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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, […]

I’ve arrived home after being on the Victoria Derbyshire LIVE show on BBC2 this morning. I was part of an invited audience of 80 people – a mixture of NHS staff and patients; two MPs; leaders and representatives from health bodies such as the BMA and Royal College of Nursing. Here are my thoughts and an […]

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 […]

I want to share a personal development in my life with the desire that it may encourage you to keep on keeping on with whatever you feel is your passion or purpose in life. We all need something to motivate us when we the feel need to give it up because we feel ‘the odds’ […]

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 […]