Trauma is a toxic time machine. It can take us back to the moment of the trauma, over and over again, in our thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations. An isolating and debilitating experience, which can feel like there is no coming back from

Before I became a Counsellor, I fostered aspirations of being a photographer. I would regularly get on the train and visit my hometown of Manchester to spend hours walking the streets, photographing people and places, and developing (no pun intended) my skills as a street photographer.

One of the most well-used phrases in photography is' the decisive moment', a term used to describe the instant when all the elements of a scene come together to create a perfect photograph.

This moment is often fleeting and can be challenging to capture, but it can create a truly iconic image when it is.

On a cold October day in 1999, I captured a decisive moment. However, it was not in the form of a picture. It was in an interaction with a person I had phot...