On the Double Empathy Problem
Please click below to read a new article, On the Double Empathy Problem , recently published in the BACP journal University & College...
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jonathantotman
Aug 245 min read
On Therapist Self-Disclosure
Article first published in Lapidus Magazine Issue 4 A self-disclosure: I’m not sure how to start this article. I’ve been procrastinating,...
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jonathantotman
Apr 67 min read
Rubbish Day
Rubbish Day by Jo Bratten On Tuesday nights I double-bag the rubbish, tightly wrap the bones and fat in rags, tuck them deep in so the...
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jonathantotman
Mar 175 min read
Poems, Gardens and Care
how many evenings have I thought the garden done walked out and seen fresh clumps of weed mithering the dirt some people cannot tell...
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jonathantotman
Jan 286 min read
White Noise
This blog post is written in response to the poem [ ] noise by Victoria Adukwei Bulley. You can read the poem online at bath...
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jonathantotman
Nov 19, 20231 min read
New Book!
The blog has been a bit quiet for a while, in part because I've been putting the finishing touches to my new collection. I'm delighted to...
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jonathantotman
Aug 17, 20239 min read
On What Could be Called Communication
What Could Be Called Communication - by Kate Fox You might find them staying near the walls or clutching their earphones, rocking from...
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jonathantotman
Aug 17, 20235 min read
Meditations on 'Morning'
Morning by Sarah Mnatzaganian I had a Gretel moment back there, thinking I’d lost my way, until I spotted yellow poplar leaves spattering...
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jonathantotman
Jul 16, 20237 min read
"Taking Flight": On Loss and Fearing Joy
I stumbled across a copy of Sue Rose’s debut collection From the Dark Room in a little bookshop in Camden some ten years or so ago. I...
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jonathantotman
Jul 4, 20236 min read
On OCD and Poetry
Thanks to Holly Magill and Claire Walker for publishing my poem Reckoning on Atrium today. The poem is from my forthcoming collection,...
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jonathantotman
Jun 15, 20234 min read
Sunstroke
By Ramona Herdman You'd've thought I'd've learnt better by now, but no. I'm still lizard-bask as anyone, come the year's new sun. Despite...
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jonathantotman
May 28, 20235 min read
Small Kindnesses
Small Kindnesses By Danusha Laméris I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walk down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs to...
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jonathantotman
May 27, 20231 min read
New Blog
Watch this space for my new blog on poetry and mental health, where selected poems will sit alongside reflections informed by my...
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