Summary

Although frequently overlooked, we all respond emotionally as well as physically to illness. Clinical care & emotional support together are essential.
Good emotional health:
1. Enhances the quality of life when living with physical illness and
2. Is a buffer to developing a mental illness on top of the physical illness.
This workshop will bring to life the importance of talking about our feelings arising from illness, outline our work & its impact, with contributions from patients, carers and clinicians.

About the Speaker

Barbara has been a key contributor to the leadership & management agenda in Wales, via multiple leadership roles in all sectors. She is the founder & chair of Daring to Dream, The Emotional Health Charity, supporting the emotional health of the 1.2 million people in Wales living with illness. Daring to Dream makes ‘Spaces to Talk’.