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Supporting women* Rights for humans *Mental health*Criminal justice & psychiatric systems* Health* Housing *Books. counselling at Harmonia Counselling Practice

Joined March 2012
You are not going crazy, its sad nipple syndrome. "As with many conditions that primarily affect women’s intimate or hormonal experiences, there is not much medical curiosity, funding or research" theguardian.com/wellness/202…
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Very chaotic in the new Place to Eat @JohnLewisRetail Oxford Street. Looks lovely and the food was good but please make it more clear how your new system works. More signs
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" Menstrual pain is taken seriously only after it disrupts productivity". So true. Many years ago I had severe, severe pain and it wasn't until I started working for the doctor that this was taken seriously. #genderhealthgap
It's kinda messed up that scientists know more about dinosaurs than the female reproductive system. Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women and still takes years to diagnose. PCOS has no clear cause, no cure, and wildly inconsistent treatment. Menstrual pain is taken seriously only after it disrupts productivity. Menopause affects every woman and is barely taught in medical training. Most drugs were tested on male bodies well into the 1990s. So women live with delayed diagnoses, unmanaged pain, and being told it's "normal." This isn't a knowledge gap. It's a priority gap and women are paying for it daily.
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"The mental health system makes it “easier to criminalize somebody than to get them help.” Unfortunately, this does happen in the UK as well, then you are stuck with a criminal record. #mentalillness" wordinblack.com/2025/12/crim…
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Today. Counter protest. Women stand up. #Whitechapel #standuptoracism
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The wife blamed for husband's rapes. 🙄 killer finally been caught after 58 years. Doctors had said he was ‘not a criminal psychopath’ and blamed his rapes on an ‘unhappy marriage to an ambitious and demanding wife.’ share.google/YgsNO0WyYcARNwh…
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We miss the book swap table at Liverpool Street Station. Books did not pile up there, being taken quickly and so were unlikely to be a fire hazard. @TfL please bring it back. #bookswap bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx27…
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Chemicals in plastic food packaging and flame retardants used in some household goods, such as furniture and electronics lead to unnecessary deaths. #plastics newscientist.com/article/246…
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Thank you for the free glass of bubbles and the lovely staff serving it @JLOxfordStreet. @JohnLewisRetail #prosecco #shopping
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The @SchoolCuts delivering their message to Downing Street. 10,000 parents signed the open letter. Save @STAHackney! #StopSchoolCuts
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"Look rape straight in the eye". Videos shown in court and the public at her request and "for the manifestation of the truth". Tous les femmes du monde vous soutiennent, @GiselePelicot #GiselePelicot nytimes.com/2024/10/04/world…
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"Prison isn’t working for women, Labour says". This is not new thinking. We know community services work better, but funding for small organisations is patchy or not there. #prison theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Met officer from same unit as #WayneCouzens & #davidcarrick charged with rape. So, one bad apple? Abuse of power. #VAWG theguardian.com/uk-news/arti…
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