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Continue reading →: Sharing some INSPIRE-ation!Image: screenshot from a presentation given for the University of Portsmouth’s School of Dental and Healthcare Professions, 2025 A couple of months ago I was fortunate enough to be invited to share some of the findings and thoughts from the INSPIRE project, which was the research internship funded by ARC…
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Continue reading →: The Rowboat and the Jetty – a cautionary taleImage: source unknown Before I worked in the NHS and caught the research bug, I used to work as a freelancer in creative engagement. I was in this space for ten years and essentially I would think about what kind of conversation might be needed about a particular topic with…
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Continue reading →: Trauma-informed practice – further thoughts from someone with lived experienceimage: https://www.childsafeguardingconsultant.co.uk/trauma-informed-practice-in-education-and-healthcare/ Yesterday I posted about some thoughts I’d been having about trauma-informed practice and the unspoken social contract of seeking and (hopefully) receiving care. This post was inspired and informed by a conversation I’ve been having with one of my volunteers. I’m supporting them to have a conversation with…
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Continue reading →: The unspoken social contract – why public services need to be trauma informedImage: https://autistic.blog/2023/04/21/the-social-contract-2/ I’ve been supporting one of my volunteers recently and it’s sparked a whole host of thoughts this morning about trauma-informed practice and unspoken social contracts. This may not appear directly relevent to PPIE work, but as we explore this thread, hopefully you’ll see the links. The individual I’m…
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Continue reading →: Bricks and mortar – how emotions and lived experience hold research togetherimage: https://www.rubi.com/en/blog/how-to-build-a-brick-wall-step-by-step/ Back in March ARC South London put on a webinar about Emotions in PPI. I signed in to watch it at the time, but on that particular day I was being battered by perimenopausal fatigue and could barely function, so I sidled out again and vowed to watch…
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Continue reading →: Why PPIE needs DND – the importance of Session ZeroImage: https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/78i8k7/oc_hey_i_made_a_dnd_class_logo_wallpaper/ When I drive to work in the mornings I like to listen to a podcast. There are a variety I pick from, but they’ll tend to be related to my work, or things around wellbeing and emotional health. I see it as CDP (continuous professional development) time –…
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Continue reading →: It’s a starfish problemImage: https://www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-sea-stars-2291865 Last week I had the opportunity to meet with two colleagues, Jenni and Kate, who also work in the PPI field. They are based at different organisations, but they encounter the same things I do in my work and I admire them both very much for their knowledge…
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Continue reading →: Spring Update 2025Image: Sharon Court I live opposite a cemetery. We often walk our dogs there and it’s both peaceful and brimming with life, which probably seems like a bit of a contradiction given the setting? I can track the passing of the year by the plants and flowers which grow there,…
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Continue reading →: “I need six Romanians by next Tuesday.”Image: https://shorturl.at/juMqE I had two really interesting and stimulating conversations this morning and whilst my head is buzzing like a popcorn maker, I wanted to try and process what had been discussed and make sense of it. (Just as an aside: I feel very priviliged to be able to meet…
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Continue reading →: The wisdom of Dusty SpringfieldImage: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0819778/ Several years ago I was better known among my friends for my singing voice rather than my research endeavours! I have had the priviledge of singing at a number of weddings and wedding receptions, and Dusty Springfield’s song ‘Son of a Preacher Man’ would periodically feature on the…
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I’m Sharon
I’m on a journey to discover authentic patient and public involvement in research in a range of settings, through conversations, creativity and cake!
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