About Me

I was born in Sheffield to Welsh parents and my childhood was spent in Yorkshire, Hertfordshire and South Wales. Having left school at 16, I worked as a Community Service Volunteer in three different residential settings, working with children and adults. I went on to train as a nursery nurse and worked as a staff nursery nurse in a deprived area of London. Following this, I emigrated to Canada where I worked as a nanny, travelling extensively in North America. After my return to the UK, I gained an MA (Ed) and became an adult educator and trainer. During this time I undertook counselling training and subsequently became a bereavement counsellor. I am a mother and grandmother and live in East Anglia with my husband.