I am a scholar, writer and speaker. For over 20 years I have been working to understand the dynamics that underlie trauma, healing and well-being, and to articulate how it feels to be living these dynamics.

I share my understanding and insights in books, talks, podcasts, webinars, articles and videos. I invite you to join me in this exploration.

My exploration draws on three strands of information: (1) my own personal experience, (2) the personal experience of others, (3) the insights of trauma psychology, relational psychotherapy, Jungian thinking, attachment theory, evolution and anthropology. 

My work emerges from weaving together these strands. In 2015, I published a book of interviews with leading thinkers about trauma (see below). During recent years I have focused on articles, talks and videos. Currently, I am writing a series of short books. 

I developed scholastic rigour as a young adult conducting research for a PhD in evolutionary anthropology at the University of Oxford. I developed a more embodied mode of investigation as an older adult tending to my own trauma. I bring both ways of exploring to my work.  

In all my work, whether written or spoken, I strive to communicate an understanding of trauma, healing and well-being that is accessible, layered, compassionate, and resonant.

I aspire to produce work which is of value to people who are exploring their own trauma, to mental health professionals, and to those who simply want to be better informed.