Opai,
Bernard Coard, Jawad Shah, Sarah Gillborn, Anish Chhibber, Will Shield, Jen Daffin and many more.
Get your tickets!!!
But there are other, better, speakers. People like Keri Opai,
Bernard Coard, Jawad Shah, Sarah Gillborn, Anish Chhibber, Will Shield, Jen Daffin and many more.
Get your tickets!!!
edpsy Festival of Educational Psychology 2025
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August 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The EdPsy festival is just around the corner. You know who is headlining? No... not Oasis... me... I'm headlining.
But there are other, better, speakers. People like Keri Opai,
Bernard Coard, Jawad Shah, Sarah Gillborn, Anish Chhibber, Will Shield, Jen Daffin and many more.
Get your tickets!!!
But there are other, better, speakers. People like Keri Opai,
Bernard Coard, Jawad Shah, Sarah Gillborn, Anish Chhibber, Will Shield, Jen Daffin and many more.
Get your tickets!!!
'When the Usher held out an arm to my ailing self, careful to ensure that I got out of the court safely, it wouldn’t have been prudent to refuse him and then faceplant in front of the stenographer.
I’m pretty sure you can be held in contempt for being a defiant asshat.'
I’m pretty sure you can be held in contempt for being a defiant asshat.'
Do I need help… maybe I do… — Rolling for Initiative
I’m terrible at knowing when I need help. Before I had my current wheelchair, The Rocinante, even before my first wheelchair, Firefly, I still regularly refused help I sorely needed. I once took a tra...
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August 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
'When the Usher held out an arm to my ailing self, careful to ensure that I got out of the court safely, it wouldn’t have been prudent to refuse him and then faceplant in front of the stenographer.
I’m pretty sure you can be held in contempt for being a defiant asshat.'
I’m pretty sure you can be held in contempt for being a defiant asshat.'
'It's a fetish, Janet!' What are gender critical beliefs and how have they become so mainstream? We take a look at how framing trans exclusion as the protection of women influences public opinion. And we laugh at just how radical some of these beliefs have become. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
Episode 47: Gender Critical Radicalisation by Classroom Psychology
'It's a fetish, Janet!' What are gender critical beliefs and how have they become so mainstream? We take a look at how framing trans exclusion as the protection of women influences public opinion. And...
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August 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
'It's a fetish, Janet!' What are gender critical beliefs and how have they become so mainstream? We take a look at how framing trans exclusion as the protection of women influences public opinion. And we laugh at just how radical some of these beliefs have become. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
The UK has released new statutory schools' guidance around keeping children safe and relationships and sex education and Cora reviews them both. They're an example of trans erasure, but don't worry, Cora totally keeps her cool... totally... It's Classroom Psychology!!!
Episode 46: The effect of the puberty blocker ban by Classroom Psychology
The UK has released new schools guidance around keeping children safe and relationships and sex education and Cora reviews them both. They're an example of trans erasure, but don't worry, Cora totally...
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July 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The UK has released new statutory schools' guidance around keeping children safe and relationships and sex education and Cora reviews them both. They're an example of trans erasure, but don't worry, Cora totally keeps her cool... totally... It's Classroom Psychology!!!
'The transgender movement is the most violent domestic terror threat in the world' Cora takes on Donald Trump Jr. and we take a look at the largest survey ever conducted, released just this week, about the health and wellbeing of gender diverse folk. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
Episode 45: The largest trans health survey in the world by Classroom Psychology
'The transgender movement is the most violent domestic terror threat in the world' Cora takes on Donald Trump Jr . and we take a look at the largest survey ever conducted, released just this week, abo...
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June 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
'The transgender movement is the most violent domestic terror threat in the world' Cora takes on Donald Trump Jr. and we take a look at the largest survey ever conducted, released just this week, about the health and wellbeing of gender diverse folk. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
For trans folk being legible in the world can sometimes involve a change to their voices. Cora has been working on her voice and we take a look at before... and after... Can trans voices change with training? You be the judge. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
Episode 44: Trans voices by Classroom Psychology
For trans folk being legible in the world can sometimes involve a change to their voice. Cora has been working on her voice and we take a look at before... and after... Can trans voices change with tr...
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June 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
For trans folk being legible in the world can sometimes involve a change to their voices. Cora has been working on her voice and we take a look at before... and after... Can trans voices change with training? You be the judge. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
‘This is our last chance’
If Ocrevus failed us there was no rescue mission, no plucky rebellion, no plan ‘B’.
I opened the MRI results clumsily. I gasped.
The MS is in remission.
If Ocrevus failed us there was no rescue mission, no plucky rebellion, no plan ‘B’.
I opened the MRI results clumsily. I gasped.
The MS is in remission.
‘Our last chance’ — Rolling for Initiative
We’ve been on a journey to this point. When my first neurologist sat me down I’d been experiencing nerve pain for around a year, my eyes pulled off their target with every pulse of pain. An MRI...
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May 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
‘This is our last chance’
If Ocrevus failed us there was no rescue mission, no plucky rebellion, no plan ‘B’.
I opened the MRI results clumsily. I gasped.
The MS is in remission.
If Ocrevus failed us there was no rescue mission, no plucky rebellion, no plan ‘B’.
I opened the MRI results clumsily. I gasped.
The MS is in remission.
Loving the EHRC: 'Excuse me miss, Karen over there thinks you're trans, can I see your birth certificate?'
'By all means I carry mine everywhere'
'I still think you're trans, can you supply your GRC?'
'No, I'm not trans so I don't have one'
'OK, well now I need to make additional requests... so...
'By all means I carry mine everywhere'
'I still think you're trans, can you supply your GRC?'
'No, I'm not trans so I don't have one'
'OK, well now I need to make additional requests... so...
May 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Loving the EHRC: 'Excuse me miss, Karen over there thinks you're trans, can I see your birth certificate?'
'By all means I carry mine everywhere'
'I still think you're trans, can you supply your GRC?'
'No, I'm not trans so I don't have one'
'OK, well now I need to make additional requests... so...
'By all means I carry mine everywhere'
'I still think you're trans, can you supply your GRC?'
'No, I'm not trans so I don't have one'
'OK, well now I need to make additional requests... so...
'Children experienced gender dysphoria after binge watching trans content on social media' Trans folk use social media like everyone else, but what happens when the models of what is possible in transition are somewhat idealised online? It's Classroom Psychology! creators.spotify.com/pod/show/cor...
Episode 43: Social Media by Classroom Psychology
'...children experienced gender dysphoria after binge watching trans content on social media' Trans folk use social media like everyone else, but the effects are not quite the same. What happens when ...
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May 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
'Children experienced gender dysphoria after binge watching trans content on social media' Trans folk use social media like everyone else, but what happens when the models of what is possible in transition are somewhat idealised online? It's Classroom Psychology! creators.spotify.com/pod/show/cor...
'He asked me if I was ok and I blurted out how I’d been using a wheelchair for 18 months and that in that time I hadn’t really met many other disabled people and I for sure have never seen a place like this.
He smiled at me broadly: ‘You have found your people.’
He smiled at me broadly: ‘You have found your people.’
Finding my people — Rolling for Initiative
I drove a couple of hours to try a new gym this morning. My phone pinged this as the location of a hand-cycling taster session I wanted to attend. I thought it would be a routine day. I’d get some goo...
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April 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
'He asked me if I was ok and I blurted out how I’d been using a wheelchair for 18 months and that in that time I hadn’t really met many other disabled people and I for sure have never seen a place like this.
He smiled at me broadly: ‘You have found your people.’
He smiled at me broadly: ‘You have found your people.’
Wes Streeting, while segregating trans patients to separate hospital rooms, said most people in the UK are “fair-minded and decent” and want transgender people to live with freedom, dignity and respect and “that’s what this Government wants too” - they just want us to do it... somewhere else.
April 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Wes Streeting, while segregating trans patients to separate hospital rooms, said most people in the UK are “fair-minded and decent” and want transgender people to live with freedom, dignity and respect and “that’s what this Government wants too” - they just want us to do it... somewhere else.
This week Cora takes on the EHRC, the Government, and the Supreme Court. What is 'passing' and why shouldn't legibility be the benchmark for entry to appropriate spaces it is fast becoming? Bring your hot chocolate and pull up a chair, we'll get into it together. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
Episode 42: The Supreme Court and passing by Classroom Psychology
This week Cora takes on the EHRC, the Government, and the Supreme Court. What is 'passing' and why shouldn't passing be the benchmark for entry to appropriate spaces it is fast becoming? Bring your ho...
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April 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This week Cora takes on the EHRC, the Government, and the Supreme Court. What is 'passing' and why shouldn't legibility be the benchmark for entry to appropriate spaces it is fast becoming? Bring your hot chocolate and pull up a chair, we'll get into it together. It's Classroom Psychology!!!
This just in: Kier Starmer no longer believed to be left-wing, regardless of how he identifies.
April 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This just in: Kier Starmer no longer believed to be left-wing, regardless of how he identifies.