You find me on a cold, wet and windy Saturday afternoon at home. The storm that has brought chaos to many parts of the country has in the main spared us here in Hertfordshire but it is not inviting out.
My friend Marie is visiting. We are dining well, Vietnamese pork meatballs with a spicy sweet and sour peanut sauce last night. French fish soup today. There will be Sri Lankan prawn curry tonight and roast chicken tomorrow.
What to say of this week? Or what can I safely say with all the attention I'm attracting? There are people watching for any false moves. I need to be wary.
But in the world of mental health that is not my way. If I am silent who else will speak? And on Wednesday I spoke. An interview was published of me talking on the theme of mental health and work. On that I'm something of an expert.
Calling out errors, ignorance and inequality is vital to promote disability rights. The cause is greater than me and greater than those hearing things they don't want to hear.
My next shout out will be on Tuesday where I will be on an online panel talking about men's mental health. Again, someone has to do it. Men need a voice where they are ashamed into silence.
One of the reasons I get in trouble is because I try to call out the truth. The Jungian Shadow, I light it up to challenge and to educate. That sometimes makes me a target on both sides of the fence.
Stay safe on this stormy day!
I Heard a Voice.
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