Category: 2020 Diary

Diary of Dr Sharon McDonnell

2020 Diary / Covid-19 era / ESPR / PABBS / SBUK Conference / Suicide Bereavement UK / Training

31 Aug, 2020

Our Time to Step Up

31st August 2020 Dear Diary These are unprecedented and unpredictable times. COVID-19 and its implications (e.g. lockdown and government restrictions) have been disabling in so many ways, for individuals, communities and businesses. We are...

2020 Diary / Covid-19 era

2 Aug, 2020

Welcome Back Mum

2nd August, 2020 Dear Diary ‘The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats it’s most vulnerable members.’ Mahatma Gandhi My mum aged 82 and only 4 foot 8 inches,...

2020 Diary / ESPR / PABBS / Research / SBUK Conference / Suicide Bereavement UK / Training

26 Jul, 2020

Us Up North

26th July, 2020 Dear Diary I find this skit about Northerners travelling around London really funny. However, joking apart, us Northerners’ are so much more than talkative and friendly. We are innovative, creative, dare think...

2020 Diary

21 Jul, 2020

The Joy of Builders Working in Your Home

19th July, 2020 Dear Diary I live in Lancashire, in a stone cottage built in the 1800’s, which were originally built for those working in the mills. These two up and two down cottages,...

2020 Diary / Covid-19 era / General / Media

14 Jul, 2020

Please tell me I am not the only one!

14th July, 2020 Dear Diary Working from home comes with many challenges, especially if you have children. This BBC interview is a classic example. The poor dad must have been mortified. Whilst I felt sorry...

2020 Diary / Covid-19 era / General

5 Jul, 2020

So Who Are You Going to Invite?

5th July, 2020 Dear Diary ‘People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.’ Barbara Streisand As a nation, lockdown has been frightening, heart breaking and full of uncertainty for so...

2020 Diary / Media / Men / Suicide Bereavement UK

29 Jun, 2020

Missed Opportunities in Suicide Prevention Strategies

June, 2020 Dear Diary ‘It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.’ Irish proverb I was recently interviewed on Voice of Islam radio station , to talk about male suicide...

2020 Diary / NIHR / PABBS

22 Jun, 2020

When Two Worlds Potentially Collide

21st June, 2020 Dear Diary A couple of weeks ago I was invited to write a post for the National Institute for Health and Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre (PSTRC). ...

2020 Diary / PABBS / postvention services

1 Jun, 2020

I Forgot to Mention …

31st May, 2020 Dear Diary During the past few weeks I been so pre-occupied with my personal observations of Covid-19, that I have forgotten to update you on recent developments, associated with my work....

2020 Diary / Covid-19 era / PABBS / Research / Suicide Bereavement UK / Training

10 May, 2020

Reflecting on my Organisation During Lockdown

Dear Diary 10th May, 2020 “I get knocked down. But I get up again.You’re never going to keep me down.” Chumbawanba The above lyrics are my mantra for this difficult and uncertain time. Granted...