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Dr Sally Wilson

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Mum and National Training Coordinator for @actiononpp - The UK’s leading charity supporting families affected by postpartum psychosis
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As part of the @cwpnhs Helix Forum I have shared my experience of postpartum psychosis and lack of specialist care at the time.

The Helix Forum is a space for experts by experience to input into specialist perinatal mental health services in the Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales areas: Helping improve services for families who will need them in the future 💜

Link to the film in my bio by @sally_wilson_app

I feel privileged to have attended the opening of Seren Lodge, the new Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) in Chester.

A beautiful space for mums and babies to recover from severe perinatal mental illness.

I can’t really find the words to explain what it means to me, so thank you to everyone involved for making this happen 💜

@actiononpp @cwpnhs @betsicadwaladr

#keepmumsandbabiestogether
#postpartumpsychosis by @sally_wilson_app

What an incredible couple of days in Oxford, meeting some of the @actiononpp team for an away day. Such amazing people working together to support families affected by #postpartumpsychosis and improve things for the future 💜 by @sally_wilson_app

Gorgeous sunny day ☀️✔️
Beautiful scenery 🌲✔️
Mountain biking ⛰️🚲✔️
Mother and daughter time 🥰✔️

Child moaning for the whole 2 hours ✔️

Nothing a hot chocolate didn’t fix…. 🤣
Don’t believe everything you see! 📸💜

#motherhood by @sally_wilson_app

💜 Over 3,300 health professionals registered and over 1,100 joined us live. Have you watched back the webinar recording yet?

A note on our content: This post discusses our suicide prevention webinar. The recording covers sensitive topics and is intended for a health professional audience. If you have lived experience of postpartum psychosis please take care if watching the full webinar. We're here for you if you need support.

Last week The Alex Baish Memorial Webinar brought together clinicians, APP experts and people with lived experience to explore how health professionals can recognise the early signs of postpartum psychosis and work together to help prevent maternal suicide.

If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, the recording is available to watch back via the YouTube link in our bio: @ActionOnPP

Whether you're a GP, midwife, health visitor, antenatal educator or work in ambulance or emergency care, the webinar offers valuable learning to support families during the perinatal period.

💬 Have you watched the webinar? We'd love to hear any reflections in the comments.

🔃 If you know a colleague who might find it useful, please share this post with them.

Thank you to everyone who registered, joined us live and continues to support our work to improve awareness of postpartum psychosis and prevent maternal suicide 💜

#PreventingMaternalSuicide #PostpartumPsychosis #PerinatalMentalHealth @thencmh @eviecanavan @dr.joblack @sally_wilson_app by @sally_wilson_app

Thank you to everyone who joined the @actiononpp webinar today 💜

#preventingmaternalsuicide
#postpartumpsychosis by @sally_wilson_app

A couple of days in Oxford for an @actiononpp staff away day.

Strategy planning, a little run and sightseeing in our purple t-shirts, but most importantly connecting with incredible people 💜💜 by @sally_wilson_app

There’s a lot of conversation about postpartum psychosis at the moment. Let’s make sure the conversations lead to education and not misinformation.

Firstly: PP is less common than other perinatal mental illnesses, but….

Imagine Wembley Stadium filled with 90,000 new mothers.

Around 90–180 of them could develop postpartum psychosis.

That’s enough people to care about, and to prepare for.

Secondly: Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency. It can develop very quickly. We need to recognise the early signs and symptoms, know where to get help, and make sure women receive the urgent specialist care they need.

Thirdly: with timely treatment and support, families can be expected to make a recovery from postpartum psychosis. Although absolutely heart breaking, tragic outcomes are very rare.

We need to make sure that those experiencing postpartum psychosis are recognised, understood and treated, before tragedies occur.

The lived experience community will continue to raise awareness, challenge misconceptions and support mothers and families affected by this devastating illness.

Please follow @actiononpp to learn more 💜

Post inspired by many wonderful people including @cherishedmom @kristinadulaney @postpartumsupportinternational @jadealloyd @aaishaalviwrites by @sally_wilson_app

#sheseemsfinetome @realkimberleynixon

I remember this day very clearly. I had just had my nails and hair done and was on the way to see family a month after giving birth to my daughter.

But I was so desperately poorly at this time. I had been diagnosed with #postpartumpsychosis and had just been discharged after spending 2 weeks on a psychiatric inpatient unit without my daughter. I was still so scared and confused at this point, and I couldn’t really understand what had happened to me.

It’s quite amazing what we can hide behind a smile, but I can see the pain in my eyes 💔

I am so thankful that I got the help I needed and got through this horrible time. Let’s keep talking about #maternalmentalhealth and keep asking new parents ‘Are you really ok?’ 💜

@actiononpp @mmhalliance by @sally_wilson_app

A great evening talking on the @midwiferyforum maternity and midwifery hour about #postpartumpsychosis and @actiononpp - Thank for having us 💜

Thank you to all the incredible midwives doing amazing things for families affected by postpartum psychosis and perinatal mental illness 💜

@watchmatflix by @sally_wilson_app

Yesterday I attended a lived experience learning session with the SPNMH team @betsicadwaladr 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

We watched the ‘Born from Experience’ films created by the Helix Forum @cwpnhs and reflected on our stories.

We also discussed true collaboration between experts by experience and health professionals and how we can help shape services and outcomes for families.

Thank you for having me 💜 by @sally_wilson_app

An inspirational and emotional day supporting some of the @actiononpp fundraisers at the Chester Half Marathon

Sun ☀️ rain ☔️ and hail!

Well done all 👏 by @sally_wilson_app