Benjamin Perks

Just back from an unforgettable #TraumaProof inspired policy exchange in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney with Centre for Policy Development. Great to engage with so many people committed to creating a world where every parent and child flourishes.

A very late ‘ books that I loved reading in 2025’ post. Not all published in 2025, but all shaped my thinking during the year. Obviously I sneaked my own book in there!

Carriage for Tudor. Has to happen. Spurs wanted to give Igor Tudor four more games, starting with this one. He doesn’t deserve even one more game. He doesn’t actually deserve one more half. That half was humiliating. 4-1 down and should be down to 10 men. Spurs were bad under Thomas Frank. Tudor’s made them worse. Wrong selections, wrong tactics. Some sympathy for Antonin Kinsky; should never have started. Crazy decision by Tudor to pick him. And now he’s crushed him. Like his team, Tudor has no defence. He has to go. Now. But the problem runs far deeper than a coach patently out of his depth and urgently needing put out of his misery. Players have to take more responsibility - why is Micky van de Ven flying in recklessly like that? Spurs dragged down by a lack of leadership throughout the whole club: from dressing-room to board-room via those in charge of recruitment and those in the dug-out. Dismissing Tudor is an easy decision for the board to make. It's the obvious decision. The difficult decision is who should replace him? Fans want Mauricio Pochettino but he's otherwise engaged. For now. Robbie Keane? #THFC #ATLTOT

@CLAN_AU @Dymocksbooks I would love to, but doing a whirlwind visit to Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney this week with a packed agenda. I will come back! But dm me and I will send a signed copy for CLAN

@BenjaminPerks @Dymocksbooks Sorry didn’t know you were in Oz Anytime to come to Australian Orphanage Museum #AOMuseum Geelong to sign CLAN’s copy of your book #TraumaProof Hope so I will pick you up at Geelong Rail Station 😊

Stopped by @dymocksbooks in #Melbourne to sign copies of #TraumaProof

Xavi Simons, his wonderful Grandma and her journey with Alzheimer's. Raising awareness and support for @alzheimerssoc and @SpursFoundation 🤍

At 3am, after 13 years in a harmful institution in Moldova, Pavel and his brother packed their bags, climbed the fence, and escaped into the night. His journey beyond institutionalisation and toward safety, dignity, and belonging in a family shows why no child should ever grow up without one. Read his inspiring story and support our Home for the Holidays Appeal to help more children find safe, loving families. 💙 wearelumos.org/for-the-first-…

UK paperback edition of #TraumaProof out on January 7th, featuring a slightly different cover. I appreciate everyone who has supported the book so far. Exciting speaking engagements are scheduled in New York, Colorado, Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra in Q1 2026. Wishing everyone a 2026 full of love, hope and belonging.

Man of the Match: Liverpool Referee #JohnBrooks. #COYS #THFC

Ten man #Spurs against twelve man #Liverpool. #THFC #COYS

Honored to engage with political leaders and the amazing pediatricians, teachers, social workers, psychologists and thought leaders of #Portugal on why we need a #ChildDevelopmentRevolution. #TraumaProof @bonnierbooks_uk @IthakaPress @FolioLiterary

#Odobert had two assists. Should he be first choice on the left? #THFC #SPURS #TTID #COYS

Should intentionally impeding the goalkeeper during corners be a bookable offence? #THFC #TTID #COYS

Why I wrote #TraumaProof!

Having an inter-generational family debate about who would win in a dual between #HongKongPhooey & #KungFuPanda. Any opinions ?

Ending child maltreatment is the foundation of character education. Benjamin Perks shows how secure relationships and trauma-informed approaches unlock human flourishing 🌱 📖 Read the article: doi.org/10.1080/030572… #CharacterEducation #ChildProtection #Flourishing

@JLoweSnipes22 @paramountplus I think the post match show after the Spurs game was also outrageous. They droned on for an hour about Liverpool, despite eight other CL games.

Champions league down on @paramountplus YET AGAIN. Totally unreliable service from these fucks over and over again