I believe I have a very unique selling point, that is that I combine two distinct fields and have a solid track record and passion for both: The media and improving the lives of voice less and vulnerable people.

Having a background in journalism, research, production and direction, I became the youngest BBC producer in network radio in the BBC and one of the very few women outside broadcast directors, but my passion was always documentary work on social issues and using the power of radio and television to give a voice to individuals who had a story to tell. My travels took me all over the word, from filming in the ‘ West Bank’ of Israel to Hollywood, from the pain of events like the Enniskillen Bombing and the Dunblane Massacre to the joys of celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Peace Agreement in Ireland. I have interviewed the great and the good, personalities, musicians, politicians and entertainers, but the people that interested me the most were the people who lived comparatively ‘ordinary ‘lives ( whatever ordinary means) with tremendous pathos and courage and ingenuity.
The second half of my working life, has been exclusively working with these groups and individuals who have many battles on a daily bases. The people I have supported are those with mental health needs, those who are subject to violence and abuse, those who struggle with poor health and older age in a society that still measures worth by how ‘ productive ‘ we all are..
I believe that every one has a story and it is my job to find out what that story is and how that story can make us better citizens, better neighbours and better family members.

In my own journey, my own story, I have brought up 4 children, gone through divorce and remarriage and changed and modified my life to accommodate the many challenges that most of us have had to face. I like to think this has given me empathy and compassion and a nose for the truth. I have worked in the third sector for a considerable length of time and have seen how the political changes of the past 15 years have affected the lives of people who are vulnerable. So often such people are denied a say in  the shaping  of the world they inhabit. Too often voice, choice and control is lost through ill health , debt, homelessness and aging. Mother Mountain’s mission, is to give those people back their voice..

Thats my story.. what’s yours..

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