Tag " Postnatal illness"

On 1st March it was Self Injury Awareness Day. I wanted to share some posts written by a young lady, Kerri Jones, whom I connected with after she heard me speak to her fellow nursing students at Edge Hill University. One of the parts of my story of postnatal illness includes my urge to inflict […]

On May 9th this year I remember reading the shocking news of a mother who had apparently killed her two babies, aged 14 months and 9 weeks. At the time, the speculation was that it was due to her suffering from postnatal depression. This week the case came to court and this was confirmed – […]

Often society associates postnatal depression just with the mother, yet in reality it affects the father, baby, siblings, other family members, friends and employers. I am delighted that one father is being recognised for the continuing work he does to raise the awareness of the illness. Mark Williams contacted me a few months ago through […]

As many of you are aware I am trustee of the Joanne (Joe) Bingley Memorial Foundation. Yesterday we were delighted to be featured in The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/dec/05/charities-christmas-joanne-bingley-memorial-foundation Here is the text:- The Joanne (Joe) Bingley Memorial Foundation was established to to highlight the misunderstood ravages of post-natal depression. Chris Bingley’s wife killed herself when their first […]

As you know, I was very ill after my pregnancy with Dominic and now spend my time speaking about my experiences to an increasing range of audiences, following the publication of my book ‘Eyes without Sparkle – a journey through postnatal illness’. Part of my aim is to reduce the stigma around mental illness and […]