On Tuesday 13th of January PiP UK organized a lecture sponsored by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) hosted by Andrea Leadsom MP, Frank Field MP and Tim Loughton MP, opened by Dr Liz MacDonald (RCPsych) .

One of the aspects of my work that gives me greatest satisfaction, is when I read about a project or initiative taking place miles from home, that really resonates with my beliefs and the sense of purpose that informs all my work.

Why is Body Confidence Worthy of a Public Health Campaign?

I was invited to  sit on a panel as an expert on body imagefor the screenings of Miss Representation, a powerful American documentary being screened privately and addressing the influence the media and advertising has on the self esteem of our young girls and boys.

I wrote a review in the form of a blog post called Pregnancy: A Message for Mothers-to-be which can be found on www.any-body.org.

I Attended the premier of BBC 3’s first show of The Body Beautiful Season screening of  “I want to change my Body”directed by Sam Emmery. 

I was Interviewed by Laura Bates of The Independent for an article entitled “Ugly Girl”.  A young girl of 15 wrote in to describe how she feels about herself based on how she looks.

I attended this controversial documentary created by Ellie Land about female genital cosmetic surgery which has increased by 500%.