culture and health – Louise Thompson

Art, barbershops and the power of listening

My father, a barber, understood the power of listening. I learnt from him how important it is. ‘The barber is the working man’s psychiatrist.’ he would tell us. His customers ranged from judges in the high court of Ireland to members of the paramilitaries and everyone in between. I would ask him what sorts ofContinue reading “Art, barbershops and the power of listening”

thinking out loud

I’m in Milan! On holiday with my family… but visiting the many wonderful museums here I can’t help but reflect on what a trauma-informed museum would look, feel, behave like. On a visit to one museum I was told I had to follow a particular route around the spaces. When I tried to go aContinue reading “thinking out loud”