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Author Helen Parker -Drabble Who Do I Think You Were?®

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  • An Hour a Month: Children’s Hospital Visiting Rules Before the Platt Report

    An Hour a Month: Children’s Hospital Visiting Rules Before the Platt Report

    ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability Article Community History Family History From Helen Parker-Drabble Social history

    One hour, once a month: how British hospitals kept sick children apart from their parents before the Platt Report, and the boy who watched the clock.

  • What We Inherit Beyond Genes: Uncovering Our Emotional Ancestry

    What We Inherit Beyond Genes: Uncovering Our Emotional Ancestry

    Article From Helen Parker-Drabble

    Sometimes, the patterns we repeat in relationships have less to do with conscious choices and more to do with heritage. Some families keep their distance emotionally, while others feel entangled in each other’s lives. The reason may lie in what I describe as our ‘emotional DNA’ – the unseen inheritance that carries forward the echoes…

  • 12 Powerful Themes from ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability

    12 Powerful Themes from ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability

    Article From Helen Parker-Drabble

    Discover Yet: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability—a deeply moving disability memoir exploring resilience, trauma recovery, and the power of the human spirit. Inspired by my father Harry’s experiences, this book traces his journey through childhood separation, disability, and social exclusion in post-war Britain. Blending social history with psychological insight, Yet…