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Dr Debs Kingston

@drdebskingston.bsky.social

Wife, mum, Man Utd fan and a Clinical Psychologist, EMDR Consultant and Supervisor. Ex-RAF Lincoln https://www.ptsolutionsltd.com

70 Followers  |  128 Following  |  14 Posts  |  Joined: 29.01.2025  |  1.6504

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At the EMDR conference. Darren MacGarvey had kicked off the start of day in spectacular fashion. It’s going to be hard for others to follow. #emdrukconf

22.03.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
EMDR With Neurodivergent Clients 12th of May 2025 by Dr Jonathan Hutchins on cademy.io A workshop on EMDR with clients who are Neurodivergent on 13th of May 2025.

Adapting EMDR for Neurodivergent Clients – Now with 6 EMDR UK credits! πŸŽ“

Live online workshop with Dr. Deborah Kingston & Jonathan Hutchins on May 12, 2025. Learn to adapt EMDR for neurodivergent clients.
πŸ“… Register now: dr-jonathan-hutchins.cademy.io/emdr-with-ne...
#Neurodivergence #EMDRUK

06.03.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Poster advertising the study, looking for parents or carers of autistic young people who have been referred to mental health services in the uk. Interested parents can provide the survey link to their child.

Poster advertising the study, looking for parents or carers of autistic young people who have been referred to mental health services in the uk. Interested parents can provide the survey link to their child.

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc...

03.02.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Understanding Collective Trauma and its Impact In an era marked by global crises, from pandemics to geopolitical conflicts and environmental disasters, shouty 'leaders' and unpaid billionaires with extreme power, the concept of collective trauma h...

Today's post on collective trauma, feeling even more poignant after the events of the last few weeks and yesterday!

www.ticservicesltd.com/2025/03/01/w...

01.03.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He didn’t fail. He was failed. It was awful watching how they bullied and belittled him. Horrid watching it.

01.03.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was horrible to watch. They proper tried to bully him and lied about him.

01.03.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nordic Walking In Lincolnshire Nordic Walking In Lincolnshire Timetable. Join us for a 3-4 miles Nordic Walking sessions around local Lincoln landmarks. Beginners welcome

#WhatsOnLincs
#LincsConnect

Fancy joining us for #NordicWalking today?
Meeting at the Methodist Church car park as usual 😁
Beginners welcome

www.lincsconnect.co.uk/event/nordic...

01.03.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Plans Change: Resting, but Not Really

I was set for live supervision at Glasgow Wellbeing Rooms, but a shower slip ripped my hamstring. As a neurodivergent person, β€œjust rest” is hard. I'm prepping for May’s EMDR training. How do you handle downtime?

#Neurodivergence #EMDR

27.02.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🧠 Adapting EMDR for Neurodivergent Clients πŸŽ“

Struggling to adapt EMDR for neurodivergent clients? This one-day online workshop (May 12, 2025) will give you:β€¨βœ… Practical captions across 8 phasesβ€¨βœ… Hands-on experiential learning
πŸ“… register now!
πŸ”— dr-jonathan-hutchins.cademy.io/emdr-with-ne...

#EMDR

23.02.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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JaysleyΒ Beck: Army's handling of sexual assault complaint 'played part in death', coroner says The Army's handling of a soldier's sexual assault complaint played "more than a minimal" role in her death, a coroner has said.

The Army’s handling of 19-year-old Gunner Jaysley Beck’s sexual assault complaint played β€œmore than a minimal” role in her death, a coroner has ruled.

Beck took her life after harassment by her line manager and fears for her safety.

20.02.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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19.02.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 144665    πŸ” 30148    πŸ’¬ 2304    πŸ“Œ 1522
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Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia, saying it could have made a deal President hits back at Ukraine’s complaint that it has been left out of US-Russia talks, saying it had years to make a deal β€˜without the loss of much land’

Time to stop calling it a negotiation.

This is two autocrats, looking to leverage as much as they can from a sovereign country, lying about Ukraine, posturing without Ukraine.

Europe has to step up fast.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

19.02.2025 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 549    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 1
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Mental health patients with nowhere to go cost NHS Β£71m in England, report finds Accommodation shortages caused 109,000 days of delayed discharge in 2023-24, says National Housing Federation

This is yet another example of people with mental health problems not getting the support they need.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/11/mental-health-patients-delayed-discharge-costs-nhs-71m-pounds

11.02.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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How to use LincsConnect in Lincolnshire LincsConnect is here to help local Lincolnshire businesses, charities and organisations to connect, network and advertise

@lcflincs.bsky.social Good morning and thank you for following. Welcome to the #LincsConnect team. Please take a look at this short blog to see how the hashtag can work for you
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www.lincsconnect.co.uk/lincsconnect...

09.02.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m totally on board with that philosophy. But it’s really hard as not sure commissioners are listening.

08.02.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not if you’re here in Lincolnshire. We had 2 year + waiting list for step 4 psychology service and in 2019 the trust just got rid of the service. It’s making it harder for people to get support.

07.02.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A pink graphic providing helpline contact details for Time to Talk Day. The text at the top reads: β€˜If you need to chat this Time To Talk Day.’ Below, it lists different support services with their contact numbers:
	β€’	Mind: 0300 102 1234 (Open 9am-6pm weekdays)
	β€’	Samaritans: 116 123 (Always open)
	β€’	Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): 0800 58 58 58 (Open 5pm - midnight)
	β€’	C.A.L.L. (for people in Wales): 0800 132 737 (Always open)
	β€’	The Mix (for under 25s): Text THEMIX to 85258 (Always open)

At the bottom, a call-to-action reads: β€˜Share and save this post.’

A pink graphic providing helpline contact details for Time to Talk Day. The text at the top reads: β€˜If you need to chat this Time To Talk Day.’ Below, it lists different support services with their contact numbers: β€’ Mind: 0300 102 1234 (Open 9am-6pm weekdays) β€’ Samaritans: 116 123 (Always open) β€’ Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): 0800 58 58 58 (Open 5pm - midnight) β€’ C.A.L.L. (for people in Wales): 0800 132 737 (Always open) β€’ The Mix (for under 25s): Text THEMIX to 85258 (Always open) At the bottom, a call-to-action reads: β€˜Share and save this post.’

Just leaving this here πŸ’™ Today is #TimeToTalk Day, take action and share this post to remind others that it's okay to reach out for help πŸ’­

06.02.2025 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 15

Or interpret what the body needs and who can provide that πŸ₯°

04.02.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukraine war briefing: Russian barrage hits Ukrainian residential and energy sites, killing at least 15 Apartment block in Poltava hit in drone and missile attacks as Zelenskyy repeats plea for more air defences. What we know on day 1,075

Another night of Russian war crimes against Ukraine - civilians, including 4 children, slaughtered as they slept. This isn’t β€œliberation”, it’s sickening from Putin.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

02.02.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

This is really worrying and shouldn’t be allowed to happen.

02.02.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your nervous system will respond much quicker than we can think. So it isn’t all about thinking. The limbic system doesn’t think it acts. When we tell people this they think β€œif I could change my thinking I would, maybe I’m broken”. We have to get away from these narratives

02.02.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Payouts for victims of UK infected blood scandal to be extended to families Parents, children and siblings will be able to claim under new laws to be passed by March

Excellent news, in what was one of the worst NHS and state cover-ups we’ve ever seen. About time. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

02.02.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 174    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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It's Not A Bloody Trend: Understanding Life as an ADHD Adult a book by Kat Brown. 'A sledgehammer of a book putting to bed all the cynicism and misinformation around a condition that affects so many hidden, brilliant people' Professor Tanya Byron'Laugh out loud funny and deeply val...

There is a new, standard-sized paperback edition coming out in October for ADHD Awareness Month, so if standard-sized paperbacks float your boat, you can order it from your favourite library, bookshop, or wherever else (the audiobook remains the same 6ft1in size) uk.bookshop.org/p/books/it-s...

02.02.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone have CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey state level data for 2021 they are willing to share? Got taken down and we were counting on it for an important research project. πŸ˜”

31.01.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Download CDC Guidelines Removed By The Trump Admin The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.

The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.

I'm trying to save them.

You can find the deleted docs at CDCGuidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.

01.02.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1974    πŸ” 956    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 54

Well I preferred Twitter to X so glad I’m here.

01.02.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I couldn’t stand the toxicity of Twitter so I’ve been a quiet on social media. But then heard about bluesky and thought I’d see what’s going on.

01.02.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’₯ Mind, the leading mental health charity, has quit X.

It's here as @mindcharity.bsky.social.

It had over 500,000 followers on the other place.

29.01.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1073    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 12

It was their post on Facebook that prompted my move from
X to Bluesky. I’ve deactivated and deleted the X app.

31.01.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know who needs to hear this today but self-care isn't selfish.

29.01.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1057    πŸ” 162    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 7

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