Embrace and Nurture

17/05/2026

Please share this far and wide. The more teachers who are trained, the safer our type 1 children and young people will be 🥰

📢 Do you work in a Primary or Secondary School?

We’d love for you to join us and Together Type 1 members for our upcoming webinars! The young people will be taking the lead, talking about their own experiences of navigating type 1 diabetes in school.

🧑‍🏫 Primary School Webinar - Thursday 28 May, 4.30 to 5.30pm
🔗 Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting-young-people-with-type-1-diabetes-in-schools-primary-education-tickets-1984381671999?aff=oddtdtcreator

🧑‍🏫 Secondary School Webinar - Thursday 4 June, 4.30 to 5.30pm
🔗 Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting-young-people-with-type-1-diabetes-in-schools-secondary-tickets-1984384651912?aff=oddtdtcreator

If you have any questions about the webinar, email: Roisin.ODonovan@diabetes.org.uk

19/04/2026

Teen coaching sessions are tailored to individuals and could help your young person to do some of the following..

⭐️Identify strengths
⭐️Build self confidence
⭐️Advocate for themself
⭐️Develop coping strategies
⭐️Learn to accept themself
⭐️Improve inner dialogue
⭐️See their own potential
⭐️Embrace any differences
⭐️Focus on self care

PM me for further details.

18/04/2026

*Vulnerable post*

Today I was on a train for the first time in several years. A journey that would usually take under an hour was to take 1 hour 15. I was a bit anxious about going and then being in Edinburgh for most of the day.

We got on and the only table was next to 4 people who I’d guess were in their 20s. They were having the best time. They were having drinks, sharing stories, laughing etc. They were loud, extremely loud.

I don’t like travelling at the best of times and suffer from motion sickness. I was already wearing sunglasses as it was a bright day.

I didn’t feel great at all. I could feel myself becoming increasingly overwhelmed and all I could think was that I wish I had brought my headphones and that I really wanted out the situation.

Eventually I found my voice and asked my husband and daughter if we could move carriage.

It was a bit quieter and the noise was less intense, but I still felt awful. As we got a bit closer to Edinburgh, the carriage filled up and soon the noise combined with the motion was completely unbearable for me.

Tears started to roll down my face. I really just wanted to scream at everyone to be quiet.

My daughter noticed. She hugged me tight and gave me a turn of her headphones. The tears kept falling and I had to get a crystal out my bag to fidget with and take some calming breaths. When I knew my daughter needed her headphones back, I sat with my fingers closing my ears.

I must have looked a sight with my sunglasses on, headphones on, agitated and crying. However, it was better than yelling at everyone.

I bought headphones and a battery pack for the return journey home and we managed to get a faster train. It made the journey manageable and I felt so much better than on the way there.

Sensory overwhelm is real and it feels awful and I’m still recovering tonight.

This is the worst I have felt in public for some time. Please be kind to your kids and anyone else if they become overwhelmed in these situations. Having the right supports in place (for me today it was just sunglasses, a set of headphones and something to fidget with) makes a massive difference.

16/04/2026

06/04/2026

🇪🇸Now offering online tutoring 🇪🇸

Please share with anyone who might be interested!

18/03/2026

🥰🥰

For too many of us, the message was subtle but constant - you’re too much, too sensitive, too loud, too emotional, too intense.

And then somehow, not enough at the exact same time - too quiet, too slow, too distracted, too different.

And when you grow up hearing that over and over, you don’t just hear it, you start to believe it - deep down inside your bones. You start to shrink, mask, second-guess your instincts, people-please, and ultimately wonder if the way you experience the world is somehow *wrong*. Feel that something is WRONG with YOU.

But, what if it was never wrong?? What if all the things that made you feel like “too much” are actually the parts of you that feel deeply, love deeply, notice everything, create, innovate, connect, and care in ways the world desperately needs???

You were never too much. You were just never meant to fit into spaces that required you to be less. 🤍🤍🤍

- thank you for this beautiful reminder

18/03/2026

This is an interview with a retired Scottish headteacher. I think it’s worth a watch for anyone interested in the future of education in Scotland.

In March 2026, Scotland’s grassroots ACEs Action Community hosted a Conversation Series: ‘How to Say NO to The System’. Our goal was to explore the reasons t...

17/03/2026

I have just finished this wonderful book. Written by a Dad of 2 non speaking autistic sons, it is eye opening, emotional and really beautiful. It’s on offer just now, and definitely worth a read. You can also follow their story on social media. It’s called Stories about Autism.

11/03/2026

🇪🇸Spanish Tutoring🇪🇸

I have decided to open up a couple of places between now and the exams for anyone needing exam preparation support for National 5 or Higher Spanish

-20 years teaching experience
-excellent track record of results
-experienced in supporting neurodivergent pupils (especially those who are autistic, ADHD or dyslexic)

PM me for further details

04/03/2026

This is so interesting. So much of what she says resonates with my own experience.

08/02/2026

Having ADHD fills your life with surprises…like finding cold cups of tea in every room of the house that I’d completely forgotten about (usually that I’ve made not long beforehand 🤦‍♀️). However, sometimes the surprises can be great…like this morning when I couldn’t decide what to make for breakfast and then found the end of the baked oats I made yesterday. Result! 🎉🎉