Judith Haire was born in England in l955 and worked for several years in advertising before reading Politics at Sheffield University. She graduated in l981 with a BA Hons degree. She then returned to work in advertising before spending 11 years in the civil service. At 37 she suffered an acute psychotic episode which was to change her life radically. She lives by the sea with her husband and cat, Smudge. She loves to write, study, follow football and politics.Her first article was published in Mental Health Practice magazine in 2007. Don't Mind Me is her first book (Chipmunkapublishing 2008 http://www.chipmunkapublishing.co.ukJudith contributed to Mental Health Publishing and Empowerment by Jason Pegler, as one of 20 Chipmunka authorsJudith has contributed to the text book Our Encounters With Madness (Edited by Grant, Biley & Walker) PCCS Books April 2011Judith contributed to Soul Journey by Lisa Cherry (Wilson King Publishing) 2012 and co-edited Our Encounters With Suicide Eds Grant, Haire, Biley, Stone (PCCS Books) 2013Follow judith on Twitter Twitter.com/JudithHairehttp://www.judithhaire.com