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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · May 16

Heading to Worcester for BWB National League finals with Sheffield Steelers Wheelchair Basketball Club ♿️ 🏀 Let’s Go Steelers 💪🏻💪🏽💪🏿

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · May 10

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Apr 24

I’m speaking at the Happier Life Live conference tomorrow, but for today I’m just going to sit back and listen to some inspiring humans talking about life and stuff!
#happierlifelive
#copingwithtrauma
@acp-uk.bsky.social
@sequoiabooks.bsky.social

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Apr 22

An article I wrote on disability in the UK in 2025 …

open.substack.com/pub/dryvonne...

Disability in the UK in 2025

Trauma upon Trauma upon Trauma

open.substack.com

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Apr 22

Thanks for sharing!

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Apr 13

It has. It’s not considered admissible evidence in UK 🇬🇧 courts.

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Apr 12

Lovely swim yesterday afternoon at @poolbridgefarm in York. Perfect weather. 14°C in the water, 20°C air temp. #happyplace #copingwithtrauma
#openwaterswimming

Selfie of Yvonne, a white woman with light brown hair and sunglasses with a view of a blue lake in the background.

A selfie of Yvonne, a white woman with light brown hair in swimwear and sunglasses and a view of a blue lake in the background

A selfie of Yvonne a white woman with light brown hair in a blue t shirt and sunglasses with grass and woodland in the backgeound.

A cup of black Earl Grey tea and a teapot on a rustic wooden table.

DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Apr 12

Fab little bike ride along the Transpennine Trail today …

A map off the Strava app showing my route from Penistone and back.

Yvonne, an amputee wheelchair user on a handbike in the sun.

A selfie of Yvonne, a white woman in sunglasses and cycle helmet with a view of the trail behind.

DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Apr 6

It’s on the BBC and in The Guardian so the world knows.

Anti-Trump protesters gather in cities across the US www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Hands Off': Anti-Trump protesters gather in cities across the US

Thousands of protesters have gathered for the most visible opposition movement of Trump's second term.

www.bbc.com

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Apr 6

And it’s on the BBC this morning Anti-Trump protesters gather in cities across the US www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Hands Off': Anti-Trump protesters gather in cities across the US

Thousands of protesters have gathered for the most visible opposition movement of Trump's second term.

www.bbc.com

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Apr 5

The protests are being reported in the Guardian in the UK www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

‘Hands Off’ protests take off across US to oppose Trump agenda – live

More than a thousand events expected in a show of defiance against US president’s ‘authoritarian overreach’

www.theguardian.com

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Timewalkproject @timewalkproject.bsky.social · Mar 28

Rachel Reeves' disability deceptions
open.substack.com/pub/anothera...

Rachel Reeves' disability deceptions

Labour’s latest "pocket money" attack line against the disabled isn’t just offensive it’s downright deceptive too.

open.substack.com

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Mar 23

Trainline, Transpennine Express and passenger assist fails have been my main news this week. Why do our railways still live in the 1800s?? 🚂 ♿️ 🤷🏼‍♀️

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Mar 20

In Liverpool now for the EMDR UK 2025 conference. Looking forward to a packed programme of inspiring presentations!
#EMDR2025
#CopingWithTrauma

DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Mar 20

Setting off to the EMDR UK national conference this morning. Excited to hear about new developments and inspiring trauma work being done. Also looking forward to real life connection with inspiring colleagues and friends.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · Mar 7

The right wing think tank, Policy Exchange, has released a big report today recommending young people on PIP “be required to look for work, to volunteer or be engaged in training.” Only one problem: PIP is not an out of work benefit. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...

For Whose Benefit? - Policy Exchange

Download Publication Online Reader A major new report – backed by former Labour Work and Pensions Secretary Lord Blunkett – calls for a radical overhaul to the health and disability benefits system...

policyexchange.org.uk

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Feb 28

I struggle to rest too, but if you’re anything like me you always have a pile of reading to do that you could dip in and out of.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 28

Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.

That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Feb 22

As a wheelchair user, I’m not sure how I feel about the terminology used in the UAE to describe disabled people. It sounds like an attempt to be really positive and welcoming, but at the same time I feel somewhat patronised by it. What do others think??

DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Feb 21

But … why???? What were they thinking???

DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Feb 18

Quite so!!! Sadly for me gluten free crumpets are a huge disappointment!

DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Feb 17

Yum! There’s no wrong way to have aloo gobi!

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Feb 15

Going to see The Parent Agency in Chester tonight. First stage of a very complicated weekend!

www.storyhouse.com/whats-on/the...

The Parent Agency | Storyhouse

A brand new British musical based on David Baddiel's bestselling book, with music by Dan Gillespie-Sells (Everybody's Talking About Jamie), premiering at Storyhouse.

www.storyhouse.com

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Feb 14

How does my watch know??? #exhausted #overdue_for_a_holiday
#out_of_office_on
#hasta_la_vista

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DrYvonne @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social · Feb 11

I was interviewed recently for an article on "masking" in depression and other mental and physical health conditions. Thanks to Hannah Shewan Stevens for doing such a great job of writing the article.
#CopingWithTrauma #Trauma
@sequoiabooks.bsky.social
www.bezzydepression.com/discover/dep...

Shedding the Mask: Choosing Healing Over Hiding Your Depression

Hiding your depression behind a mask is draining and unsustainable. Learn how to embrace your vulnerability and redirect the energy spent hiding your pain toward recovery.

www.bezzydepression.com

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