Siobhan O’Neill is a professor of mental health sciences at Ulster University. Since June 2020, she has served as Northern Ireland’s interim Mental Health Champion, a crucial role that involves working across government and politics, meeting with and representing service users, and shaping the public conversation.

In this latest episode of Little Inspirations, Siobhan talks to Declan Lawn about taking control of her wellbeing during a pandemic and striving for positivity in difficult circumstances. They also talk about humanity’s capacity for resilience, the mental health legacy of COVID-19 and her own journey towards motherhood.