"I was invited by Betsy de Thierry to speak about attachment research to colleagues at her Trauma Recovery Centre in Bath. I arrived early and she kindly gave me a guided tour. Naturally I only saw empty rooms but I was enchanted by the different spaces that I entered, where traumatised children (and sometimes adults) can express themselves in myriad ways, to find resolution, repair and peace from their torments. There were quiet rooms, private rooms, rooms where a child could really let rip; there were opportunities for them to write things - anything they wanted - on the walls, and there were some big structures where they could lose (and find) themselves, along with a seemingly endless supply of dolls, clay, mobiles, toys... you name it, there it was.”