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Tom R
@kidneypsych.bsky.social
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Clinical psychologist in renal (kidney) medicine • Aligned to narrative, relational and existential practices • Interested in circadian/ultradian endocrine distruption, narratives of illness & identity, autonomy in health, end of life care • He/They
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Tom R @kidneypsych.bsky.social · Sep 9
Some great opportunities for budding Allied Health / Psychological Professional researchers in kidney services with @kidneyresearchuk.org!
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Kidney Research UK @kidneyresearchuk.org · Sep 9
The allied health professional and psychologist-led master of research awards are now open!

The grants aim to help AHPs and psychologists engage with research early in their careers and build confidence and skills in research methods.

Closes: 15 Oct 2025

Find out more and apply bit.ly/4kHeilE
Allied health professional and psychologists-led research grants - Kidney Research UK
A new research grants round drive to develop and enhance allied health professional and psychologists led research.
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Nature Reviews Nephrology @natrevneph.nature.com · Sep 5
Lived experience and empathy: lessons learned as a nephrologist with kidney disease
Nature Reviews Nephrology, Published online: 05 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41581-025-01003-7Diagnoses and decisions that we encounter nearly every day as nephrologists are often life-changing for patients. Sometimes, when more than one potential course of action exists, we must give our patients grace and time, allowing them agency in coming to a medically safe shared decision.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 8
A better life is possible - but only if you dive deep into your unconscious
A better life is possible - but only if you dive deep into your unconscious
We are used to skimming the surface of our emotions, distracting ourselves with endless doing. To discover what we really need, we must move beyond the shallows
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · Aug 20
If the AI bubble really is bursting, please take this lesson from it:

Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
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International Observatory on End of Life Care @ioelc.bsky.social · Aug 14
🎉🎉Congratulations to
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for this publication from her #PhD in #PalliativeCare studies. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #hpm #hapc
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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · Aug 15
An abbreviation (ABB) in a journal article (JA) or Grant Application (GA) is rarely worth the words it saves. Every ABB requires cognitive resources (CR) and at my age by the time I'm halfway through a JA or GA I no longer have the CR to remember what your ABB stood for.
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British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social · Aug 8
Do you research the links between psychology & physical health?

Apply for the William Inman Prize, awarded every 5 years for original work exploring how psychological factors affect physical conditions. Winner receives £2500.

Nominate by 31 August '25: www.bps.org.uk/news/applica...
Photo of a woman receiving recognition in an office setting.
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Tom R @kidneypsych.bsky.social · Aug 8
Impulsively eating junk after work is/was my *biggest* problem. Been using the Noom app for a while - it doesn't restrict anything per se, but really helps with awareness of food/impusle control, and helps me make better choices. Lost over 1st with it, would recommend!
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Tom R @kidneypsych.bsky.social · Aug 1
Totally agree with this. We've adjusted our "measurables" to recognise "time", rather than just "contacts", which better demonstrate (the value of) depth, rather than just "breadth" or "reach". Both important, but in very different ways, depending on who we come into contact with
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Tom R @kidneypsych.bsky.social · Jul 26
Looking forward to reading these. The prevalence of cognitive impairment in CKD cannot be understated; services need to be able to understand and screen for this in-house, whilst working alongside both our patients and our cross-speciality colleagues to optimise continued care.
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Nature Reviews Nephrology @natrevneph.nature.com · Jul 22
In our August issue: a Focus on cognitive impairment in CKD, covering epidemiological links, mechanisms, the effects of dialysis, and implications for screening and care. Plus a Perspectives on considerations of kidney function in sepsis criteria go.nature.com/46T6ZDR
Screenshot of the Table of Contents of the August issue of Nature Reviews Nephrology
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Tom R @kidneypsych.bsky.social · Jul 26
Our engines are doing the best they can - so yes, both permission-giving and self-compassion are really important, alongside choicefulness and (where we can) acceptance. (5/5)
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Tom R @kidneypsych.bsky.social · Jul 26
But there are some ways we can support our cars - out bodies - to manage despite the challenges. Pacing journeys from A to B, being choiceful about fuel use, and crucially, the importance of regular "car maintenance" to keep the engine "ticking over" as best we can. (4/5)
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Tom R @kidneypsych.bsky.social · Jul 26
Similarly, really important to acknowledge how often some external factors are hard to avoid e.g. weather and terrain can affect a cars' fuel efficiency, just like how e.g. temperature and "rocky symptoms" can affect how much fuel our bodies have left in the tank for other things. (3/5)
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Tom R @kidneypsych.bsky.social · Jul 26
People may have contexts that may inherently affect their "capacity" / "efficiency" relative to others (e.g. medical burden). So important to be aware/accepting of. Alongside this, we can think about how both external factors and our own "driving style" can play a huge role in "fuel use", too. (2/5)
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Tom R @kidneypsych.bsky.social · Jul 26
I love spoon theory. Some people I work with struggle with the metaphor, so I sometimes adapt and extend the analogy, talking with people about having "fuel in the tank" instead. Bodies are all lot like different cars, with different fuel capacities and fuel effiencies. (1/5)
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Tom R @kidneypsych.bsky.social · Jul 25
Really thought-provoking article on the impacts and costs of reaching for "pleasant"/"positive"/"comfortable" emotions.
Great to see links to acceptance- and value-oriented therapeutic approaches (like ACT) acknowledged, too
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Nature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com · Jul 25
The individual, relational and societal costs of striving to feel good

Review by Brett Q. Ford

Web: go.nature.com/44LVyN4
PDF: rdcu.be/exQoL

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · Jul 25
Organ transplantation saves lives 🫁

Yet, according to WHO, only 10% of the global need for transplants is being met.

In our latest issue, a Comment introduces the ESOT transplant–Lancet Commission on Transplantation.

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Cover of The Lancet's July 26, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "It is time to reposition transplantation not as a niche intervention, but as a strategic health system function—one that must align with global goals regarding NCDs, climate resilience, and pandemic preparedness."
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