Viewers of 5 News will see a bigger and bolder-look show from Monday 8 November, which will include a regular segment on mental health and wellbeing hosted by Dr Sian Williams. Having recently passed her Doctorate in Counselling Psychology,…
Sian Williams teamed up with actress and model Elizabeth Hurley to discuss breast cancer and encourage women to self-check their breasts in order to catch the illness as early as possible. Elizabeth decided to join the campaign 26 years…
Journalism
Article in the Daily Telegraph: There’s no right way to ‘do’ cancer, as Julia Bradbury will find
Daily Telepraph 20 September 2021 By Sian Williams When I was told at 49 I needed a double mastectomy after a diagnosis of breast cancer, I dutifully wrote it down in my reporter’s notebook and asked the surgeon: “What…
Sian co-hosted an online celebration marking the 10th anniversary of Action for Happiness, a movement of people committed to building a happier and more caring society. Attended by thousands of people from around the world, the event included an…
On a sunny day in June, Sian gave an interview to Daily Mirror political editor Pippa Crerar for the female journalists membership group Women In Journalism. Sian described to the virtual audience of female journalists why she chose to…
Sian spoke to a global audience of thousands of people about resilience and recovery from trauma on 11 May 2021. “The heart of recovery is accepting where you are and bringing some compassion to where you are… being your…
Sian appeared on ITV’s This Morning today sharing advice with callers about how to deal with anxieties connected to life returning to ‘normal’ after the coronavirus pandemic. Sian told viewers that feeling nervous about the lifting of restrictions, such…
Academic Journalism
Academic journal article: Post-traumatic stress, personal risk and post-traumatic growth among UK journalists
What’s it like to witness trauma day in, day out? To believe you’ve become an ’emotional vampire’? What are the costs of PTSD and moral injury and how can we learn from those who’ve observed horror, suffered and grown…
'I feared his hypoxic birth had caused brain damage and the guilt and fear made a dark place seem darker.' …
