Category " Family times"

I am excited to share that I am speaking in the Garret Theatre at 3 p.m. on Sunday 8th September at the Storyhouse Parent event in Chester.  This is always special for me as this is my home area. I will be sharing my story and some tips on how we all can improve our […]

I’m sure that we have all, at some point, either watched or been in the audience of an awards event. Have you ever wondered how it feels to be a nominee? This is my account of actually being a finalist at the British Journal of Midwifery Awards 2017. Back in 2006 after my first book, […]

11 years ago when I resigned school teaching to become a professional speaker, my dream was one day to be travelling on aeroplanes to be sharing my story internationally. As I type this I am returning from Berlin – my second talk abroad within a week. Another is being planned in Switzerland. I ask myself […]

For a long time I have wanted to have a conference on perinatal mental health in Scotland. Thanks to the support from the efficient and lively Salford OneCPD team, this was made possible last week as the third of our joint events, based on my second book, went ahead in Edinburgh. The first was one year […]

As a non-medically trained author, to have my book ‘Another Twinkle in the Eye – Contemplating another pregnancy after perinatal mental illness’,  highly commended for outstanding contribution to medical literature by the British Medical Association, is such an honour. Last night I went to the Awards ceremony held at BMA house in London to discover […]