“The Danger of a Single Story” – Reflections on EP practice

7 September 2022 by

I recently watched Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “The Danger of a Single Story” Ted Talk, which she gave in July 2009,…

Tears, fears and stiff upper lips: reflecting on emotional labour in qualitative research

7 March 2022 by

Emotionally demanding research (EDR) “demands a tremendous amount of mental, emotional, or physical energy and potentially affects or depletes the…

Reflections on systems theory: the role of self and reflexivity

19 October 2021 by

In my first year of doctoral training, I learned about new theories and frameworks. One of these was Systems Theory,…

Tips on writing a qualitative dissertation or thesis, from Braun & Clarke – Part 2

9 June 2021 by and

Here we delve in to qualitative-centric methodology, analysis, discussion and conclusions. Part 1 of this blog covers qualitative centric writing,…