Life Changing is ‘a series that is totally compelling’. Irish News Thank you to listeners on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 4 who have made ‘Life Changing’ one of the top FIVE BBC radio programmes – with more than…
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Covering Traumatic Breaking News: a guide for journalists and newsrooms
A short visual guide, produced by Headlines Network and Dr Sian Williams, to help protect journalists’ mental health when covering traumatic events. Journalists are highly resilient, despite being exposed to traumatic events regularly. But their levels of trauma, including…
Dr Sian Williams shares the small things that bring her joy…
Our research on cancer, compassion and mindfulness is out NOW in the academic journal 'Cancer Reports' Cancer and its treatments do not just impact physical health and everyday functioning, they have the potential to significantly affect mental health and psychological…
Williams has been a news anchor and presenter for the BBC and Channel 5 during a broadcasting career of more than 35 years. In March, after 15 years of mental health training, she became a senior psychological therapist with…
‘Dr Sian Williams is the new presenter of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Life Changing’ Hello, I’m Dr Sian Williams. I’m a journalist who’s worked in news for 35 years – and I’m also a psychologist currently working in the NHS…
Full-length, revealing interviews with Jay Blades, Gary Numan, Holly Matthews, Dr Alex George, Gizzi Erskine, Denice Welch and more! To listen: click here https://podfollow.com/mind-matters-with-dr-sian/view…
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Daily Telegraph: ‘The secret Bill Turnbull kept about me for 25 years’
A tribute to my great friend and BBC Breakfast colleague, Bill Turnbull. Bill Turnbull was the kindest and most generous of friends, and the best man to spend eleven years with on the BBC Breakfast sofa. But we first…
‘Dr Sian Williams leaves as host of Channel 5 News after six years, to explore a wider role and new opportunities.‘ That was the headline last week. It sounds clear, decisive, exciting. But most decisions are full of questions.…
There are two new podcasts out this month! ‘John Crowley and Hannah Storm speak with Dr Sian Williams, best known for her career as a journalist and news presenter, who has recently passed her doctorate in Counselling Psychology. ‘Speaking…