Category " University Presentations"

I was delighted to attend Amplifying Maternal Voices – Perinatal Mental Health Conference 2023 in London recently as a Champion of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance. The top photo is of me with fellow champions at the event. This is a summary of the day with many links, future events and possible contacts for you […]

On 1st March it was Self Injury Awareness Day. I wanted to share some posts written by a young lady, Kerri Jones, whom I connected with after she heard me speak to her fellow nursing students at Edge Hill University. One of the parts of my story of postnatal illness includes my urge to inflict […]

Many years ago, I heard the Olympic athlete Sally Gunnell   speak about the two opposing internal voices we all have that influence what we do. There is the positive one that encourages and motivates us, telling us that we will succeed; that we are valued; that we have purpose. Then there is the other […]

Last week I was very pleased to speak at the Royal College of Midwives annual conference #rcmconf2019, again at a British Journal of Midwifery study day and ended the week by watching the film ‘Irene’s Ghost’. I went into the weekend feeling encouraged about perinatal mental health and reminded of how important it is. Let me […]

I’d love to update you with some of the latest perinatal mental health events I have been involved with, so that you can be more aware of some initiatives and make connections, should you wish to do so. Firstly and wonderfully, I want to say that “I can see clearly now…!” One of the consequences […]