Wednesday

I don't feel that flash. I took the day off from work. 

I don't have Covid. 

I am so cold. The RAT made me sneeze, twice. 

I had the pleasure of working at Youth res last night.... didn't need to as they had asked several different places and we all turned up.... four of us for one position, including an agency who left 20mins later but can charge the organisation for 2hrs for turning up. 

I had a chat with a co-worker while there, as there were no youth in the residence for two hours.

We spoke about culture and mentalisation. Two things which are sparking neurons in my head. It makes me want to head that direction.... moving mentalisation into the of biculturalism. 

We spoke about the fear of being the "white woman" and speaking out of turn. Which is has been part of my journey, and possibly the direction I should be heading - helping others move through or over this hurdle. 

We spoke about dialect and Marae and the company's lack of cultural responsibility to te Tiriti. The shift of the nation from cultural safety - a nurse created term, to cultural competency - an individual's responsibility. 

We spoke about the University having a lot of able people in the same area/department, but no-one willing to collaborate... which is weird as they write articles together. 

We spoke about the Meihana model and how it incorporates Te Whare tapa Wha, and she promised to watch the YouTube video. 

We also spoke about trust in the workplace, and the inability to keep secrets vs the political responses. 

Okay that's all I have for now. I have to plug my phone in.