Category " Fathers and Postnatal Depression"

Yesterday was a day that I felt especially proud to be part of the growing surge of awareness and support for perinatal mental illness in the UK. There was a national media campaign and I spoke at two conferences: Sport Relief Conference in Hatfield for Hertfordshire Conference in Kettering for Northamptonshire 1. Sport Relief is […]

In the time I have been learning, speaking and writing about perinatal mental illness, one thread that I feel that still needs more awareness is the idea that it has impact upon only the mother. Through the power of social media and increasing awareness of mental health, we are seeing the signs of how the […]

Wednesday 23rd September 2015 earned the right to be included in the most memorable and special days in my life so far. I am still stunned by the superlatives that are being used to describe the conference, exhibition and launch of ‘Another Twinkle in the Eye – contemplating another pregnancy after perinatal mental illness’ – […]

My inbox and phone are currently very hot with a stream of messages regarding the conference next Wednesday – ‘Another twinkle in the Eye – contemplating another pregnancy after perinatal mental illness’. One shock on Friday was that Old Trafford have remembered they have a match on that evening and wanted us out of the rooms […]

On 23rd September my second book, ‘Another Twinkle in the Eye – contemplating another pregnancy after perinatal mental illness’ will be officially launched at a conference and exhibition at Salford University. Over the next few weeks it will be my great pleasure to introduce the speakers on the day via my blog. Often we think […]