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jonathantotman.bsky.social
Poet and Clinical Psychologist. Collections "Night Shift" and "The Sessions" both published by Pindrop Press. Blogs on poetry, therapy and mental health: https://www.jonathantotman.co.uk/
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Dear Friends As we are a month away from Publication Day, a reminder about the Official Online Book Launch Event for 'Decolonising Counselling and Psychotherapy' on Saturday 29th of March. Really look forward to seeing you there. www.eventbrite.com/e/decolonisi...

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Thanks to @davebonta.bsky.social for generously collating this great selection of poetry blogs - v nice to be included.

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New blog post, with thanks to the brilliant @janeclarke.bsky.social. Warmest wishes to all for the New Year. www.jonathantotman.co.uk/post/on-ruin...

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Hello friends and poets. I’m Joining Bluesky on a high - with a poem selected by @thepoetryarchive.bsky.social for their Poetry Archive Now! 2024. Congratulations to all the winners and huge thanks to the judges.

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Happy/anxious memories of launching this book a year ago today with the brilliant @fionalarkin.bsky.social. Warm thanks to everyone who has bought a copy 🙏🏻 More info about the book here for anyone who may be interested: www.pindroppress.com/books/The%20... #TherapistsConnect #Poetry

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Little piece on the double empathy problem in BACP journal 'University & College Counselling' www.jonathantotman.co.uk/post/on-the-... #autism #neurodiversity #TherapistsConnect

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Recently I’ve been spending time with these tender, moving, sometimes heartbreakingly funny, accomplished poems by @pimlottkathy.bsky.social from her Emma Press collection ‘After the Rites and the Sandwiches’, which deal with the sudden death of her husband of many years. #poets #newpoem #poetry

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Today - 20th November - is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Remembering the 350 transpeople whose murders were recorded this year. With love and sadness.

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It's that time of year! Sign up to receive a poem a day by email throughout advent, with poems by some fantastic contemporary poets. Sign-ups are by donation, with all money going to Medicins Sans Frontieres / Doctors without Borders (@MSF_uk). book.benefacthq.com?id=poetry-ad...

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Wow, very lovely to see the poetry community on here ballooning! 👋🏻

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I find I'm mainly posting wildlife pictures these days...

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This morning's visitor

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Good morning from a very friendly squirrel

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I'm really looking forward to giving the guest reading at this Arvon residential writing retreat on Landscape and the Body with Clare Best and Pascale Petit @pascalepetit.bsky.social. Still time to snap up a place - it will be a wonderful week! www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

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New blog post (first published in Lapidus Magazine): On Therapist Self-Disclosure www.jonathantotman.co.uk/post/on-ther...

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Sharing this resource from Community Trauma Conference UK - a list of mental health organisations and services for People of Colour, Migrants, Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Muslim Communities affected by the racist riots, rhetoric and violence in the UK. www.communitytraumaconf.com/news/list-of...

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Goodbye X, hello Bluesky. Nice to be here. 👋🏻

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All welcome - email [email protected] to register. 🙏🏻🤍

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Hello folks, nice to be here. Happy to share details of my new collection, The Sessions, and upcoming Zoom launch with @fionalarkin.bsky.social on 10 December - all welcome! Email [email protected] to register. www.jonathantotman.co.uk/post/new-book

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