Intrusive Kindness

What happens when your story crosses the stories of the people you support? In this episode, I unpack the hidden baselines we carry into practice, the discomfort of unfamiliar family worlds, and the emotional cost of...

In this episode, I revisit a domestic and family violence case from early in my career a case that revealed how easily social workers can follow a familiar pattern, only to realise too late that it doesn’t fit the...

In this episode, PJ takes you inside his first UK social work role a program dropped into an organisation without instructions, scaffolding or structure. What began as “building a service” quickly became a lesson in how...

<p>In this episode, I take you back to the moment I left Australia to become a social worker in the UK the leap, the fear, the uncertainty, and the unexpected lessons that shaped my entire career.</p><p>This story...

<p>A first‑year social worker joins me to reflect on their first twelve months in practice the values they walked in with, the moments that shaped them, and the emotional labour of early career social work. Elle shares...

<p>In this season finale of Intrusive Kindness, PJ reflects on his first year in social work — not from inside it, but years later, with the hindsight that only lived experience can offer. This episode explores the...

<p>This is the real beginning the moment my social work practice cracked open for the first time. The Prequel (the real first) traces the early shocks of my first placement: a messy removal, the emotional labour of ED...

<p>In this episode, PJ returns to his first year of social work and the “small idea” he thought was just filling a gap a side quest he wasn’t sure he was ready for. What he didn’t realise was that this little program...

<p>PJ returns to the early days of group facilitation those first uncertain sessions where the goal was simply to stay steady, learn the rhythm, and build confidence one group at a time. Working alongside colleagues...

<p>In this episode, PJ returns to the early days of practice the first impressions, first challenges, and the first colleague who quietly reshaped his understanding of advocacy. What began as confusion and avoidance...

<p>The early years of social work are full of firsts — uplifting, humbling, and unforgettable. In this episode, PJ explores the moments that shape practice: gratitude, mistakes, overwhelm, boundaries, and the emotional...

<p>In this episode, PJ returns to the moment every social worker remembers: the first visit to a family. From the weight of the referral to the tension of the knock, he traces the uncertainty, imagination, and quiet...

<p>The journey into social work often begins long before the first day. In this opening episode, PJ returns to a Tasmanian car park where a quiet phone call set his path in motion. Through immersive storytelling and...

<p>This is your invitation. </p><p>Intrusive Kindness is a different way to tell our stories in the care profession through the eyes of a social worker, where empathy and authority collide. This trailer offers a glimpse...