Yesterday I attended the final class of the course. My assignments are in, just got the paperwork to sort out. It all feels a bit surreal, it’ll hit me soon I’m sure. I’ve had a lovely final report from my clinical supervisor which comes as a hugely complimentary bit of validation. It’s taken 4 years to get here, and the journey is just getting started.

I recently posted an article in the Mindset section about redefining masculinity as I’d submitted it to be considered for publication in the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society magazine, which is basically my professional body. But their editor got in touch yesterday and said she loved the article, but it would be a shame to only publish it in their member’s magazine. Then asked permission to post it on their website blog so that it would be publicly available. Such a huge compliment, and some great validation. This morning, she emailed to say it’s now live on their website, they haven’t edited it at all. I’m feeling shocked/proud that they thought it’s good enough to put their name to. https://ncps.com/blog/posts/the-lighthouse-in-the-storm-redefining-masculinity-through-the-lens-of-lived-experience

What a day!! 30 miler, in the bag! The goal was to finish so happy with that. Through the event I wanted to see if 7hrs was doable… I was a mins mins short! @Chris Jones finished around 20-25 mins ahead of me 💪 First ever ultra First ever marathon

After working on the psychological model that @Adam Lloyd and I discussed on his podcast for over a year, this weekend, I submitted my manuscript to the Probation Journal to be considered for peer review and publication. I have more work already in the pipeline, but this is a huge step for me.