I had already thought about the ethics of autoethnographic writing, and discussed it in a research ethics seminar. However, yesterday’s writing made me think all over again. My husband was clearly put out by my comments that ‘he had understood the film from beginning to end’ and obviously felt that I had somehow portrayed him… Continue reading communication
things are not what they seem
A curious collection of events in the past 24h that struck as being linked by one thing only – that what one sees on the surface can often be very different from what is actually going on. I woke to the familiar voices of the radio 4 Today presenters, discussing a forthcoming Panorama programme about… Continue reading things are not what they seem
the sea
I think that I read the Booker prize winning novel by John Banville the following year (2006). So much has happened since then that I couldn’t remember the details (although curiously I could picture the paperback cover quite clearly), but I did remember that I’d enjoyed the poetic qualities of the book. Last night we… Continue reading the sea
tough mudder
I’d never heard of Tough Mudder until J told us that he was entering it with a team of work colleagues. I now know that it is a huge international organisation; this is taken from the website: Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10-12 mile (18-20 km) obstacle course challenges designed to test your all-around strength,… Continue reading tough mudder
penultimate home game of the season
A lovely spring day with a constant threat of rain; the pilgrimage of car-train-walk to St Mary’s and back (unless my helpful son is driving home) is all part of stepping out of the world of academia and into the world of football. I love travelling into Southampton from the east by train. The polite… Continue reading penultimate home game of the season
thoughts for the rcpsych
The RCPsych has an ongoing commitment to parity of esteem These are a few thoughts about equality and diversity in mental health – maybe I should have phrased that ‘lack of equality and diversity in mental health.’ I get incredibly angry about the refusal of the medical profession in general, and psychiatrists in particular, to… Continue reading thoughts for the rcpsych
about this blog
Crackedmirrors & angelpie is my new blog, specifically for personal writing that is related to my postgraduate research. The title comes from two completely different (and yet, as so often, curiously related) parts of my life. Crackedmirrors is a state of mental health – a precarious state when grasp on the concrete reality that surrounds… Continue reading about this blog
crackedmirrors and angelpie 