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Today marks the start of National Essential Tremor awareness month. Some of you may be wondering, what is that? There are an estimated 1 million people in the UK who have ET and an estimated 10 million in the US alone. It's considered to be the most common neurological movement disorder, potentially 8-10 times more common than Parkinson's disease. Yet surprisingly not many people have heard of it. Essential tremor is a chronic condition characterised by involuntary, rhythmic tremor of a body part, most typically the hands and arms. Essential tremor is considered a slow progressive disorder and, in some people, may eventually involve the head, voice, tongue (with associated dysarthria), legs, and trunk. However, in many people, the disorder may be relatively non-progressive. The tremor may be mild throughout life. I consider myself to be one of the lucky ones (so far). I can remember displaying symptoms as far back as my early teens, but thankfully compared to many my symptoms have been mild and consistently so. Even so I've become a master at masking them, as professionally, because of the lack of awareness people have about ET, often assumptions are made based on what they see. My tremor is predominantly confined to my hands, my left more than my right. Good day or bad, I compensate by avoiding doing certain things in front of others. Cups and saucers are a definite no no........a juggling act to behold!! I can and do make a joke out of it, yes Shaky McShakerson is a name often used light-heartedly by my family to describe me. Work wise however sometimes its hard not to feel judged and to not feel the need explain to others about my ET. More often than not they've never heard of it. This post is just to raise awareness about ET and absolutely not for people to feel sorry for me. My ask is simply for you to find out a bit more about it, as its more than likely that you know/work with someone who has it.

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✨ Maximising Potential: We Are the Public 8-9 May 2024 ✨ https://lnkd.in/eGjz5Js2 (I made a video) This post is dedicated to everyone who supported and took part in the 3rd Maximising Potential conference last week, dedicated to stages of leadership 1-3, self-identifying from under-represented groups. I have had some proud moments in policing, but last week's conference is my biggest achievement so far. Not just because I'm proud to have brought my vision to life, but because I got to host so many passionate and empathic individuals across policing in one place. It was such a powerful 2 days with opportunity to network, listen to lived experiences, and further inspire each other. Individually we can achieve a lot (we've shown that), but together we are unstoppable. I am so enthused to have so many new friends across policing! Some of my takeaways: 💡 Continue to build trust with each other, together we can achieve more 💡 United minorities make a majority 😉 💡 The importance of my allyship and breathing this into everything I do 💡 Those who believed in me and supported me when I didn't have a platform (they know who they are), and ensuring I am "that person" for others 💡 My passion and drive comes from being the person I needed 💡 That my opinion and values have only grown stronger 💡 I inherit the good and the bad, I own it, I am the organisation 💡 How on Earth do we top it next time?! 😅 With special thanks to: - Fireside chats- 8 May 🌟 Failure isn't Final -with Ahenkora Bediako 🌟 This is me! -with Nita Pankhania 🌟When life gives you lemons, you don't have to make lemonade! -with Grace Gayle (she/her) - The Conference- 9 May 🌟 Natasha Harris FCIPD for compèreing the day 🌟 Chief Constable Rachel Swann 🌟 The Complexity of Identity with Gamal Turawa (MIDHP) 🌟 Thinking Differently About People Who Think Differently -with Adam O'Loughlin MBA, Iain Jeffrey, John Holland and Declan Thomas 🌟 Hourglass Hustle -with Vinny Wagjiani 🌟 Breaking Barriers: The Journey of a Black Woman in Policing -with Tanya Wilkins 🌟 Pride and Prejudice -with Tracy O'Hara Stalls promoting national networks: 🎇 The National Neurodiversity Youth Council - https://lnkd.in/eCa7mmZJ 🎇 Police National Dyslexia Association - PNDA 🎇 National Police Autism Association https://www.npaa.org.uk/ 🎇 ADHD Alliance 🎇 National LGBT Police Network 🎇 British Association For Women In Policing 🎇 WoCiP Women of Colour in Policing (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire) 🎇 National Women of Colour in Policing 🎇 National Sikh Police Association UK 🎇 National Police Library Last but by no means least, Steven Hall VR MCGI who was my "right-hand man" leading up to the event, and on the day too. I couldn't have done it without you! #wearethepublic #optimistic #maximisingpotential #nationalcentreforpoliceleadership College of Policing

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