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My regular readers will be aware that I am an advocate for breast feeding. Even when my mental health was deteriorating as a new mother, it was the one thing that I could do well and only I could give my son. Having to be hospitalised without my son ‘stole’ this very special experience from […]

Do you ever have a memory of a lost or absent loved-one or inspirational person that is sparked by a sensory stimulation? Once the neurological connections are made, they trigger a host of other memories. I had such a moment yesterday and it led me to ask myself –  ‘I wondered what will provoke a […]

For many years now I have spoken about the need to look after yourself so that you can look after others. An analogy I often use is one that was passed on to me, ironically, from my late partner, Clive Gott. He used to talk about how the safety drill on aeroplanes is the requirement […]

It is quite incredible that my ‘baby’ is 21 years old today! I wanted to share this post to encourage those of you who may currently be struggling with a perinatal mental illness or even as a new parent facing sleepless nights! The joy of parenting can be possible. Initially though allow me a moment of […]

  I first heard of APP (Action on Puerperal Psychosis) when I researched my first book ‘Eyes without Sparkle – a journey through postnatal illness’ back in 2005. When I was diagnosed with puerperal (or postpartum) psychosis, it was a condition neither myself nor family and friends had ever heard of.  Twenty years on I […]