Sharleen Woods

If we want to offer care that is meaningful, inclusive, and person-centred, we have to be willing to evolve—not just professionally, but personally too.

#LivedExperience #NeuroAffirming #EatingDisorderCare #PersonCentredCare #HealthcareReflections #MessyButNecessary

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It means accepting that we might get it wrong, that we might be told we aren’t listening even when we think we are.

That process is messy. It’s humbling. But it’s also necessary.

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Truly hearing lived experience means stepping into a space of discomfort and uncertainty. It means acknowledging that our usual ways of working might not fit everyone—and being open to change when they don’t.

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It can be easy—comfortable even—to stay within the certainty of our professional frameworks, following methodical steps, evidence-based protocols, and what feels "safe" in our roles. But when we do this without genuinely listening, we risk causing harm.

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Listening to lived experience is not a box-ticking exercise.

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Top 5 Neurodivergent-Informed Strategies It is essential to have inclusive, accessible communication to meet unique needs and interests. Communication is key to helping people feel empowered to make decisions and have agency and autonomy in ...

Blog: My Top 5 Neurodivergent-Informed Strategies
1. Be Kind
2. Be Curious
3. Be Open
4. Be Radically Inclusive
5. Be Neurodiversity-Affirming

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Image of hand holding up plastic cup with two silver metal spoons in it against a turquoise background. Written text above this stating exhibition details 1st to 8th march (closed Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday) time 10am to 5pm, free/drop in, location at inspace, 1 Crichton street, Newington, Edinburgh, EH 8 9AB

EDAC is proud to host an exhibition of photographs, drawings and digital art on the experience and research priorities of autistic people with eating disorders . inspace.ed.ac.uk/youre-not-al.... 1st to 8th march (closed Sunday Tuesday and Thursday, free drop in 10-5 quiet hour on sat.

Urgent referrals of children in mental health crisis in England rise 13% in year Charity says NHS failure to help more young people sooner is a ‘shocking betrayal’

34,793 emergency, very urgent or urgent referrals to child/adolescent mental health services crisis teams in England in six months.

Cuts in public services & real incomes; eating disorders take toll.

What kind of society hands mental health problems to children?
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The best way to strengthen science is to recognize it contains bias, identify those biases & dismantle them

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Important paper from Sarah Fuller, @dashanicholls.bsky.social and colleagues exploring the impact of the use of security staff in NGT feeding under restraint 👇

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An Affirming Approach to Supporting Interoception, Feeding Challenges & ARFID Follow along this month as we talk about the links between interoception, feeding challenges, and ARFID, and how we can implement affirming supports.

"We really need to help each person discover the way their body feels when it needs food, when it needs hydration, et cetera, instead of teaching 'hunger is when your stomach is growling,' because that’s not the case for every single person." By Kelly Mahler:

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Scoping survey of dietetic resourcing for eating disorders: why is the dietitian’s role marginalised in community eating disorders? Eating disorders (EDs) like anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are conditions characterised by severe and persistent disruptions in eating behaviours. Nutritional rehabilitation is the mai...

The findings of this scoping exercise support the view that dietitians are under-represented in CEDS-CYP and that staffing is not proportional to caseload in most CEDS...

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