Kairo Maynard's guest appearances

Kairo Maynard

Finding Your Forté

Such a Gorgeous Paradox

Bruce Howard

Alex Reads

Bola Sol

Lily Mercer

Abraham Adeyemi

Danny Wonders

Simon Marks

Jermaine Anderson

OwlTail

I asked my first guest, Kairo Maynard, to return to the podcast and interview me. We talk about my journey into Dramatherapy, my queer identity, my health, and radical rest.  I am a queer-identifying and queer-affirming therapist. I initially qualified as a dramatherapist, and I'm currently doing an additional diploma in Psychosexual Therapy,  as I believe that sexuality and relationships are key aspects of a whole and joyful life. My approach to therapy practice can be described as fluid, personable, curious, and compassionate. I have worked in the fields of substance misuse, sexual health, trauma, general adult mental health, parenting, and children’s mental health, which has given me a well-rounded understanding of an individual’s lifespan. I am passionate about supporting others in finding clarity from anxiety and overwhelm, by better understanding and connecting to their identities, their relationships, their needs and wants, their histories, and their passions. Be in touch: suchagorgeousparadox@gmail.com Instagram: @ryan.therapyspace

I asked my first guest, Kairo Maynard, to return to the podcast and interview me. We talk about my journey into Dramatherapy, my queer identity, my health, and radical rest.  I am a queer-identifying and queer-affirming therapist. I initially qualified as a dramatherapist, and I'm currently doing an additional diploma in Psychosexual Therapy,  as I believe that sexuality and relationships are key aspects of a whole and joyful life. My approach to therapy practice can be described as fluid, personable, curious, and compassionate. I have worked in the fields of substance misuse, sexual health, trauma, general adult mental health, parenting, and children’s mental health, which has given me a well-rounded understanding of an individual’s lifespan. I am passionate about supporting others in finding clarity from anxiety and overwhelm, by better understanding and connecting to their identities, their relationships, their needs and wants, their histories, and their passions. Be in touch: suchagorgeousparadox@gmail.com Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ryan.therapyspace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ryan.therapyspace</a>

BONUS: "The dynamic of belonging and not belonging." - Ryan with Kairo Maynard

Kairo is currently a HCPC registered Dramatherapist working in a NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.  Since her therapy training, her main interests and the driving force for her work focus on intergenerational trauma and attachment, racial injustice and health inequalities which she has spoken and written about on a number of occasions. Alongside her therapy work, she is the Equality and Diversity Lead for her service and is passionate about improving access to mental health services for Black and other marginalised communities, whilst also advocating for further inclusion and visibility of Black, Asian and ethnic minority therapists and trainees.  A list of her writings include:   'Can Dramatherapy help Black women discover their true self despite racial and gender oppression?' in Dramatherapy Journal, 2018. “As a Black therapist, I want to see action come out of mental health awareness discussions” in Mental Health Today, 2019. "Dramatherapy: History, Applications and Outcome Measures" in The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2018 "Black Children and Autism" in Lafiyah Health, 2017 Currently she is contributing to a book exploring Intersectionality in the Arts Therapies.  References:  For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Ntozake Shange Four Women, Nina Simone (song)  Be in touch: suchagorgeousparadox@gmail.com Instagram: @ryan.therapyspace

Kairo is currently a HCPC registered Dramatherapist working in a NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.  Since her therapy training, her main interests and the driving force for her work focus on intergenerational trauma and attachment, racial injustice and health inequalities which she has spoken and written about on a number of occasions. Alongside her therapy work, she is the Equality and Diversity Lead for her service and is passionate about improving access to mental health services for Black and other marginalised communities, whilst also advocating for further inclusion and visibility of Black, Asian and ethnic minority therapists and trainees.  A list of her writings include: <ul> <li><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02630672.2018.1432668" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 'Can Dramatherapy help Black women discover their true self despite racial and gender oppression?'</a> in Dramatherapy Journal, 2018.</li> <li><a href="https://www.mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/innovations/race" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“As a Black therapist, I want to see action come out of mental health awareness discussions” </a>in Mental Health Today, 2019.</li> <li>"<a href="https://www.acamh.org/blog/dramatherapy-history-applications-outcome-measures/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dramatherapy: History, Applications and Outcome Measures</a>" in The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2018</li> <li>"<a href="https://www.lafiyahealth.co.uk/single-post/2017/04/01/Black-Children-and-Autism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Children and Autism</a>" in Lafiyah Health, 2017</li> <li>Currently she is contributing to a book exploring Intersectionality in the Arts Therapies.</li> </ul> References: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/For-colored-girls-who-have-considered-suicide-When-the-rainbow-is-enuf/Ntozake-Shange/9781451624205" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf</a>, Ntozake Shange</li> <li>Four Women, Nina Simone (song)</li> </ul> Be in touch: suchagorgeousparadox@gmail.com Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ryan.therapyspace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ryan.therapyspace</a>

"I'm here for a reason." - Kairo Maynard

Finding Your Forté. Just an introspective conversation with people from various business, skill and talent backgrounds; exploring their motivations, experiences and opinions all things business, life and everything in between. Kick back and take in how others have started, sustained but also failed with some of their endeavours. Learn how they found their forté and maybe even spark your forté. This episode I sit down with Kairo Maynard, who works within the field of mental health as a qualified Dramatherapist. I’ve had the opportunity to speak to Kairo and understanding a perspective on mental health and treatment that would be fair to say isn’t quite commonly known about. Through the conversation, we delve into the field of Dramatherapy as an alternative yet highly effective form of therapy while also understand what Kairo’s own experience was like during her attainment. From covering topics such as being assigned a therapist herself, perspectives on how we talk about mental health but also shedding light on just how important it is for people, particularly young people to talk about their mental wellbeing. A really insightful conversation, in which I hope will allow a refreshed understanding of what drama therapy is about and understanding the therapist behind the therapy.

Finding Your Forté. Just an introspective conversation with people from various business, skill and talent backgrounds; exploring their motivations, experiences and opinions all things business, life and everything in between. Kick back and take in how others have started, sustained but also failed with some of their endeavours. Learn how they found their forté and maybe even spark your forté. This episode I sit down with Kairo Maynard, who works within the field of mental health as a qualified Dramatherapist. I’ve had the opportunity to speak to Kairo and understanding a perspective on mental health and treatment that would be fair to say isn’t quite commonly known about. Through the conversation, we delve into the field of Dramatherapy as an alternative yet highly effective form of therapy while also understand what Kairo’s own experience was like during her attainment. From covering topics such as being assigned a therapist herself, perspectives on how we talk about mental health but also shedding light on just how important it is for people, particularly young people to talk about their mental wellbeing. A really insightful conversation, in which I hope will allow a refreshed understanding of what drama therapy is about and understanding the therapist behind the therapy.