This webinar is s part of the Bigger Conversation initiative, which we run at Beyond GM. Looked at through the lens of the current industrial farming paradigm, gene editing makes sense as a ‘tool in the toolbox’. But farming urgently needs to change and it is widely agreed that agroecology is the paradigm we need […]
I am pleased to say that a new book, which I helped to write and acted as a consultant on, has landed.
Neal’s Yard Remedies Mental Wellness, explores the key lifestyle inhibitors to mental wellness and suggests supportive natural approaches for maintaining mental health in the form of herbs, foods, aromatherapy, homeopathy, breathwork, yoga, connecting with nature, hobbies; and therapies such as acupuncture, reiki, massage, and CBT.
As with all the Dorling Kindersley books I have been involved in on behalf of Neal’s Yard Remedies I was working with a fantastic team and this is both a beautiful and practical volume. It was also an interesting project to work on during stresses and restrictions of the last year’s extended lockdowns!
I know it’s hard for many people to put a positive spin on the pandemic and resulting lockdowns this year. I also know I have been lucky. My health has been good and the largely solo world of a freelance journalist and researcher meant that not going out or seeing people wasn’t much of a […]
A new film, The Price of Progress, is an exploration of money, power and health in the context of the food industry. As the world’s population swells, the film shows the pressures, emotions and motivations of the politicians, journalists, scientists and corporations involved. What is the future of the food we eat? I was among […]
I am an award-winning campaigner, journalist and author. A former editor of the Ecologist magazine Pat has run campaigns for Paul McCartney’s Meat-Free Monday, Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) and Neal’s Yard Remedies. In 2011, my work leading the campaign, Cows Belong in Fields, won CIWF the Observer Ethical Award for Campaigner of the Year. In 2014 I co-founded the campaigning group, Beyond GM.
I am a qualified psychotherapist and the author more than 40 books for adults and children and I was inducted into Who’s Who in 2014. In addition to my work with Beyond GM, I work occasionally with the film production company Ecostorm. I also currently edit and oversee NYR Natural News – a campaigning natural health website, continue to write in a freelance capacity and make regular public speaking and media appearances.
I have been a trustee of both the Soil Association and the Organic Research Centre in the UK and am currently on the advisory board of GMO Free USA and am a trustee of the investigative media agency, Eyewitness.
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I am interested in and available for short- and long-term projects/consultancies, and am particularly keen on those that focus on food, sustainability and culture change. I am also an experienced public speaker.
My unique professional experience means I bring a variety of skills to any work I do, including effective and persuasive communication and writing skills, an holistic perspective on sustainability and change, and both intuitive and analytical ability. I am well known in my field and comfortable working in most fora.
Recent projects/consultancies include work with: Stella McCartney ‘Care’ range, Paul McCartney’s Meat Free Monday, Friends of the Earth, Compassion in World Farming, Soil Association, Neal’s Yard Remedies.
Recent public speaking engagements: UK Aware, Oxford University PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) Society, Durham Union Society (Durham University), Bristol Festival of Nature, World Preservation Foundation, Women’s Institute.
I'm a highly experienced journalist and award winning campaigner specialising in environment and alternative health. I'm also the author of several books for adults and children and a qualified psychotherapist.
