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I have been approached by Dragonfly TV who are producing a return of the successful Channel Five series, ‘My  Secret Past’.  In these programmes a celebrity who has a secret from their past goes on a journey to find out more about that particular issue. The idea is to raise awareness of the issue and help to bring it in to the mainstream, so that young people going through the same thing do not feel so isolated. Previous programmes have included Kate Thornton talking about anorexia, Gareth Jones on coming out, and Shane Lynch on dyslexia.T hey also have produced one of my favourite shows, ‘One Born Every Minute’.

For their third series of My Secret Past’, they are working with former Brookside actress, Jennifer Ellison (pictured below) who suffered with postnatal depression and is happy to share her experience with them.

Kate from Dragonfly TV, writes:  ‘For the programme, we are hoping to meet a mum who is currently going through, or has recently been through postnatal depression. We would like for Jennifer to visit this mum so that they can share experiences and discuss good outlets for seeking help. I have attached a flyer (click here) and if you can think of anyone, or any organisations who might be interested, I would be really grateful if you could pass it on. Thank you for offering to put something on your Facebook page, and Twitter. It is really kind of you and I hope that we get a good response. I understand that this is a difficult thing for mums who are going through it currently to talk about, but anyone that would like to know more can phone us for more information. There is no commitment to be filmed.’

If you know anyone who would be interested, please pass on the details in the flyer. I am too old to take part!

Elaine