Maternal Journal - explore creative and interdisciplinary practices that support perinatal mental health and wellbeing

This event is free but booking is essential.

Join a panel of midwives, researchers, writers, artists, and mothers for their presentation about Maternal Journal, an example of a collaborative project that explores the tradition of women’s diary and journal keeping as an expressive, creative, and therapeutic practice to enhance mental health & wellbeing.

A Q&A will follow the presentations. Speakers include:

• Debra Bick, Professor of Evidence Based Midwifery at the Department of Women’s Health KCL
• Laura Godfrey-Isaacs, artist & midwife
• Cartoon Kate, artist, activist, author & mother
• Professor Rebecca Fortnum, senior tutor at The Royal College of Art, artist & writer
• Sharon Boothroyd, artist
• Participants from the Maternal Journal project

Further information about Maternal Journal

(image: Hannah Lamdin, mono-print on top of original photo by Lara Downie)