Hello and hi. So, obviously I don’t often write things and send them out in this way, but I figured that as I have half an hour left of work and not much to do (which is a lie, I have loads to do, just not much that can be achieved or completed in half an hour), I thought I would send out a newsletter.
I am not sure why I am sending this out, but I am in a bit of an experimental and reflective phase of my use of The Nice-ish Psychologist account, and I have thoughts that using this newsletter platform might be something I could also do. Sometimes I think there is very little space for expanded reflection on places like Instagram, which is why I started my podcast. But at the same time I think that writing a podcast episode takes too long. This is mainly because I think I need to write longer episodes to make them worthwhile listens, and that then ends up being a lot of research, which takes time and effort (and it means I don’t produce them in a timely manner).
Sometimes I want to share my thoughts on something, but I don’t always want to write it out on my phone on an Instagram story (mostly because I cannot be fucked to write things out on those tiny phone keyboards – I just end up making so many spelling errors and having to correct them, which is just a ball ache). Therefore, I figured I could use this – a newsletter format – for things that need more nuance than an Instagram story, but perhaps not quite as deep a dive as a podcast episode. And maybe if the newsletter topics generate enough interest I could always turn those into lengthier podcast discussions. Who knows?
Additionally, this might be an arena where I can share or discuss topics that might be too sensitive for social media. One such topic could be the reaction to the release of Tracy Connelly, the mother of Baby P, whose death she allowed and was jailed for in 2009. I guess sometimes I have things I want to talk about as a Forensic Psychologist that maybe don’t translate well to short Instagram stories and posts, but might not be things you want to listen to on a drive to work or at the gym (or whatever it is you do when you listen to podcasts).
And so seeing as you are one of the subscribers to my newsletter, I wondered if this would be something you would be interested in? I might do it anyway, but I also wanted the opportunity to hear some feedback from those who have actively chosen to follow me on here.
So, please do let me know. Come say “hi” on Instagram and let me know what you think.
Thanks again as always for your time and patience with my own brand of bullshit. I appreciate it.
All the best,
Nice-ish.