Vanessa Gilmartin ( Garrity)
@vanessamhn.bsky.social
Mum of two • Mental Health Nurse working in leadership, interested trauma informed care & relational approaches • Social Justice•Neurodiversity• Reiki Practitioner• Shamanism • Always close to the water ❤️ = 📚🎬🎭🖼️
open.substack.com/pub/vgarrity... What can we learn from wild horses?
My latest ponderings on Substack
My latest ponderings on Substack
Lessons from Wild Horses
Photo Credit: Spencer Walton
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December 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
open.substack.com/pub/vgarrity... What can we learn from wild horses?
My latest ponderings on Substack
My latest ponderings on Substack
Lovely food last night at Chaopraya in Leeds last night, ahead of today’s #RestRiseReclaim event. Looking forward to being on the panel 🙌
October 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Lovely food last night at Chaopraya in Leeds last night, ahead of today’s #RestRiseReclaim event. Looking forward to being on the panel 🙌
A new post fron me on hope and resilience and reflections on my first week in a new job role open.substack.com/pub/vgarrity...
'Hope is the thing with feathers'
Friday night motorway traffic is never a joy to behold, but the combination of bank holiday weekend, road works and the Leeds festival made it especially brutal this evening.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A new post fron me on hope and resilience and reflections on my first week in a new job role open.substack.com/pub/vgarrity...
My new blog post and first Substack, written while I’m away on holiday and having time to think open.substack.com/pub/vgarrity... It’s on the power of liminal spaces. Let me know if it chimes with you 🙏🏻
Neither here nor there: An ode to liminal spaces
The sea intrigues and enchants me in so many ways, but as I look out over the Atlantic Ocean, I have been reflecting on how it is the embodiment of liminality, a threshold between the familiar shores ...
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August 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My new blog post and first Substack, written while I’m away on holiday and having time to think open.substack.com/pub/vgarrity... It’s on the power of liminal spaces. Let me know if it chimes with you 🙏🏻
A few choice words, Shakespearean style!
March 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A few choice words, Shakespearean style!
Recently moved house and living very close to the river. Tonight we found an actual frog in the utility room. Wondering if he got in via the washing machine pipes. Took quite a long time to catch him and have since released him back into the wild. That’s enough excitement for a Sunday night ☺️
February 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Recently moved house and living very close to the river. Tonight we found an actual frog in the utility room. Wondering if he got in via the washing machine pipes. Took quite a long time to catch him and have since released him back into the wild. That’s enough excitement for a Sunday night ☺️
Don’t bother heading to #Cineworld York tonight. They’ve just evacuated everyone and are showing no more films tonight. Not sure if it’s a real fire but saw the fire engines heading that way on our drive home.
February 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Don’t bother heading to #Cineworld York tonight. They’ve just evacuated everyone and are showing no more films tonight. Not sure if it’s a real fire but saw the fire engines heading that way on our drive home.
Let this be the only year that I move house twice within 12 months. Forgot how much physical work it entails.
February 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Let this be the only year that I move house twice within 12 months. Forgot how much physical work it entails.
10 days leave for my birthday, with a special trip to Paris with my family and then a weekend in Chester and North Wales with @simonritchie.bsky.social Just what I needed to recalibrate but will be a shock to the system tomorrow morning when the work alarm goes off.
January 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
10 days leave for my birthday, with a special trip to Paris with my family and then a weekend in Chester and North Wales with @simonritchie.bsky.social Just what I needed to recalibrate but will be a shock to the system tomorrow morning when the work alarm goes off.
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul.
That perches in the soul.
January 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul.
That perches in the soul.
Poor Rafie has a slipped disc and is on strict bed rest. Had to get him a crate to confine him, though to be fair, he’s been fast asleep in it all afternoon.
December 27, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Poor Rafie has a slipped disc and is on strict bed rest. Had to get him a crate to confine him, though to be fair, he’s been fast asleep in it all afternoon.
We are being very festive, having just watched Heretic ( for the second time) Not festive at all actually, but loving Hugh Grant in his villainous era. #JoinIn
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December 25, 2024 at 8:13 PM
We are being very festive, having just watched Heretic ( for the second time) Not festive at all actually, but loving Hugh Grant in his villainous era. #JoinIn
Happy Christmas Everyone! 🎄🧑🎄🎄🎅
December 25, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Happy Christmas Everyone! 🎄🧑🎄🎄🎅
Santa has come early for Ralfie. He’s never left his new bed since I arrived home with it yesterday. Think he’s a bit off colour with his ears.
December 24, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Santa has come early for Ralfie. He’s never left his new bed since I arrived home with it yesterday. Think he’s a bit off colour with his ears.
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Our promises not to check work emails or messages over the holidays are often all too easily broken. But switching off from the office is important for our physical and mental health, and will help us be happier and more productive when we return to work. theconversation.com/switching-of...
Switching off from work can be difficult but taking a proper break is good for your health
Switching off phones or laptops when on holidays can help us get more out of our free time and relationships.
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December 22, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Our promises not to check work emails or messages over the holidays are often all too easily broken. But switching off from the office is important for our physical and mental health, and will help us be happier and more productive when we return to work. theconversation.com/switching-of...
Watched Maria at the cinema tonight with my boy. Beautiful film. Angela Jolie gave an amazing performance as Maria Callas.
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December 18, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Watched Maria at the cinema tonight with my boy. Beautiful film. Angela Jolie gave an amazing performance as Maria Callas.
Been to see The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Leeds Playhouse for my Mum’s birthday. Such a creative, magical production of a childhood classic. Recommend you see it if you can! ✨
December 14, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Been to see The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Leeds Playhouse for my Mum’s birthday. Such a creative, magical production of a childhood classic. Recommend you see it if you can! ✨
We are streaming tonight’s episode on YouTube. You can follow it here www.youtube.com/live/N6O6GMu...
December 11, 2024 at 7:21 PM
We are streaming tonight’s episode on YouTube. You can follow it here www.youtube.com/live/N6O6GMu...
Tonight we are switching over to Blue Sky for #MHTV, where we are talking to Andy Bell, CEO of Centre for Mental Health www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk You can join in on Facebook via Unite MHNA page or follow here via the hashtag #MHTV . We welcome your questions & thoughts as always.
Homepage - Centre for Mental Health
Too many people have poorer mental health because of exclusion, poverty and racism We take the lead in challenging injustices in policies, systems and society, so that everyone can have better mental ...
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December 11, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Tonight we are switching over to Blue Sky for #MHTV, where we are talking to Andy Bell, CEO of Centre for Mental Health www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk You can join in on Facebook via Unite MHNA page or follow here via the hashtag #MHTV . We welcome your questions & thoughts as always.
Just finished this book, which I loved! It demystifies shamanism and promotes every day spirituality. I started a shamanic healing course recently and this passage on the 2nd pic sums it up
December 8, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Just finished this book, which I loved! It demystifies shamanism and promotes every day spirituality. I started a shamanic healing course recently and this passage on the 2nd pic sums it up
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This is tomorrow Tuesday 3 Dec at 5-6.30pm. Even if you can’t join in do register and you can watch the recording at a later stage. #SchwartzRounds
@pointofcarefdn.bsky.social @acamh.bsky.social
@pointofcarefdn.bsky.social @acamh.bsky.social
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I’m presenting on #SchwartzRounds at a free webinar next Tuesday 3 December at 5-6.30pm. Schwartz Rounds are a very powerful intervention in health and other organisations to support staff wellbeing. Do join us if you can @acamh
I’m presenting on #SchwartzRounds at a free webinar next Tuesday 3 December at 5-6.30pm. Schwartz Rounds are a very powerful intervention in health and other organisations to support staff wellbeing. Do join us if you can @acamh
Schwartz Rounds - Free ACES SIG webinar
Dr. Jon Goldin will present a seminar on the value of 'Schwartz Rounds' in promoting the work of Practitioners working together across Services. This is a free webinar open to all, and is organised by...
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December 2, 2024 at 9:45 PM
This is tomorrow Tuesday 3 Dec at 5-6.30pm. Even if you can’t join in do register and you can watch the recording at a later stage. #SchwartzRounds
@pointofcarefdn.bsky.social @acamh.bsky.social
@pointofcarefdn.bsky.social @acamh.bsky.social
In his happy place. Photo credit @simonritchie.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 8:46 PM
In his happy place. Photo credit @simonritchie.bsky.social
