Learned helpfulness

Two years of responding to trauma has become a learned behaviour. Overwhelmed by circumstances and events beyond our control, we stop looking for ways out or recognising help when it comes along. ‘Learned helplessness’ is when we start losing the capacity...

Recent workshop learning

As any fan of the BBC’s Repair Shop knows, the things that stand the test of time aren’t those that are the most solidly built. They’re those that have been cared for. The same goes for our charities. In our recent online workshop series, participants described...