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10/08/2026

New research in Mental Health and Social Inclusion: “Beyond Survival: Applying Positive Autoethnography Across Three Conversion Therapy Survivor Accounts” by Matt Broadway-Horner.
This study uses positive autoethnography (PosAE) to examine post-traumatic growth in three survivors of conversion therapy — from Christian, Muslim, and Pentecostal backgrounds — including the first comparative look at gender-specific experiences across these contexts.
Key findings: conversion therapy operates through strikingly similar mechanisms across religious traditions, but le***an survivors face compounded pressures from homophobia and patriarchal control. Recovery unfolds over decades, not months.
The paper also offers practical guidance for clinicians working with survivors, and strengthens the evidence base for comprehensive conversion therapy bans.
Autoethnography

https://lnkd.in/eQv8SJW4

23/12/2025

11/12/2025

hari Kirihimete

08/12/2025

Why Treating Everyone “The Same” Actually Creates Inequality 🧵

New research just dropped mapping 4 powerful frameworks that flip traditional equity work on its head 👇

For decades, institutions tried achieving equality by treating everyone identically. Spoiler alert: it didn’t work.

These frameworks show why:

✨ Decolonisation isn’t theoretical—it’s concrete methodological practice ✨ Communities are knowledge authorities—not subjects to be studied ✨ Systems are the problem—not individuals or communities ✨ Equity ≠ equality—different communities may need different approaches

The paper examines: 🔹 Critical Tiriti Analysis & Discursive Tiriti Analysis (for Māori policy/discourse) 🔹 Progress World View & Discursive Equity Analysis (for sexual minority clinical/policy work)

Here’s what makes this groundbreaking:

These frameworks work TOGETHER across different levels—policy analysis, discourse critique, systemic barriers, and clinical practice. For multiply-marginalised communities (like Māori sexual minorities), you need ALL of them.

One framework = incomplete picture Integrated approach = comprehensive analysis

The key principle across all 4?

Affected communities must have FINAL authority—not just be consulted. Real power to say “this doesn’t serve us” and have institutions actually listen.

Gap identified: Māori communities have strong policy frameworks but need clinical equivalents. Future work ahead.

This is what equity as concrete practice—not abstract aspiration—looks like 💪

Link to full research in bio

01/12/2025

In rememberance