Queer to the Grave
Dáithí reflects on Pride, identity and cherished memories while navigating life with dementia.
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Language Matters: “This is a Safe Space”
Language Matters: “This is a Safe Space” This guest article comes from Tigger MacGregor at the 4 Elements Company in Morecambe, Lancashire. We connected last year and I’d love you to join us for the inaugural Massage for Persons...
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The Radical Importance of Boundaries and Consent
“Healing does not always look like improvement. Sometimes it looks like feeling safe. Sometimes it looks like being believed by your own body again.”
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Sticks to Light Your Fire
A warm reflection on why it matters to become a dementia informed practitioner
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Finalist for The Federation of Holistic Therapists Excellence Awards – for Innovation
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Whoop! Whoop Exciting News! I’m thrilled to have been named a finalist in the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) Excellence Awards 2025 in the Innovation category.
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Lasting Touches
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“I have had you with me through those tougher moments as remembering our sessions continues to offer soothing and grounding.”
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The Forgotten Language of Care: Touch
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As verbal communication fades, touch becomes even more important—it becomes a bridge. A way to say “I’m here” without needing words.
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Dementia and the Senses
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A personal exploration of how senses can be affected by dementia and how touch is a language that is still understood.
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It Was Mum’s Fault
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Read Nicolle’s expanded version of a previous blog now published in the FHT’s International Therapist Spring 2025 issue on how her mother’s influence led to her journey into a specialism igniting a passion to spread dementia...
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Touch as a Lifeline
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Why Massage Therapy Is Essential for Trans and Nonbinary People Living with Dementia
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Break Down!
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Imagine then, oh horror of horrors … the car crash of shame!
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A Yesterday: Painting a Portrait
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Yesterday each different brush whispered a memory on the contours of your canvas …. unlocking the confidence and beauty that you had inside anyway but shone more brightly through the charmed lenses of “Sunset Bronze” and “Honey”.
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