Expectancy NHS & Independent Midwives event in London 11th July 2026 That's me at the back top of stairs. :) A big thank you to Denise Tiran the innovative pioneering founder of Expectancy for inviting me. A fantastic day, i met so many wonderful midwives that came from all over UK I gave a talk on birth trauma and womens maternal stress. Both subjects are not inculded in NHS training and they certainly need to be taught as basic training. Because women and newborns dese

How Many Maternity Reviews Do We Need Before Women Are Finally Heard? The publication of Donna Ockenden's latest review into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is both horrific, devastating and deeply familiar. It reveals what thousands of families have experienced, from failure of leaders and government from maternity scandals: avoidable deaths and injuries, women whose concerns were dismissed, toxic workplace cultures, failures in leadership, an

Stress Awareness Month - Understanding the Hidden Load Stress has become a defining feature of modern life, particularly for women balancing work, family and ongoing responsibilities. While short-term stress can be useful, chronic stress is where the real damage begins. In the UK, the Mental Health Foundation reports that 74% of adults have felt so stressed at some point over the past year they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. This is not just emotional, it is biological.

Workplace leave for couples A significant step forward in workplace compassion was announced, as Northern Ireland confirms the introduction of up to two weeks’ leave for couples who experience miscarriage. This new policy recognises the profound emotional impact of pregnancy loss, offering both partners protected time away from work during an intensely private and sad period. The proposed workforce bill is expected to extend to England and Wales next year, marking a wider

Functional Freeze is a game changer in training, understanding. Realising that shock freezes parts of us, causing off line living and out of sync with self… wellbeing is more than appearance it is anatomy support and how the body is going to work and support you… when distress and trauma happens it puts the spanner in the works and knocks everything off line. Direct action is required. Wake up and smell the coffee with D.A.R.E Mind and Emotion in depth training. Stop the cyc

People are awakening this Monday morning to new ideas of what long term shock and trauma does to a person, how unseen consequences need addressing. I had a very busy unpresented weekend of teaching about the consequences of the mind lived. Knowing the word ‘trauma’ is but a small step to understanding the ‘results of’ from emotional outcomes and mental health reality living. The depth and breadth of coping strategies the mind thinks up and the automation of coping from anatom