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Depression

“A common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.”

American Psychiatric

Association

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Depression

“A common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.”

American Psychiatric

Association

Dementor

“Dark creatures that consume human happiness, creating an ambiance of coldness, darkness, misery and despair.”

Muggles’ Guide to

Harry Potter

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…1995 B.Sc.(Hons) Chemistry1995-1999 Failed attempt at a PhD…1999 Research Chemist2002 Redundancy #12002 H&S Officer & Lab Manager (Millipore)2007 Health and Safety Advisor (IAH)

Foot and Mouth OutbreakM.Sc. Health & Safety ManagementSite Closure & Redundancy #2

2013 HSE Advisor (ICR)2013 H&S Manager, School of GeoSciences2017 H&S Manager, IGMM, WGH & REH

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Feeling settled.

But...

Turns out I’d been ignoring something.

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• Talk, open up

• Accept help

• ‘Treatment’

• Transition!

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Reaction at work, very supportive

And then, a senior job came up outwith the University

Head of H&S for a large research organisation…

I was invited for interview

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