In season 3, episode 3 of psychologically speaking I talk about two portraits as a way of thinking about Joy.
inspiration and references for the podcast episode
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Inset Day by Yvadney Davis
On display at The National Portrait Gallery, London.
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why don't you just tell me how you want me to be, baby & I'll live like water around you by Zoë Buckman
Portrait of Cush Jumbo, b.1985, On display at The National Portrait Gallery, London.
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The National Portrait Gallery
I visited two free exhibitions. Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025 and Lines of Feeling Portrait Drawing Now
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Experiences of autistic joy
Wassell, E. (2025). Experiences of autistic joy. Disability & Society, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2025.2498417
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Circa 1980...
My sister (the baby) provided this photo of me with my brother on the family sofa, this one is green though. I’ve been corrected by my mum, the brown sofa was at my grandparents. Also, special mention to my mum who used put celotape across our foreheads to create a straight line for an epic fringe cut on a wriggly child.
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Happiness Index and Data
Links to the national data sets on wellbeing.
