Tanya Byron Writing

Tanya Byron co-wrote the popular BBC comedy series The life and times of Vivienne Vyle (BBC2) with Jennifer Saunders.Tanya is widely published as a writer. As well as a number of successful parenting books, Tanya’s acclaimed account of her training as a clinical psychologist, The Skeleton Cupboard, (Pan Macmillan) provides a powerful and moving insight into the lives of ordinary people with an amazing resilience to the challenges of life. Tanya also has a weekly column, Ask Tanya Byron in The Times and a monthly column in Good Housekeeping. Tanya is an independent national and international government adviser on children, young people and the digital media – in 2008 she published The Byron Review: Safer Children in a Digital World and its follow up review Do We have Safer Children in a Digital World (2010) and sat on Lord Carter’s Digital Britain advisory board (2009).

Tanya Byron Podcasting

Alongside Claudia Winkleman, Tanya is the co-host of How Did We Get Here? an original podcast series in which Tanya and Claudia identify struggles faced by real-life parents and family members by inviting them in and hearing their story.

With topics ranging from parental estrangement, gender identity, domestic violence, trauma, inheriting mental health issues, family dynamics after cancer and raising a severely disabled daughter, How Did We Get Here? is a passionate, insightful and moving experience with clear outcomes to each episode.

This podcast doesn’t tell people how to raise their children, or reconnect with family members, rather it helps people understand why, as perfectly competent adults, they can’t put into practice what they know they should do.

Tanya Byron Public Speaking

Tanya is an experienced public speaker and regularly gives talks on psychology, education and childcare, drawing on her years of experience as a clinical psychologist.

The authority Tanya wields over these current and vitally important topics always impresses audiences.

They come away understanding how they can show resilience and in doing so, foster resilience in children.

She helps them to understand how our brains work, in particular the developing brain and how we can face the common challenges that children and young people are facing in terms of their mental health and wellbeing.

She can also explain what is driving mental health problems in modern society and the best ways in which we – as individuals, employers, parents and educational institutions – can sufficiently support those around us and in our care.

Tanya Byron Speaking Topics

Education, Change, Health & Well-being

Tanya Byron Past Speaking clients

• Royal Television Society Educational TV Awards
  Cambridge University Debating Society
  National Family Week [DCSF]
  Langdon Foundation
  International Business Leaders Forum
  Homestart
  Oxford Internet Institute
  Nominet
  Becta
  Childbase Staff Conference
  RSA
  Women of Distinction Awards
  National Family and Parenting Institute at House of Commons
  ChildLine
  Royal College of Medicine

Contact Jane Farnham at Great British Speakers now to book consultant clinical psychologist Prof Tanya Byron to speak at your next live event or online.