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Recognising and embracing my (as yet not formally diagnosed) neurodiversity has been a game changer for me, not least in the way that I deliver my training. I now understand that I live with (sharp intake of breath….) Borderline Personality Disorder. There. I said it. Add in a few markers for ADHD, a dose ofContinue reading “Out of the shadows and into the light”

On the back of my last blog, about how some people feel entitled to cancel our services as freelance healthcare trainers, and how it doesn’t occur to them that we have bills to pay as well, Marianne (2M Training – you should check them out!) and I thought we’d give you some perspective… As freelanceContinue reading “Arggh! How Much??!!”

This is a declaration of war upon those training companies who routinely rip off committed, conscientious and professional trainers. Yet again today, I’ve lost a day’s work through miscommunication, and possibly three days because someone got dates wrong in a confirmation email. There was a time when I’d have got right cheesed off with this,Continue reading “This Means War! (Ethical or not?)”

Today, I was humbled.  Today, I remembered the reasons why I became a trainer in the first place. Today, I was delivering Basic Life Support to an absolutely astounding family group of carers, for a young lady with extremely complex needs. But man! What an inspirational young lady she is! NOTHING gets her down.  Ventilated,Continue reading “Standing on Giants Shoulders”

Those of you who have ever undertaken Safeguarding training with me will no doubt remember Albert (who could forget that humorous old Lothario with his Sunday Sport!). Albert came to me one day as a way of answering a delegates question about the principles of the Mental Capacity Act, and how we test for capacity,Continue reading “Albert’s new mate…Stan.”

I found myself embroiled in an online discussion where I found my anger levels rising because a poster implied that it was ok to get rid of staff who were apparently underconfident and not working fast enough. My immediate thought was “American Business Model”. Not that there’s anything wrong with that if your aim isContinue reading “A Healthy Tree is Good For Business”

Never let your ego get in the way of a good training session… Just when I thought it was safe to go back into the waters of independent training, I visited the National Dementia and Care Home Show at the NEC this week….man….what an eye-opener! Now I don’t consider myself an ‘expert’ in my fieldContinue reading ““Shark Attack!””