I’m running a weekly group for women dealing with the complex emotional anguish of repeated pregnancies that end in loss – please do get in touch if you are interested…

Trying to conceive, and struggling to, means confronting a particular type of not-knowing that has no precedent in a repertoire of bodily experiences. Try as we might to discern the…

I took part in the October 2023 Compassionate Mind Foundation Conference by presenting these thoughts on the final day (I think the formatting has gone awry):     I am…

I wrote a review about the incredible memoir by Catherine Cho, exploring her experience of post-partum psychosis for the Times Literary Supplement (here).

I wrote a review about Sarah DiGregorio’s wonderful book about the science and experience of premature birth for the Times Literary Supplement (here).

I used to dread Mothering Sunday, and even now, as a mother of two boys at secondary school, I still brace myself. No-one, apart from an exceptional few, remember that…