Ciara Bird
@bird-on-the-wire.bsky.social
🦋Belfast-born mum-of-3, Middle Earth | NHS integrative therapist, psychodynamic/humanistic, neurodivergence &trauma-aware | Metanoia Institute, Narrative Research | Recovering barrister | Crohn’s, Endometriosis | Former Twitterer emerging from X chrysalis🦋
Finally! Some much-needed clarity and nuance administered at therapeutic dose by someone who knows what they’re talking about. Thanks, @johnharris1969.bsky.social I’ll alight here and leave the likes of Streeting, Tice and Farage to their wacky races: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it | John Harris
Thankfully, we now know more about conditions such as autism and ADHD. The health secretary must not be part of this attempt to turn back the clock, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Finally! Some much-needed clarity and nuance administered at therapeutic dose by someone who knows what they’re talking about. Thanks, @johnharris1969.bsky.social I’ll alight here and leave the likes of Streeting, Tice and Farage to their wacky races: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tonight my kids & I should be at #ColdplayWembley; pure💡after a HARD year (we know many others have it far worse). Reseller we trusted let us down & hope’s diminishing. Nobody said it was easy but u always instil optimism. Can we pls come & stand at the side?! #Coldplay 🙏🏻
August 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Tonight my kids & I should be at #ColdplayWembley; pure💡after a HARD year (we know many others have it far worse). Reseller we trusted let us down & hope’s diminishing. Nobody said it was easy but u always instil optimism. Can we pls come & stand at the side?! #Coldplay 🙏🏻
Looking forward to seeing #StewartLee v The Man-Wulf at
#THSHBirmingham this evening. A friend asked my husband: "Stewart Lee - Isn't he a communist?" 🤣😂
I just hope he hasn't let himself go...
#THSHBirmingham this evening. A friend asked my husband: "Stewart Lee - Isn't he a communist?" 🤣😂
I just hope he hasn't let himself go...
January 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Looking forward to seeing #StewartLee v The Man-Wulf at
#THSHBirmingham this evening. A friend asked my husband: "Stewart Lee - Isn't he a communist?" 🤣😂
I just hope he hasn't let himself go...
#THSHBirmingham this evening. A friend asked my husband: "Stewart Lee - Isn't he a communist?" 🤣😂
I just hope he hasn't let himself go...
Thx to #dancingdaughter I see many&varied ballets but last night’s #MADDADDAM @RoyalOpera&Ballet excelled. Superb, world-class cast. Can’t fathom mixed reviews! #WayneMcGregor’s genius & @maxrichtermusic.bsky.social spellbinding score were the perfect frame for @margaretatwood.bsky.social vision🩵
November 24, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Thx to #dancingdaughter I see many&varied ballets but last night’s #MADDADDAM @RoyalOpera&Ballet excelled. Superb, world-class cast. Can’t fathom mixed reviews! #WayneMcGregor’s genius & @maxrichtermusic.bsky.social spellbinding score were the perfect frame for @margaretatwood.bsky.social vision🩵
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Great to be in Manchester with 150 teachers planning how to challenge sexism in our schools #itsNotOK @NEU_NIreland
Toolkit on way to your school soon!
Toolkit on way to your school soon!
November 16, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Great to be in Manchester with 150 teachers planning how to challenge sexism in our schools #itsNotOK @NEU_NIreland
Toolkit on way to your school soon!
Toolkit on way to your school soon!
Honestly? Trying to think of something to say that isn’t all cynical or reactive to the endless circuses & chaos around the place is hard. Can’t even bring myself to watch-the popcorn’s gone stale 🫣 Here, hoping for a space for optimism, understanding, connection, y’know? Yeah, all that woke boke 💙
November 16, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Honestly? Trying to think of something to say that isn’t all cynical or reactive to the endless circuses & chaos around the place is hard. Can’t even bring myself to watch-the popcorn’s gone stale 🫣 Here, hoping for a space for optimism, understanding, connection, y’know? Yeah, all that woke boke 💙