Category " ‘Eyes without Sparkle – a journey through postnatal illness’"

I was delighted to attend Amplifying Maternal Voices – Perinatal Mental Health Conference 2023 in London recently as a Champion of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance. The top photo is of me with fellow champions at the event. This is a summary of the day with many links, future events and possible contacts for you […]

I was delighted to be invited by Sue Macdonald to be on a webinar and podcast for  The Maternity and Midwifery Hour  recently.  The last time I was on this series I had Long COVID. It felt so good to feel physically and mentally well this time! The other guest was Rosie Dolman, now a matron […]

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 […]

Sometimes in life, the most upsetting and traumatic periods of your life can ultimately lead to the most incredible moments.  I’d love to take you on a journey with me as an example of this. It may help to inspire you if you are currently less happy or healthy as you would wish to be. […]

It is widely accepted that the death of a loved one is a major cause of pain, hardship and stress for those left behind – yet why are we still not speaking loud enough to prevent the avoidable deaths by suicide? The latest MBRRACE report released a few days ago highlighted that In 2020, women […]