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Explore a wealth of articles on relational trauma, systemic burnout, and decolonizing well-being. Whether you're seeking practical guidance or transformative perspectives, you'll find resources to help you nurture connection, resilience, and collective healing.
AI-Ethical ‘Stance’ Statement
As a scholar and researcher, I am committed to ethics and transparency in my work. All academic-related writings are rigorously cited and will not appear on this site, while fully original pieces are shared on my Substack. On this blog, I use AI tools to support clarity, structure, and flow, helping translate my detailed, dense writing style into accessible posts for wider audiences. All ideas originate from my own research and writing, with AI serving as a supportive tool. As an Autistic researcher, this helps me to make complex topics more engaging. I also use midjourney to produce artwork for the site, along with use of open-source images.
I explore AI, post-humanism, and cyborg futures in my academic work, reflecting critically on its potential and ethical implications. This is my ‘stance’ today, the ground on which my feet are held. This could change tomorrow. Life is dynamic, and so is technological ‘innovation.’ If you wish, you are welcome to write me to share perspectives, or to ask for references and guidance.
Special Series (Part 3) - The Room We’re In: Unpacking the Systems That Shape Us
Breaking the cycle of harm begins with rethinking the self, embracing relationality, and imagining a world beyond the systems that keep us disconnected.
Special Series (Part 2) - The Room We’re In: Unpacking the Systems That Shape Us
Burnout and disconnection aren’t personal failings—they’re symptoms of a system that thrives on cycles of extraction and harm.
Special Series (Part 1) - The Room We’re In: Unpacking the Systems That Shape Us
The dominant system shapes our thoughts and lives, convincing us that burnout and disconnection are personal failures rather than symptoms of a broken system.
The Hidden History of Trauma: How Our Understanding Was Shaped by Systems of Power
From railway spine to PTSD, the biomedical model of trauma reflects a history of prioritizing individual pathology over relational and systemic realities.
From Dualism to Relationality: Redefining the Self in Healing Work
Relationality invites us to move beyond dualism, redefining the self as part of a vast web of relationships where healing is a collective and systemic process.
The Violence of Perfection: How Colonial Ontologies Shape “Normal”
The pursuit of perfection, rooted in colonial ontologies, disconnects us from relationality, but embracing imperfection can open the door to collective healing and connection.