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By Roger Hughes | EMDR Therapist & Trauma-Informed Coach 19th December 2025 There’s a moment in The Sopranos that never left me. Season 3, Episode 4 — Employee of the Month. Dr Jennifer Melfi is attacked, raped, and left reeling. But what struck me wasn’t just the assault. It was what came after: the silence. The restraint. The…
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By Roger Hughes | EMDR & Trauma-Informed Coaching | UK-wide 17th December 2025 This article follows on from my 9 December piece, Why Chatbots Can’t Heal Trauma, which explored the fundamental mismatch between trauma therapy and conversational AI. Since that article was published, several developments across mental health, technology, and regulation have reinforced the same…
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By Roger Hughes | EMDR & Trauma-Informed Coach | UK-wide 16th December 2025 Readiness isn’t just about military threat — it’s about how our nervous system learns to stay vigilant long after the danger has passed. When Britain’s military leadership talks about readiness, it’s easy to picture soldiers, ships, and jets. But the deeper meaning…
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By Roger Hughes | EMDR & Trauma-Informed Coach | UK-wide 15th December 2025 Christmas does not break people. It reveals what has been held together. For most of the year, life provides structure. Work schedules, routines, obligations, and momentum keep people moving forward. For many individuals living with unresolved trauma, this structure is not incidental…
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By Roger Hughes | EMDR & Trauma-Informed Coach | UK-wide 12th December 2025 Bethlehem lit its Christmas tree for the first time since the war began. For many, this moment was more than tradition — it was an act of quiet resistance, of hope held in weary hands. The square wasn’t packed with tourists or…
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By Roger Hughes | EMDR & Trauma-Informed Coach | UK-wide 12th December 2025 Australia’s ban was the cut. The withdrawal is the bleed. Everyone is talking about legislation, but almost no one is talking about neurobiology. When you remove a dopamine-driven coping tool overnight, the body reacts. The brain doesn’t glide into calm. It destabilises…
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11th December 2025 Australia has just made global history. They’ve become the first country to ban under-16s from using social media. No TikTok. No Instagram. No Snapchat. No YouTube. No Facebook. Not restriction. Not moderation. Full removal. Tens of thousands of accounts are already gone. It happened fast. Quietly. Then suddenly it was everywhere. Teenagers…
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Why Human Rights and Christmas Belong Together As December rolls in, lights go up, carols return, and the world edges towards Christmas — there’s another date that often slips quietly by: December 10, Human Rights Day. It’s the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed in 1948 — a promise that every human…
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Today’s Guardian article opened with a quiet sentence that stopped me: “I feel it’s a friend.” It was a teenager talking about a chatbot. Not a therapist. Not a teacher. Not a parent. A bot. For a growing number of young people — one in four, according to the article — AI chatbots like Replika…
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Christmas is an excellent time for many, but it can also bring up emotional challenges and memories that surface. It’s totally normal to feel a mix of emotions during the holiday season, with both joy and sadness often appearing together. If you find yourself experiencing a range of feelings when Christmas arrives, you’re definitely not…
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