Category " Friendship"

Sometimes a ‘blast from the past’ can fill you with joy! I had one this week that inspired me so much I wanted to share it. In my early career as a teacher, I taught children at a school for children with severe learning difficulties. I was in my early twenties, loved my career and […]

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 […]

Last weekend I returned to Edge Hill University for a reunion organised by the Alumni. I graduated from there in 1985 with a B.Ed (Hons) degree for primary and learning disability. It is 31 years since I left and going back has made me reflect on what my four years there had actually prepared me […]

As part of Infant Mental Health Week on Tuesday 7th June, I was honoured to be invited to a debate at the Houses of Lords on Perinatal Mental Health. The event had been created by Sanchita Islam and the debate was hosted by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC in the House of Lords. Sanchita has used art to keep mentally well […]

I’d like to share with you my account of the second conference on the theme of my second book ‘Another Twinkle in the Eye – contemplating another pregnancy after perinatal mental health’, held in London on 24th May. I am grateful to the team at Salford CPD  who organised and ran it for me. Their […]