Rachel A.Wood

The inspiration for this blog came from reflecting on the second study in my research. It reflects on what it means to design parenting support with care, emphasising that services are shaped not only by their evidence base, but by how safe, flexible, and supportive they feel to parents. Bringing together insights from trauma theory, developmental psychology, implementation science, and design psychology, it explores how fidelity, flexibility, and psychological safety work together in practice.

International Women’s Day 2026: Celebrating the mother of forensic science Frances Glessner Lee

On World Book Day, we often celebrate books that transport us. Some, however, refuse comfort. They sit with us, unsettling, long after the final page. Regeneration by Pat Barker is one such text.