Dr Jai

20/05/2025

I’m honoured to serve as a panel member at the upcoming Risk & Insurance Management (RIM) Forum, an event that supports airlines in all aspects of risk management. This event focuses on addressing the day-today issues faced by airline risk and insurance managers globally, in fast changing and unstable world. I’ll be offering my views on air turbulence from a psychological perspective, alongside a diverse group of industry experts. See you in London on 22nd May.

The RIM Forum advises on emerging insurance and risk management issues that are of concern to the air transport industry and it assists in the ex*****on of key industry campaigns in the field of risk management and insurance.

09/02/2025

It’s not often in my line of work that I have the opportunity to put on a sparkly gown but last Sunday, I had the honour of attending St Mary’s Ukrainian School 70th Jubilee Fundraising Gala. St Mary’s is a Ukrainian supplementary school in the heart of London that goes beyond teaching language - it has been instrumental in supporting hundreds of children arriving from Ukraine; it is a community hub and cultural centre that has welcomed me as part of their extended family.

It was a wonderful evening with a serious ambition - to raise money for 3 amazing causes: (i) to rebuild a school in the Kherson region, (ii) to facilitate a rehabilitation trip to the UK for orphaned Ukrainian children and (iii) to support trauma recovery for war-affected children.

I am in awe of the work carried out by Inna Hryhorovych, MBE and her amazing team. You can contribute to their work by donating through this link: https://lnkd.in/egS5Mxtu

14/12/2024

The festive season is full of reasons to share a little joy and the annual Christmas Tractor 🚜 Run put a smile on many faces this evening - what a fabulous way to raise money for Katharine House Hospice ! Farmers are just awesome 🤩 🙏🏼 🎄
Banbury Christmas Tractor Run

20/10/2024

Like many healthcare professionals, sharing skills and knowledge is integral to our desire to help and support as many people as possible. For this reason training others to train in their own communities is one of the best ways to disseminate best practice. Here’s what I’ve been up to over the past week…with gratitude and many thanks to UNODC Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa

26/09/2024

For those interested in trauma recovery from a socioecological perspective, on 21st October St Mary's Ukrainian School and CAST Centre will host a conference sharing insights into how to support children affected & displaced by war.

You can register for this free in-person event here:

Join us to learn how to help children affected by war recover from trauma.

22/09/2024

My Sunday mornings often start with a big (and late!) breakfast… a pleasure reserved for a day of rest, a time to catch up on news and politics in some depth, both at home and abroad - a habit inherited from my father, who sat with a Sunday newspaper sharing stories with me as a child and who advocated for understanding and absorbing news stories from multiple perspectives.
Recently, however, there seems to be a decline in open discourse or discussion about political events. This morning I felt especially saddened and deeply distressed at hearing about the ongoing and increasingly restricted media freedoms and human rights abuses of journalists. The International Federation of Journalists has claimed from some time that journalists are indeed under attack (see: War in Gaza - IFJ). In the militarisation of civilian space, the Israeli army raided the offices of Al Jazeera, in a move that decreases press freedoms in the West Bank at a time when the voices of ordinary people need to be heard the most. Oppressing the voices of those giving voice to oppressed people only leaves space for dominant narratives, which we can easily come to believe as ‘truth’. As a Media Psychologist, this concerns me greatly and acts a reminder to check in on what you are reading, listening to and the bias that may be inherent in the reporting.

Al Jazeera has broadcast live footage of Israeli soldiers entering its offices in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, and ordering its closure for 45 days.

11/08/2024

It’s been a pretty horrible time for all sorts of reasons and a timely reminder to guide children towards credible and reliable sources of information as they try to make sense of events happening across the country. As the week drew to a close, I spoke to Newsround about the riots that erupted following the tragic events in Southport last month. Please do check in with children to see how they are doing, what questions they might have - as many are understandably feeling frightened for their safety.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/videos/ckgwzn3xxy6o

10/03/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to my most amazing Mumsy. I’ve shared a throwback picture from last year’s Royal Garden Party, where my mother, as always was by my side despite the sunshine and rain and the pain of high heels all day! Just like in life, she’s there in celebratory moments as my best friend and in times when I need a cheerleader to keep me going through my meltdowns, my mother is the secret to my success. Thank You Mumsy 🩷