Advocacy

Advocacy & Systems Change

Alongside professional practice, I hold governance and advisory roles that reflect my commitment to advocacy and systems change.

Trustee of The Worst Girl Gang Ever, supporting bereaved mothers and maternal mental health advocacy
Advisory Board member for Black Baby Loss Awareness Week, contributing lived experience and insight to work addressing racial disparities in baby loss
Maternal Mental Health Alliance Champion, supporting national efforts to improve awareness, access, and outcomes

National Work and Parliamentary Engagement

I have worked with Baroness Amos and her team to help inform the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, contributing insight that supported the development of the Call for Evidence questionnaire. This work reflects my commitment to ensuring lived experience meaningfully informs policy, inquiry, and system-level change.

I have also contributed to work with Sands in relation to their mental health campaign, including engagement with Members of Parliament on their behalf.

I am a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Baby Loss and Maternity, and I continue to engage with parliamentary and policy spaces where lived experience can inform safer, more accountable systems.

I am also seeking to work alongside Members of Parliament to explore systemic issues within complaints handling processes, particularly where bereaved families experience additional harm through poor communication, delay, or lack of transparency.

Bringing it Together

Together, this experience enables me to contribute at individual, organisational, and strategic levels, bridging lived experience, professional practice, and advocacy to support safer, more equitable care.

Who This Work Is For

Zion’s Lighthouse works with and alongside:

Bereaved parents and families
NHS trusts and maternity services
Public sector organisations
Employers supporting staff through grief and trauma
Policymakers and decision-makers seeking to improve systems and outcomes

What People Consistently Tell Us

Feedback from families and organisations consistently reflects the importance of being heard, believed, and supported without judgement or pressure. Many highlight the value of spaces that feel safe, trauma-informed, and grounded in real understanding rather than assumptions or quick fixes.

Ongoing and Embedded Work

Much of this work involves ongoing relationships with organisations, supporting reflection, embedding learning, and returning for follow-up sessions or refreshers. This approach allows change to be sustained over time, rather than treated as a one-off intervention.

How Advocacy Informs Practice

This advocacy work directly informs how Zion’s Lighthouse supports organisations, healthcare services, and public bodies. Insight gained through lived experience, governance roles, and system-level engagement ensures that training, consultancy, and workshops are grounded in real-world pressures, accountability, and the realities faced by families navigating care, complaints, and recovery.