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What a Bollywood Film Set Taught Me About Rest, Presence, and the Art of Slowing Down

What a Bollywood Film Set Taught Me About Rest, Presence, and the Art of Slowing Down

Kevin George
boys mental health

Kevin George, BACP-registered clinical therapist and former professional footballer, writes about his introduction to tai chi and qi gong on the set of the Bollywood film Goal, where he served as a body double for John Abraham. After observing a fellow actor whose mastery of these moving meditations produced extraordinary calm alongside remarkable physical power, George enrolled in both practices. He explores how they redefined his understanding of rest, how they sharpened his therapeutic attunement, and why they are particularly relevant when working with traumatised young people, boys in SEND environments, alternative provisions, youth offending institutes, and prisons.

The Boy Nobody Could Reach: Neurodivergence, Antisocial Behaviour, and the Systems That Keep Failing

The Boy Nobody Could Reach: Neurodivergence, Antisocial Behaviour, and the Systems That Keep Failing

Kevin George
boys mental health

This article examines the connection between neurodivergence, antisocial behaviour and systemic failure. Drawing on experiences working with neurodivergent young people, it explores how ADHD, autism and other neurodevelopmental differences are frequently misunderstood within education, social care and youth justice systems. Rather than viewing challenging behaviour as evidence of bad character, the article argues that behaviour is often a form of communication that reflects unmet emotional, developmental and social needs.

The article discusses school exclusion, emotional literacy, SEND provision, youth offending and the school-to-prison pipeline. It highlights how neurodivergent children are disproportionately represented in exclusion statistics and youth justice settings, often because their needs are not identified or appropriately supported. The piece calls for earlier intervention, greater understanding of neurodiversity and a shift from punishment-based responses towards approaches rooted in empathy, emotional development and psychological understanding.

Key topics include neurodivergence, ADHD, autism, emotional literacy, SEND, school exclusion, youth offending, mental health, behaviour as communication, child development, educational psychology and youth justice.