by Jonny Matthew | Feb 4, 2022 | Blog, Youth Justice
It struck me today – not for the first time – that trauma has a nasty habit of reproducing itself. Or rather the behaviour that springs from trauma and the systems that respond to it often seem to compound the problem. An example… Trauma 1 HISTORY:...
by Jonny Matthew | Dec 4, 2020 | Blog, Books & stuff
Those of you who watched the live streams we did this summer will be familiar with Harry – a hound who speaks to kids and encourages them, helping them cope with difficult situations. The first book looked at how Harry and his Mum handled the return to school...
by Jonny Matthew | Aug 20, 2020 | Books & stuff
Title: Know Me To Teach Me Subtitle: Differentiated Discipline For Those Recovering From Adverse Childhood Experiences Author: Louise Bombér This book – Know Me To Teach Me – is written by an educator and is aimed at helping apply trauma theory into...
by Jonny Matthew | Aug 4, 2020 | Books & stuff
I’ve often said the you are your most important client – emphasising the need to look after yourself in order to have what it takes to help others. Well this book takes another tack – it addresses what the author, Ryan Holiday, describes as:...
by Jonny Matthew | Jun 12, 2020 | Self-care, Streams
Live on 12th June 2020, we discussed: Kids hoarding food – why do they do it and how to help them stop… Good endings – how to finish well (placements, interventions, school moves, etc.) Self-care – an brief intro to the TRM Academy online...