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I have begun to use Twitter http://twitter.com/elainehanzak as another way to make connections and spread awareness and reduce stigma around postnatal illness. Last night I did a topic search on postpartum depression to pick up US links. I was thrilled to find this link which informed me that my American contact Diana Lynn Barnes, who […]

I have received this story of another sufferer of puerperal psychosis. Although she is not fully recovered she is well on her way! Thank you for asking me to share it. I was diagnosed with puerperal psychosis when my son was 3 months old. I’m not sure how it went undiagnosed for so long but […]

>Yesterday I had an day with the Academy of Chief Executives at a conference. Clive has spoken for them at some of their groups and had been invited to attend by the Chair of one of them, Joe Adams. I tagged along as his partner and was warmly welcomed. The venue was the stunning Warren […]

>I had a very enjoyable morning today presenting my story, the signs to look for and the strategies to help those affected by postnatal depression to volunteers from the St. Helens branch of Home-Start. http://www.home-start.org.uk/ Through a network of more than 15,000 trained parent volunteers we support thousands of parents who are struggling to cope. […]

>Yesterday Clive and I had a fun time doing some new film clips for our websites with http://hallwaymedia.co.uk/ Stuart, their creative director, put me at ease and off we went! We used the facilities at the amazing Oasis Academy at Imminghamwhich opened in September 2007, replacing Immingham School. Oasis Academy Immingham is sponsored by Oasis […]