Next chapter in #DropTheDisorder is one I’ll want my daughter to read. Dr Akima Thomas OBE talks about female resistance, rebellion, resilience & recovery. Incredible last paragraph:

Ya power to the women ✊🏽❤️

As part of our #BlackHistoryMonth Instagram line-up we spoke with Dr Akima Thomas OBE, founder and Clinical Director of WGN, about #Activism , #BlackLeadership , #RevolutionaryLove & more. Watch part 1 of the interview here: instagram.com/p/CGPcrPtjEvX/

This #WorldMentalHealthDay let’s talk about #mentalhealth & racism. Not just because it’s #BlackHistoryMonth , but because it needs to be talked about! Read about how racism affects Black people's mental health, and experiences with mental health services in the images below

CA just became the first state in the nation to mandate the study and development of proposals for reparations.

Our past is one of slavery, racism, and injustice. Our systems were built to oppress people of color.

It’s past time we acknowledge that. latimes.com/california/sto…

Book now for Friday - pay what you decide from £1 - some seriously brilliant speakers and a brand new monologue from me.
I love 💕💗💕 this movement - kick ass challenge to damaging medicalisation of mental health ✊🏼💗✊🏼

Out Rage .... I see you

Look out for our very own ⁦Dr Akima Thomas OBE⁩ at Sticky Labels: Women and the Mental Health System ⁦WOW - Women of the World⁩ today exploring the politics of women and mental health, and the misogyny within the contemporary psychiatric diagnostic framework. southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/14155…

“ Silence -part of women’s coping strategy “ #reclaimingvoices2020

So can we please STOP with the why doesn't she just leave? Most women who flee domestic violence have nowhere to go theguardian.com/society/2020/f…

I’ll be facilitating a workshop with ⁦Dr Akima Thomas OBE around creative approaches to trauma⁩ on the 13th February - join us 🌀

#ADisorder4Everyone eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-disorder-f…

'Patriarchy is our judge that imprisons us at birth,' the protesters chanted, performing an anti-rape anthem that has been staged all over the world. huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/protest-…

Words fail me to express the love and gratitude I feel for the fierce womxn Women Girls Network and everyone holding space, making us reflect, laugh, challenge, build power at #ThinkingUnderFire2019 yesterday. Memories will stay firmly in my heart for many, many moons Gurpreet.V

Imagination is sometimes a casualty of trauma. It’s not always a priority. Imagination can support alternative meaning. The wake is not only trauma. That would be a single story. There is also pleasure & joy. @FolukeTaylor #ThinkingUnderFire2019

A HUGE thank you to everyone who attending our #ThinkingUnderFire2019 Conference. It was a truly incredible day with such inspirational speakers, facilitators, performers and attendees! Sending you all love and thanks ❤️❤️

Left with so much to reflect on, #ThinkingUnderFire2019 conf moved me, educated me, empowered me, above all resonated with me, thank you! Women Girls Network @MaraiLarasi Dr Akima Thomas OBE Guilaine Kinouani and all the other brilliant speakers #BlackGirlsRock

WGNs Directors Gurpreet.V Dr Akima Thomas OBE with the incredible Angela Davis before her keynote speech at #MeTooReykjavik #AngelaDavis “You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” ✊🏽❤️