Trauma | Resonance | Resilience

Dr Lisa Cherry

Hosted by Dr Lisa Cherry, this podcast is a multi-agency, inter disciplinary resource for those who work in education, social care, criminal justice or health and to listen to conversations that make a difference. Utilising the wisdom of lived experience, academic research and practice knowledge, we will support you in your work of developing trauma informed, relationally focused practice developing safe, supportive and healing environments. Our collective focus is threefold; preventing harm, not adding to harm, seeking to mitigate harm when it has already happened. Join us as we explore better ways of working together, sharing emerging research the best practices, all while deep diving into empathy, connection and authenticity. 

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    Series 8, Episode 4, Niamh Cullen on Stigma & Addiction

    Send us Fan Mail Join Dr Lisa Cherry and Niamh Cullen in conversation on stigma and addiction and why drug-related deaths are more often driven by exclusion, trauma and missed connection than by a lack of services. We trace how labels, “choice” narratives and system design quietly add harm, then map practical ways to build hope through relationships. We explore:  Niamh’s career timeline from children’s homes to needle exchange, prisons, outreach and commissioningWriting a Safeguarding Adult Review after five street deaths and recognising lifelong trauma patternsStigma as a public health issue that contributes to drug-related deathsHow labels like “addict” erase strengths, roles and identityThe “it’s a choice” myth and the double bind it createsInternalised stigma, shame and the impact on self-worthWhy stigma can be subtler and stronger inside services than in communities“Engagement” expectations that ignore poverty and unstable housing Treatment gaps, outdated pharmacology and the harm reduction debateWhat trauma-informed practice looks like in real contact; names, kindness, eye contact and reflective practiceHow austerity and policy shifts change culture, partnerships and the workforceThe power of lived experience roles to rebuild trust and shift outcomesSupport the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here.  Connect on Linkedin, Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

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    Series 8, Episode 3, Graham Chatterley on Stigma & SEND Support

    Send us Fan Mail Join Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Graham Chatterley, educator and parent on how stigma shows up in SEND, from school labels to healthcare dismissal and what it costs families when professionals assume the worst. We explore trauma, regulation and how to rebuild trust so parents and services can genuinely work as a team around the child. We explore:  Graeme’s journey from traditional behaviour management to trauma-informed education and SEND understandingHow autism traits can be masked by fight or flight until a child feels emotionally safeThe impact of labels such as EBD and how stigma shapes staff expectationsParent stigma in health and social care meetings, including being talked over or dismissedWhy exhaustion and grief can look like “unreasonable” behaviour in parentsEmpathy versus sympathy and why performative empathy breaks connectionIsolation, loss of support networks and the pull of social media validationPractical meeting skills: regulate first, slow down, make space to thinkSystem issues: austerity, funding disputes and the need for real multidisciplinary teamworkSupport the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here.  Connect on Linkedin, Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

  3. 17 ago

    Season 8, Episode 2, Emmerline Irving on Stigma & Obesity

    Send us Fan Mail As we continue the series on 'stigma', join Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Emmerline Irving as we talk candidly about obesity & stigma and why blame-based stories in the media and in healthcare block recovery, dignity and effective treatment.  We explore obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease shaped by biology, trauma, poverty and an obesogenic environment, naming what trauma-informed support can look like in real services. We explore:  Emmeline’s lived experience of obesity and her public health work across West YorkshireWhere GLP-1 medicines such as semaglutide come from and why press coverage becomes stigmatisingWhy terms like “fat jabs” do harm and why “metabolic drugs” is more accurateThe bi-directional link between trauma and obesity and what we learn from lived experienceWhy weight management services can be re-traumatising and set people up to relapse“Food noise” and why clinicians often misread it as depression, anxiety or an eating disorderHow GP interactions show how stigma gets embedded in pathways and referralsObesity, poverty, double stigma and the commercial determinants of healthReframing obesity through both a trauma-informed lens and a clinical lensWhat personalised, essential care looks like before, during, and after treatmentYou can learn more about Emm's work here.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here.  Connect on Linkedin, Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

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    Season 8, Episode 1, Craig Johnston on Stigma & Alternative Provision

    Send us Fan Mail We explore how stigma sticks to children when they are moved out of mainstream schooling and into alternative provision and how that shift can turn a young person into a visible “case” for the system to manage. We connect Goffman’s stigma theory with liminality, class and digital life, asking what it means to be a student when the ideal pupil is the only one the system truly recognises. What alternative provision means and how it differs from PRUsHow exclusion creates a liminal identity between being and becomingWhy AP is politically contested as either opportunity or segregationHow stigma becomes visible and fixed through labels and paperworkThe role of disciplinary language such as ‘at risk’ and ‘hard to reach’How blame often lands on the child and the motherWhy critical theory still matters for understanding structuresWhose voices are missing in AP research and practiceWorking class boys and the stereotype of the ‘angry’ young manClass as rational decision-making under risk and limited opportunityThe digital space as a new frontier for stigma and cultural capitalYou can find Craig on LinkedIn and at UWE (University of the West of England) Bristol. If you've enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing or reviewing. Support the show Thank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too! Learn more about Lisa here: www.lisacherry.co.uk Buy Books Here.  Connect on Linkedin, Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry

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Hosted by Dr Lisa Cherry, this podcast is a multi-agency, inter disciplinary resource for those who work in education, social care, criminal justice or health and to listen to conversations that make a difference. Utilising the wisdom of lived experience, academic research and practice knowledge, we will support you in your work of developing trauma informed, relationally focused practice developing safe, supportive and healing environments. Our collective focus is threefold; preventing harm, not adding to harm, seeking to mitigate harm when it has already happened. Join us as we explore better ways of working together, sharing emerging research the best practices, all while deep diving into empathy, connection and authenticity.