Category " Dealing with stress"

I have just updated my events page and smiled at a description a company have given of me as being ‘motivational’. I smiled because over the last week I have needed to apply my tips on how to remain cheerful when you feel that everything is going against you – to myself! In sharing that […]

I spoke at the equivalent Journal of Family Health event last year and made the suggestion that there should be a similar day ‘up North’ rather than always in London. I was delighted to be invited to chair it this year in Manchester. The venue was the King’s House Conference Centre; they always deliver great service. I […]

I have just given an interview on BBCWM concerning the case of a lady in Birmingham who has been given a 6 month jail sentence, suspended for two years. You can listen again to the interview here for the next seven days (just after 01:16:30 on the counter). The media have reported that she was […]

As part of my research and learning for my next book on ‘Contemplating another baby after a challenging pregnancy and early motherhood’, I decided to attend a short course on ‘Stress in pregnancy’ organised by The School of Infant Mental Health in London on Saturday 7th June. The first session was fascinating on ‘Stress in […]

One of my favourite programmes in recent years has been ‘Call the Midwife‘. I have every episode saved! Often I need a tissue because a story has touched me.  I love spotting some items I recognise from my childhood days from my grandparents. Two weeks ago, when the main character lost her boyfriend following an […]