It is extraordinary the suffering that some people bear. I attended a wake recently for a young man who died from complications to do with diabetes and alcoholism, he was 45. He died alone with only a few friends who called in on him regularly. When I first knew him at the age of 16 he was the model … [Read more...] about Mourning, Loss, Harm and Injury and, the Need for Everyday Social Resilience
Resilience
The Meaning of Resilience in Safety
The safety industry is so poor at tackling the nature of resilience because it denies the nature of human fallibility. This is the burden of believing in zero! There’s no need to speak about resilience if you believe in zero. The key message in safety is to ‘just believe’ or to ‘believe the … [Read more...] about The Meaning of Resilience in Safety
Scars That Never Heal
One of the grand delusions of Safety is its focus on physical harm. This is fostered by the silly language of ‘hazards’ and ‘controls’. Even then, the silly industry describes psychosocial harm as a ‘hazard’ (https://safetyrisk.net/what-is-psychosocial-safety/ ). You couldn’t make such stupidity … [Read more...] about Scars That Never Heal
The Positives of Risky Play
We learn yet again from research that risk is good, maturation and beneficial for learning. We also learn that risk aversion is anti-learning. And in the same way we also learn that zero is anti-learning. One thing is for sure in safety is no matter what the issue whether it be ethics, … [Read more...] about The Positives of Risky Play
Resilience, Another Safety Silence
One of the mind-blowing silences in safety (https://safetyrisk.net/safety-culture-silences/ ) is on resilience. Just like Safety ethics ignores power, helping and care (https://safetyrisk.net/culture-silences-in-safety-care-ethics/) so to, Safety ignores resilience in all its spin about … [Read more...] about Resilience, Another Safety Silence
Everyday Social Resilience, The Semiotic Wave
Download your free copy of Everyday Social Resilience Being In Risk Download the whole article here: Everyday Social Resilience Wave Introduction If we remember that Everyday Social Resilience is a process, disposition and orientation then, this chapter will provide skills, models and methods to … [Read more...] about Everyday Social Resilience, The Semiotic Wave
Book Launch – Everyday Social Resilience, Being in Risk
Dr Long is proud to launch his 14th book in the series on risk. For free download here: Everyday Social Resilience Being In Risk This from the back cover: ‘Wherever there is risk there is an equal and complementary need for resilience. Whilst Risk Makes Sense, things don’t always go as … [Read more...] about Book Launch – Everyday Social Resilience, Being in Risk
Fluff or Substance, Safety Hype and Everyday Social Resilience
One of the traps and seductions of the social media world is the idea that everyone else leads an extraordinary life and you don’t. The parade of extraordinary experiences is so often a narcissistic quest for ‘look at me’, ‘I was there’. And whilst I’m happy for the escape of a Taylor Swift concert … [Read more...] about Fluff or Substance, Safety Hype and Everyday Social Resilience
Stress Research, Resilience and Radical Wholeness
It should be no surprise to anyone that there is a direct link between poor biological health and psychosocial health (https://neurosciencenews.com/financial-stress-health-25511/). The research also shows that brain-centrism is a distraction from the need to focus holistically on health. So much of … [Read more...] about Stress Research, Resilience and Radical Wholeness
The Risk, Learning and Resilience Continuum
One of the reasons why risk is a ‘wicked problem’ is because of the ambiguities and paradox embedded in every aspect of risk-taking, indeed, in living. For example, if risk is required for learning how can one learn by extinguishing it? If risk is eliminated, how can there be learning? The paradox … [Read more...] about The Risk, Learning and Resilience Continuum