Dr Boyd - the Shadow Side of Parenting

Making Childhood Fit for Children

I write about the moments that make up our extraordinary lives, especially related to creativity, relationships, sobriety, motherhood, grief and joy. I like hearing other's experiences too, so we can connect through a sense of our shared humanity

My personal Substack

Clinical Psychologist. Mum to SEND kids. HG survivor. Helping SEND families build lives they love.

Writer. Actor. Weak ankles. Strong opinions. Bad Patient. Good-ish human. Stories about illness, identity, family, and the wild work of coming back to yourself. THE YEAR OF UNDOING -memoir out early 2027 with Doubleday, Penguin Random House.

Feminist takes on literature and culture.

Helen Marie is a safe space where I answer your heartfelt questions about therapy, personal growth, and navigating life.

Create a life that you don't regularly want to escape from with tools from a clinical psychologist specialised in trauma & burnout.