(Dr) Heather Moreno Sutherland
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(Dr) Heather Moreno Sutherland
@heathermsutherland.bsky.social
Lecturer in UKHE (North East).
Interdisciplinary. Qualitative.
Lost my brother to suicide and that matters in all I do.
Research: Mental Health in HigherEd settings; Sibling Suicide Loss. Lived(ing) Experience.
Mum 👧🏻👼🏻 🐶. 🇬🇧 🇲🇽
https://sibsas.blogspot.com/
How do you know semester 2 commuting and teaching is due to commence the following day in our house? This be how #FuelMade #AcademicSky
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Reposted by (Dr) Heather Moreno Sutherland
❤️
January 30, 2026 at 7:57 PM
1/5.I find myself in a reflective mood. This weekend sees the second anniversary of my joining York St John University in my first lectureship … it also marks the start of the final month of 22 years of ‘experiencing’ Higher Education contexts (since starting my first PhD). I have… #AcademicSky
January 30, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Today’s been a really difficult (awful) day, and I wish my brother was here. That’s it.
January 22, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Not even 7.30am and statements from near-teen of the house include:

“Why do you old people write such long paragraphs?” (Comment on my writing of a WhatsApp message…)

And:

“Shhhh I can’t spell while you’re speaking!”

Fun day ahead for teachers then!
January 16, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Reposted by (Dr) Heather Moreno Sutherland
🌟 CALLING UK UNDERGRAD STUDENTS 🌟

We are recruiting uni students for an interview study about self-diagnosis and peer-diagnosis

It will be an online interview lasting around 45 minutes and you will receive a voucher as a thank you

To find out more or express your interest:
tinyurl.com/492d4h92
January 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
First dance class of 2026 felt gooood!!
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
New Year’s Eve 2025 - Happy New Year 2026!

(Lines from) ‘The Peace of Wild Things’
By
Wendell Berry

“When despair for the world grows in me

I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief.
… For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”
December 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“Bow-wow down all for I am now the age of 4” 👑🎂🐶❤️
December 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Reposted by (Dr) Heather Moreno Sutherland
It’s quite a belated present to learn a personally-significant piece was published on Christmas Day!
Sutherland, H. A. (2025). “And this is where my mind is”: space, place, and “student mental health and wellbeing” (SMHWB) in the UK. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 1–39. doi.org/10.1080/1478...
December 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It’s quite a belated present to learn a personally-significant piece was published on Christmas Day!
Sutherland, H. A. (2025). “And this is where my mind is”: space, place, and “student mental health and wellbeing” (SMHWB) in the UK. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 1–39. doi.org/10.1080/1478...
December 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
And Christmas doth commence, with a little visit to the Twice Brewed Inn (#SycamoreGap) ❤️🌳
December 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Article proof returned to publisher; teaching and term’s end; lovely student feedback and gifts of handmade earrings; Christmas atmosphere and smells; lush food and company….

Hasta 2026, York!

Out of office is well and truly ON! 🎉🎄🍾 #AcademicSky
December 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Oh but it is early… Final 9am of 2025 ahead… #AcademicSky
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
My brother has been gone 14 years today. It’s unreal to me that he’s been gone for just over half as long as he lived. I’m going to be spending some time reflecting on how I think and feel about that.… Yesterday I marked the day by getting a sycamore friend for my gheko ❤️ #StoriesOnSkin #SuicideLoss
December 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
A special and very Good Boy came into class today.

He can come cover any of my lectures anytime he likes, to be honest…!

It was such a calm and smiley atmosphere ❤️🐶 #AcademicSky
December 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Very much looking forward to spending the day learning about Autoethnography. Yay for Research Leave! ✍️📝
December 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Feel uncomfortable with the emphasis in the statement: “We must look at this through a strictly clinical lens ... That's the only way we can ensure everyone gets timely access to accurate diagnosis and effective support."
A sociological lens should also be involved … www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnoses
The health secretary says the aim is to tackle a rising demand for services and pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Publications can have personal meaning beyond others’ rhetorics. It is quite something to receive the words “Our referees have considered your paper and have recommended publication” 13-days prior to the anniversary of your brother’s suicide - the reason you ended up writing the piece… #AcademicSky
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Bought myself a cosy blanket for winter times…it already seems to not be mine…cheeky perrito 🐶
November 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
When you start the day with 693 words to cut to meet the 8000-word limit and end it like this….🎉🎉🎉🎉Submission imminent!!!

Now to begin Round One of the Marking Season….ready the snack-fuel🍪🍪🍪🍪
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
400 words to cut and IT’S TORTUROUS #AcademicSky
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day.
Will be spending the day with those I love. May need more tissues than others this afternoon however…..
“Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good”
#SuicideLoss #Siblings
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Reposted by (Dr) Heather Moreno Sutherland
Problem is: Neither our work culture nor our education culture incentivizes deep learning. Instead, we're incentivized to economize--to learn only what's needed to finish the task or get the answer right on the test.

So, people use ChatGPT, even when they know they could learn more by other means.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.

Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Blummin’ chilly but a lovely day marking the YSJ Psychology graduation at York Minster #AcademicSky
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM