Laura Spoelstra 🇳🇱🇬🇧

@leidenhaag @bencoates1 My children have Dutch and British passports. It’s a minority who can have both but it’s possible.

@bencoates1 Dutch born Dutch people aren't able to have dual nationality. When we adopt another nationality we forfeit our dutch nationality.

What are the odds that in another decade Dutch people will still be able to have dual nationality?

@DutchEngelsman Lastig hè of juist wel makkelijk?

I guess I can’t lose the second semi-finals match? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇱

@DanWuori My younger brothers are twins and I loved it so much that I wished for twins. I was blessed with them too and these clips remind me of these years. They’re both very sociable tactile people, always looking out for others. They live in different countries but are still close.

Double the laughs! I just love this video compilation depicting the joys (and occasional cookie thefts) experienced by young twins. From a developmental standpoint, twins often have a very different experience than singletons (which is the term used in twin circles for those of us born without a built-in best friend). On one hand, multiple births are often associated with short-term developmental delays - which actually makes perfect sense. Multiples are more likely to be born prematurely (putting their chronological age ahead of their true developmental age) and may receive less individualized attention/interaction (when compared to single births) as their parents balance the very real demands of meeting the needs of two infants. But twindom has distinct upsides as well. With a constant companion and playmate (the value of which these videos illustrate beautifully) twins develop close bonds, key social skills, and sometimes even their own linguistic adaptations. Are you a parent of twins? How did the experience shape your children’s development? This compilation was shared to TT by funny.laeliababie.

Want to listen to a podcast this weekend? Catch up with season 2 of my podcast Why didn’t anyone tell me this? In this week’s podcast with @Laura_Spoelstra we discuss mental health. Here she tells us what she wishes people knew about their mental health. #mentalhealth

Listen to ⁦@Laura_Spoelstra⁩ on this weeks podcast talking about mental health - it’s not just a buzz word. In this clip she talks about mental health for young people. Listen to the whole podcast on all podcast channels. Why didn’t anyone tell me this? #mentalhealth

@other_mrs All my life. Teachers, fathers of friends, colleagues, bosses, mentors and ofc strangers in elevators, public transport, bars. I reported it twice. I was told I should leave the company then and ‘well you can’t blame him for trying’. And that’s why we don’t report.

Most women will have a story similar to these being told. Men; ask your mum, your sister, your wife, your co-worker - the majority will have experienced unwanted sexual advances of varying degrees. And if you sympathise with Russell Brand you are part of the problem. #Dispatches

@peeters_marloes Gefeliciteerd!

Just updating the email signature... #newprof #AcademicChatter

This was a lot of fun and hopefully with a lot of practical stuff in there. Some of which I am taking to two schools today to talk about how we need less confidence among Etonian politicians and more among the 93pc in state schools!

@ProfJoyceHarper It's one of the reasons I left the sector. Independent patient charities etc. had to beg for money, clinics are charging obscene amounts of money from patients, the HFEA claiming it's outside their remit. The sector is broken and patients suffer

I feel very sad this argument is still going on. We are not doing the best for our patients. I’ve interviewed two women on my podcast who experienced this - Jessica Hepburn and Hannah Vaughan Jones.

The story of IVF add ons is a very sad story. Numerous techniques have been developed claiming to increase IVF live birth rates. The science is often not done before patients are charged and these techniques become embedded in clinics thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Not all heroes wear capes. Some have been taking calls in the middle of the night for 22 years AND raise funds so we can support our callers. Please support Vince in his climbing efforts so we can keep being there for those in need. justgiving.com/fundraising/vi…

How do you fit 6"5 in a F1 car? You don't. As I told him when he was 4 and he wanted to be a Senna.. #MSOatMcLarenopenday2022

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A wonderful, possibly life/career changing opportunity has arisen for my contacts in Luxembourg – Austria – Switzerland – North Italy. My friend and truly AMAZING Executive Coach Claudia Cimenti is travelling from her home in Luxembourg to Italy and maki…lnkd.in/ei5TDEFS

To my friends in The Netherlands asking how low UK politics have sunk. This low. It's now OK as an Education Minister to give the middle finger in public. Johnson's legacy...

@ispoelstra @Fritschner @stspoelstra How appropriate

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Hugh Grant tweeted a request at activists protesting outside Westminster to play the Benny Hill theme on their loudspeakers; when they did it became the soundtrack for street interviews with leading Tories trying explain the situation to the British people

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'Table of girls' to a group of women. #ITVracing - surely you can do better than that?

In #MensHealthWeek it's important to be reminded that for all their wonderfulness, men are just normal people too... Men cry, men have insecurities, men go into therapy, men are emotional beings. And that is all OK. lnkd.in/duvtGpjv

In the last 2 weeks, I've enjoyed glorious days in Istanbul with my partner, the most wonderful fun Jubilee celebration day in busy London with my son and a sun filled relaxed day watching England beat New Zealand at Cricket at Lord's. In between I did a…lnkd.in/eCkyAnEs

"Laura show me, in one picture, how British you've become" lnkd.in/exGZy4xH