Category " Marce Society"

The final day at the Marcé Society International Biennial Conference in Swansea continued to be inspiring. The main lecture theatre was full again for delegates to hear a presentation on ‘The current evidence base for the psychopharmacological treatment of bi-polar disorder’ by Dr. McAllister- Williams. As a non-scientist, I confess that sometimes such talks go way […]

The second full day at The International Marcé Society Conference was brilliant! Once again I awoke with my post-viral fatigue along with a determination to make the most of being there. I also had mixed emotions as I knew my boy was leaving home to start his university life. I went into the refectory for breakfast […]

Back in 2006 I was thrilled to be invited to be the opening speaker at  The Marcé Society International Biennial Conference held at Keele University. It was only a year after my book ‘Eyes without Sparkle’ was published, and the President of the Society at the time, Dr Carol Henshaw, had read it and decided my […]

In the 17 years I have been aware of the need for good care of mental health of new mothers, I have also known that it is patchy in the UK. This week the coalition of many organisations involved in young families, The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA), published a shocking map to illustrate this. […]

The year after my book ‘Eyes without Sparkle- a journey through postnatal illness’  was published in 2005, I was invited by the President of the Marce Society  to open their International conference with my presentation. I was so excited! The location? Keele University, just down the road from me on the M6! I felt so […]