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…
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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.' …
This was originally written for ‘Broadcast’ magazine and staff at ITN but hopefully, these tips will apply to everyone who wants help during dark times Resilience is in-built Those who work in broadcasting are a resilient bunch. We have…
How did Sian continue broadcasting daily news for Channel 5 News during coronavirus restrictions? Watch the video below to find out.…
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Interview with Sian Williams in the Daily Telegraph: ‘I don’t want my counselling patients to see me as a TV presenter’
Daily Telegraph 25th August 2020 By Anita Singh It has been business as usual on Channel 5 News during lockdown. Sian Williams, polished and professional, delivering the teatime bulletin from her studio. Except, unbeknown to viewers, that studio was…
Sian Williams, anchor for 5 News and qualified therapist and counsellor, is also in her final year of a Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. She’s been counselling individuals and families for the past few years, has an MSc in…
“My Mum would be very proud of you, Sian.” That’s an extraordinary thing for Prince Harry to tell me days before I run the marathon for Heads Together – the Royals’ campaign for mental health. I’ll admit I was…