Julia Welstead

14, Kilmoluaig, Isle of Tiree PA77 6XB  juliawelstead@gmail.com    07578671517  http://www.juliawelstead.life

PERSONAL Born Edinburgh 1962 Three sons	EDUCATION George Watson’s College, Edinburgh Longridge Towers, Berwick North Lothian College of Nursing & Midwifery, Edinburgh Stirling University HG Psychotherapy College, Sussex
INTERESTS Land use: food & energy production, biodiversity Sea swimming, yoga, hiking, gardening, singing, dancing Human needs, resources, potentials, responsibilities Community traditions, cultures, arts & crafts	QUALIFICATIONS B.Sc. Hons Biology (2:1A) State Registered Nurse (SRN) HGDipP Psychotherapy Post-grad Diploma (distinction) Pool Lifeguard & L1 swim teacher (RLSS)

EMPLOYMENT 1978-ongoing: Freelance wordsmith: writing, editing, publishing 1979-1983: Student nurse, North Lothian College of Nursing, Edinburgh 1983: Staff Nurse, ENT unit, City Hospital, Edinburgh 1984: Staff Nurse, Psychiatric Unit, Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge 1985: Jillaroo & polo pony groom, Australia 1986-1989: Staff Nurse, General Medical wards, Stirling Royal Infirmary 1990: SNH warden monitoring alpine flowers in Angus Glens, Scotland 1991: RSPB warden, Glenborrodale reserve, Ardnamurchan, Scotland 1991-2000: Sole trader, Islay Wholefoods, Isle of Islay, Scotland Partner, Saker Press, writing and publishing Scottish bird guides Ecological researcher for RSPB, SNH & Universities of Durham & Stirling 2001-2006: Farming (sheep & arable), Sanday, Orkney Weekly columnist for The Scotsman newspaper 2006-2009: Partner, Hidden Cabin, homewares retail outlet, Perth WA Polo Club horse trainer & yard manager, Perth, WA 2009-2011: Bookseller, Waterstones Bookshop, Dumfries, Scotland 2011-2020: Mental health therapist, writer, editor, tutor and podcast & webinar host 2017: Sub-editor and staff writer for Scottish Field magazine 2018: Fèis Thiriodh Coordinator, Isle of Tiree, Scotland 2018-2020: Personal carer for patient with advanced Parkinson’s Disease 2020-2021: NHS nurse, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

VOLUNTEER ROLES Argyll Bird Club newsletter editor (1990s) Lifeguard & swim teacher, Sanday Community Pool, Orkney (2001-2006) Secretary, Guildford Blues swimming club, Perth WA (2006-2009) Secretary, Warrender Baths Club, Edinburgh (2011-2013)

PUBLICATIONS Madders, M & Welstead, JW (1989, 2nd ed. 1993, 3rd ed. 1997) Where to Watch Birds in Scotland A&C Black Publishers Ltd. London. McLusky, DS & Welstead, JW (1990) Invertebrate Fauna of Kinneil Lagoons, Forth Estuary Report to the NCC (Nature Conservancy Council), Scotland. Madders, M, Snow, P & Welstead, JW (1992) Birds of Mid-Argyll Saker Press, Isle of Islay, Scotland. Welstead, JW (2001-2006) Island Life weekly column in The Scotsman newspaper Welstead, JW (2003) Fine That: an Orkney Island life Treb Publishing, Orkney, UK Welstead, JW (2005) Dead Right: life on an Orkney Island farm Treb Publishing, Orkney, UK. Welstead, JW (2013) Human Givens: The Essential e-book published on www.hgi.org.uk Various articles in Scottish Field, EQY, Mind Health Matters. Book reviews  in Waterstone’s Pulp Fiction, HarperCollins in-house magazine, Dumfries and Galloway Life magazine Mental health Ask the Expert podcast series and educational webinar series host