Well, it feels like quite a moment, I've drawn a line in the proverbial sand and there'll be no more interviews for my Fellowship research. I say that but if I get made an offer I can't refuse I won't. I will not miss the late nights and early mornings for sure.
It would seem like an appropriate moment to steal the words of Churchill himself:
'This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning'
Now its seems like a very different but very real work is set before me as I draw out from the many interviews the clear threads that have run through the conversations. Issues of peer support, relational practice, focused interventions and education are prominent.
There have been few 'eureka' moments but there have been a lot of 'of course! moments.
So, back to the laptop, sifting through and ordering the 25+ interviews and conversations, pulling out pertinent points, narrating, editing and all that grind.
The Fellowship advised that we shouldn't be quick to draw our conclusions or put pen to paper but I think one benefit of doing it online has given me time to step away and sift through my thoughts. Now is the time to start to order them and start to come up with a coherent narrative.
What's my ETA? Well, early new year seems like my best guess at the moment, in the meantime many thanks to all who have talked to me, listened to me and pointed me in new directions.
Stay well.
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