Lesley Simpson-Gray

Watch this, heartbreaking & hopeful, a cry in the chaos to be seen & heard, to simply be who they choose to be. upworthy.com/9-things-to-kn…

@A470Training @fishercoaching @Siblingadopter @lynda_heitzman @5inthemadhouse @FairyAyling @BraveHeartEdu lovely meet such a fab group!!

No matter where any Looked After Child lives, they should have the option of aftercare support to 21. Do you AGREE? If YES Please RT #ECLCM

@TalkAdoptSupp Herts post adoption said last wk they don't hv info on fund or how it'll run. Booked for assessment but sounds confusing.

The roots of resilience are to be found in the sense of being understood by the mind and heart of a loving and attuned other. - Diana Fosha

ReMoved: youtu.be/lOeQUwdAjE0 via @YouTube. Watch this. Together we can break the cycle for children in care...one child at a time.

@sfmspeakout @ShareThis and thanks for this link! Never appreciated my sister's role in my own complex family. Need to raise awareness.

Profound insight into the moving, complex lives of young carers.The Junction Foundation: youtu.be/jZaN7CVd_Ms via @youtube @sfmspeakout

Totally amazing young people. Let's give them a chance! Broken: A video by young people in care shar.es/QCqPM via @sharethis

I have learnt that freedom from your past, from any of the chains that bind you, is through the telling of your... fb.me/2LDETxYPs

@mixedracefamily (*blush*) thanks!!..it's all work in progress and still got loads to learn. Hope we can share more insight & experience.

@JenniferGarrett thanks for the #famichat invite. Nice to chat to some live people. Freud and Klein weren't sayin' very much tonight! :0)

It's like off-road parenting! Training helps, matching is good, it's the hardest job in the world, potential to transform lives #famichat

If you know you can truly put child at the centre, grow with & support them, pass them over to family, deal with anxiety & loss... #famichat

@JenniferGarrett @familychat7 @positiveimagep don't know till you try, think of the impact on child of failed placement if you get it wrong

The fact that a child has been separated from parents & family will have huge emotional impact. Can't always predict hidden needs #famichat

Essential to know you have secure, emotional resources not just good intentions, in order to foster a traumatised child #famichat

In honor of Caribbean-American heritage month, art from the islands is taking over New York in June. huff.to/LmXH25

Why the Jamaican Olympic team could be the best-dressed athletes at the games (PHOTOS) huff.to/KwVUel

Art meets neuoscience huff.to/Kc7LP1