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Power Is Everywhere: Why Understanding It Can Change How We See Ourselves and Our Families
When we hear the word power, many of us imagine something obvious — governments, authority figures, or people in positions of control. But power is far more present in our everyday lives than we often…
Distress isn’t always pathology.
Often it’s a reasonable response to unreasonable systems — pressure, power imbalance, lack of safety or choice.
What changes when we stop asking “What’s wrong with you?” and ask “What are you responding to?”
#MentalHealth #SystemsThinking
The Line Between Gratitude and Gaslighting: When “Wanting Too Much” Is a Lie
Gratitude is often held up as a healing force, a way to reconnect with what matters, to ground ourselves in moments of light during dark times. And for many of us who have lived through emotional abuse, coercive control,…
MH distress isn’t a malfunction—it’s a response. A story. A sign that something bigger is at play. What if you’re not the problem? What if your distress makes sense? The PTMF shifts the question from ‘What’s wrong with you?’ to ‘What’s happened to you?’—because context matters.
Who holds the power in the spaces you navigate daily, and how does that shape your emotions, confidence, or stress? Naming power is the first step to change. #PowerAwareness #SystemicChange
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Systemic Barriers & Power Impact Framework (SBPIF) Organisational Assessment Tool
Purpose of This Tool Drafted by Katie Gregory (2025) The SBPIF Organisational Assessment Tool is designed to help mental health services critically examine power structures, systemic barriers, and access inequities…
💡 What if your anxiety isn’t the problem—but a warning sign? 💡
Your feelings aren’t a failure—they’re information. Listen to them. Then ask: What needs to change?
#ChallengeTheSystem #PTMF #TraumaInformedCare #MentalHealthMatters
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Systemic Barriers and Power Impact Framework (SBPIF)
This framework developed here at Stride Mental Health UK focuses on how systemic power structures influence access to mental health services, treatment outcomes, and the overall experience of care. It will help providers critically examine their…
🚨 Long waiting lists don’t just delay care—they retraumatise those in need. Trauma-informed care means recognising the harm in systemic barriers and demanding better. Mental health support should be accessible, not a privilege.
#TraumaAware #EndTheWait #MentalHealthMatters
⏳ When Families Wait, the System Is Failing ⏳
This isn’t an individual failure. It’s a systemic one. Underfunded services, overwhelmed professionals, and structural inequalities decide who gets care and who doesn’t.
#EndTheWait #FamilySupport #SystemicChange
The human brain develops within the interaction of its environment, it's a process. So schools should be in the development of nurturing healthy brains as they develop until adulthood.Schools should be places of emotional nurturing,not just a transmission of facts and ability.🧠🌱
The Power of Reflection: Exploring Relationships Through a Systemic Lens
Relationships are central to the human experience, shaping our sense of self, our emotions, and our interactions with the world. However, these relationships do not exist in isolation; they are embedded within broader…
Struggle isn’t just about mindset—it’s shaped by systems. Work burnout? Parenting stress? Lack of support. 💡 Reflect:
• What system is influencing your stress?
• How does shifting from self-blame to awareness change things?
• What small action could challenge that system?
#systemicchange
Really interesting study that deserves some focus and attention. I suspect this is driving a lot of the physical health presentations we are seeing in this age group
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🔍 What We Can’t Name, We Can’t Change 🔍
The struggles we face aren’t just personal—they’re shaped by power structures around us. When we name them, we take back control.
Awareness is the first step to change. What’s one system you’ve noticed in your life? ⬇️
#Empowerment #MentalHealth #Resilience
Instead of self-blame, try this: What’s happening around me that’s contributing to how I feel? Often, the answers lie in the systems we’ve learned to accept. But change begins with awareness. #MentalHealthMatters #SystemicAwareness
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Resilience isn’t just about ‘bouncing back.’ It’s about seeing what’s holding us down in the first place. When we understand the systems influencing us, we can create spaces that nurture—not just survive. #Resilience #Wellbeing #This
Facing Anger Together: Empowering Parents & Supporters of Angry Children and Teens
Is your child or teen often overwhelmed by anger? Do these outbursts affect your family’s harmony, leaving you feeling frustrated, helpless, or unsure of how to respond? You’re not alone—and there’s support…
The Power of Community: Rethinking Mental Health Through Collective Action
In a world where individualism often takes centre stage, the importance of community can be overlooked, especially when it comes to mental health. However, when we shift our perspective to view mental well-being through the…
What’s in our new systemic journal for exploring adult relationships? 100s of thoughtful prompts, colouring pages, reflective moments and information amzn.eu/d/4H7rjkq
Discover Reflections on Connection: A Guide to Explore Adult Relationships—a reflective journal designed to help you unpack systemic power structures, deepen self-awareness, and foster more authentic, meaningful connections in both personal and professional relationships amzn.eu/d/8Hpai8B
We often internalise stress as a personal failure, but what if it’s a symptom of the systems around us? By exploring the environments that shape us, we can uncover the roots of distress and work towards real, lasting change. #SystemicChange #MentalHealthAwareness
#mentalhealth #srtidementalhealth #anti-pathology #systemicthinking #families
How do associations between role conflict-ambiguity and work-family conflict manifest among parent-counsellors and non-parent counsellors working with young people aged 0-18? DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.25118.96329
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As MHP, we focus on our clients' well-being, but how does our family’s MH impact practice? Cleary & Armour (2022) discuss lived experience and stigma around the dual patient-therapist role. How do you balance caregiving and practicing? How can we discuss this without stigma?
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This is a great read!
Yes please can you possibly add me?
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