Dr Marie Murray has worked as a clinical psychologist for more than forty years across the entire developmental spectrum. An honours graduate of UCD, from where she also obtained an MSc and PhD, she is a chartered psychologist, registered family therapist and supervisor, a member of both the Irish Council for Psychotherapy and the European Association for Psychotherapy as well as the APA American Psychological Association and a former member of the Heads of Psychology Services in Ireland. Key clinical posts have included being Director of Psychology in St Vincent’s Psychiatric Hospital Dublin and Director of Student Counselling Services in UCD. Marie served on the Medical Council of Ireland(2008–13) and on the Council of the Psychological Society of Ireland (2014–17) She has presented internationally, from the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in London to Peking University, Beijing. She was an Irish Times columnist for eight years and has been author, co-author, contributor, and editor to a number of bestselling books, many with accompanying RTÉ radio programmes. Her appointment as Series Editor to Cork University Press MindYourSelf series gathers a lifetime of professional experience to bring safe clinical information to general and professional readers. Marie Murray is editor of this book in collaboration with the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA). The IMNDA has cared for and supported people living with Motor Neurone Disease and their families since 1985. All contributor royalties go to the IMNDA and the crucial support they provide.
