Episode 5, and technology strikes back as we gaze upon the lovely face of our guest, Dean Gaylard, but he misses out on our adoring visages as he finds himself speaking to a blank screen for an hour or so. 

No matter, as he talks us through struggling to fit in, expectations from family, friends, frenemies and society, as well as describing some of the ways that suicidal feelings can get ‘stuck’ in the body. Stay tuned right until the end for a particular gem of a closing statement from Dean. 

Dean is a counsellor, hypnotist and reiki master who can be found online at https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/dean-gaylard. 

His music, mentioned on the episode, can be enjoyed here: https://eyesfly.bandcamp.com/album/eyes-fly and here: https://flowily.bandcamp.com/album/flowily 

Thanks to Dean for sharing his story as well as his knowledge, while we’re also grateful to @Papyrus_uk (featured on Rowan’s shirt) for all they do to help prevent suicide in young people. 

Thanks also to @amypearceartist for the beautiful Little Prince-inspired artwork behind Rowan and to @therapoet for this week’s Dark Interlude.

Books mentioned and/or recommended this week include The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk; In an Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine; Revolutionary Trauma Release Process by David Berceli; and The Tapping Solution by Nick Ortner. 

Music is by Adobe, and until next time, Feel No Shame... 

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