Tag: traumatic

If you have ever wondered why I am so passionate about anti-racism, it is because of living experiences working in the NHS, particularly on non-NHS occasions. I was reflecting on microaggressions I had received over the months and a stranger who works in healthcare commented in writing stating that ...

I have been erased to nothing. I walk, my soul vanquished I am diminished — hopes relinquished I have become blacker than black; I have become invisible even to myself. Empty — the pain I bear is too great to carry. Its intensity is so great that I feel nothing. I am harried. I ...

If you have ever wondered why I am so passionate about anti-racism, it is because of living experiences working in the NHS, particularly on non-NHS occasions. I was reflecting on microaggressions I had received over the months and a stranger who works in healthcare commented in writing stating that ...

White women have been the cause of the most painful, traumatic experiences in my life. I called them my friends. I called them my co-workers. I’ve even called them my family members. What’s worse is they have never and will never admit that they were the aggressors. They sincerely ...

Contrary to popular perception, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not the reserve of car accidents and punishing contact sports; it’s surprisingly common. Up to 50 million new cases of traumatic brain injury are registered each year worldwide. Notably, 80% of TBI occurs in low- to middle-income ...