Shows
Find Your JoyGratitude As A Super PowerAli shares a Mahalo Monday episode about how gratitude, and staying connected to what matters lifts her out dark places.About the Host:Alison Perry-Davies is a bestselling author, podcast host, and art and sound healing practitioner who weaves creativity, empathy, and resilience into her children’s stories. With over 40 years of experience supporting individuals and families, she has dedicated her career to helping others thrive. Alison has worked extensively in the disability community as a support worker, case manager, and music therapy practitioner, bringing insight and compassion to every role.As a mo...
2025-07-0239 min
Find Your JoyThe Joy of Becoming a Children's Book AuthorAli shares about her new Children’s book, why she wrote it, what inspired her and shares the book itself.About the Host:Alison Perry-Davies is a bestselling author, podcast host, and art and sound healing practitioner who weaves creativity, empathy, and resilience into her children’s stories. With over 40 years of experience supporting individuals and families, she has dedicated her career to helping others thrive. Alison has worked extensively in the disability community as a support worker, case manager, and music therapy practitioner, bringing insight and compassion to every role.As a moth...
2025-06-1128 min
Find Your JoyLook Around and GroundAli shares about her new Children’s book, why she wrote it, what inspired her and shares the book itself.About the Host:Alison Perry-Davies is a bestselling author, podcast host, and art and sound healing practitioner who weaves creativity, empathy, and resilience into her children’s stories. With over 40 years of experience supporting individuals and families, she has dedicated her career to helping others thrive. Alison has worked extensively in the disability community as a support worker, case manager, and music therapy practitioner, bringing insight and compassion to every role.As a moth...
2025-04-0219 min
Find Your JoyKeeping It SimpleA Mahalo Monday Episode where Ali talks about Keeping it Simple.Alison Perry-Davies is a best-selling author, speaker, and healing practitioner who is passionate about empowering others to live their fullest lives. She is the co-author of three bestselling collective books and the author of The Art of Healing Trauma: Finding Joy Through Creativity, Spirituality, and Forgiveness. She is excited for her new Children’s Book Collections coming soon, The Don’t Be Scared, Be Prepared Collection.Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Alison shares her life with her husband Dave, their German Shepherd Sammie, and is a...
2025-01-2244 min
Find Your JoyThe Power In WordsA Mahalo Monday Episode where Ali talks about The Power in Words.Alison Perry-Davies is a best-selling author, speaker, and healing practitioner who is passionate about empowering others to live their fullest lives. She is the co-author of three bestselling collective books and the author of The Art of Healing Trauma: Finding Joy Through Creativity, Spirituality, and Forgiveness. She is excited for her new Children’s Book Collections coming soon, The Don’t Be Scared, Be Prepared Collection.Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Alison shares her life with her husband Dave, their German Shepherd Sammie, and...
2025-01-0134 min
Find Your JoyCreating Our JoyAli talks about the holidays and Creating Our Joy.Alison Perry-Davies is a best-selling author, speaker, and healing practitioner who is passionate about empowering others to live their fullest lives. She is the co-author of three bestselling collective books and the author of The Art of Healing Trauma: Finding Joy Through Creativity, Spirituality, and Forgiveness. She is excited for her new Children’s Book Collections coming soon, The Don’t Be Scared, Be Prepared Collection.Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Alison shares her life with her husband Dave, their German Shepherd Sammie, and is a prou...
2024-12-2523 min
Find Your JoyThe Gift of TimeAli shares a Mahalo Monday episode where she talks about the gift of time.Alison Perry-Davies is a best-selling author, speaker, and healing practitioner who is passionate about empowering others to live their fullest lives. She is the co-author of three bestselling collective books and the author of The Art of Healing Trauma: Finding Joy Through Creativity, Spirituality, and Forgiveness. She is excited for her new Children’s Book Collections coming soon, The Don’t Be Scared, Be Prepared Collection.Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Alison shares her life with her husband Dave, their German Shep...
2024-12-1832 min
Find Your JoyChange and Other Fun StuffAli shares a Mahalo Monday episode where she talks about change and other fun stuff.About the Guest: Alison Perry-Davies is a best-selling author, speaker, and healing practitioner who is passionate about empowering others to live their fullest lives. She is the co-author of three bestselling collective books and the author of The Art of Healing Trauma: Finding Joy Through Creativity, Spirituality, and Forgiveness. She is excited for her new Children’s Book Collections coming soon, The Don’t Be Scared, Be Prepared Collection.Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Alison shares her life with...
2024-12-1140 min
Find Your JoyDon't Be Scared, Be PreparedAli talks about her upcoming Children’s book collection she is writing; what Inspired her, and her thoughts on empowering children to understand and process their feelings. About the Guest:Alison Perry-Davies is a best-selling author, speaker, and healing practitioner who is passionate about empowering others to live their fullest lives. She is the co-author of three bestselling collective books and the author of The Art of Healing Trauma: Finding Joy Through Creativity, Spirituality, and Forgiveness.Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Alison shares her life with her husband Dave, their German Shepherd Sammie, and...
2024-12-0419 min
Find Your JoyWhen I Look At You I SeeAli talks about her first 101 episodes and where the show may be heading and talks about her course When I Look At You I See, which is all about developing our intuition, encouraging others and kind communication.About the Guest:Alison Perry-Davies is a best-selling author, speaker, and healing practitioner who is passionate about empowering others to live their fullest lives. She is the co-author of three bestselling collective books and the author of The Art of Healing Trauma: Finding Joy Through Creativity, Spirituality, and Forgiveness.Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Alison shares h...
2024-11-2721 min
Find Your JoyDreams, Visitations and A Wee Bit More - Part 2Ali continues to talk about dreams, visions and her experiences with second sight.About the Guest:Alison (Ali) Perry-Davies is a seasoned healing practitioner with over 30 years of experience in music and music therapy. She holds a diploma in Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy (HICAT) and advanced certifications in Vibrational Therapy and Sound Healing.With expertise in various counseling modalities and a deep commitment to her ongoing study of Integrated Somatic Trauma Therapy, Ali brings a unique, intuitive approach to each session she conducts. Ali is passionate about the three powerful aspects of...
2024-10-0249 min
Find Your JoyDreams, Visitations and A Wee Bit More - Part 1Ali talks about dreams, visitations and her experiences with those who have passed.About the Guest:Alison (Ali) Perry-Davies is a seasoned healing practitioner with over 30 years of experience in music and music therapy. She holds a diploma in Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy (HICAT) and advanced certifications in Vibrational Therapy and Sound Healing.With expertise in various counseling modalities and a deep commitment to her ongoing study of Integrated Somatic Trauma Therapy, Ali brings a unique, intuitive approach to each session she conducts. Ali is passionate about the three powerful aspects of...
2024-09-2534 min
Find Your JoyThe Sound of ScienceAli talks about Vibrational Sound Therapy.About the Guest:Alison (Ali) Perry-Davies is a seasoned healing practitioner with over 30 years of experience in music and music therapy. She holds a diploma in Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy (HICAT) and advanced certifications in Vibrational Therapy and Sound Healing.With expertise in various counseling modalities and a deep commitment to her ongoing study of Integrated Somatic Trauma Therapy, Ali brings a unique, intuitive approach to each session she conducts. Ali is passionate about the three powerful aspects of Vibrational Sound Therapy: the spiritual connection, the...
2024-09-1130 min
Twinning ItSarah Carpenter on twin baby and toddler sleepWelcome back to Season 2 of Twinning It!Baby sleep is such a huge part of the twin parenting journey (especially when you have twins and you're trying to achieve the impossible like tandem naps etc) and just when you think you've nailed it, they become toddlers and you have a whole new round of issues on your hands! Like, the transition from cots to beds. When those lovely rails AKA the cot cage come down. With one child this might not seem that significant but when you have toddler twins in the same room, life can...
2023-10-1344 minTwinning ItStarting school with twins: Should you separate or keep them together? With Victoria Morrell (Twins Trust) Helen Copson (Twins Tantrums And Cold Coffee)Primary school has arrived for you - but should you separate or keep your twins together?It's the BIG question that twin parents agonise over from the time their twins take their first steps!On this episode we are joined by Twins Trust's Victoria Morrell (who also happens to be mum of TWO sets of twins) who kept her twins together and the award-winning blogger Helen Copson from Twins Tantrums and Cold Coffee, who decided to separate hers.There's no right or wrong answer to this MAJOR twin-parent conundrum, but t...
2023-06-2135 min
Find Your JoyRemembering to Live While You’re Dying-Part 2Part 2 of Ali and her brother John Perry talk about remembering to live while you’re dying and living with a terminal diagnosisAbout the Guest:John Perry always wants to be known first as a lover of God.John is a Success coach, an author, a sales trainer, a husband and Father. He is also, Ali’s brother and living with a terminal diagnosis.John is an award-winning sales professional and trainer. CEO and founder of The Sales Expert Academy. John has developed a 12-week online sales training program as well as...
2023-04-2628 min
Find Your JoyRemembering to Live While You’re Dying-Part 1Ali and her brother John Perry talk about remembering to live while you’re dying and living with a terminal diagnosis.About the Guest:John Perry always wants to be known first as a lover of God.John is a Success coach, an author, a sales trainer, a husband, and Father. He is also, Ali’s brother and living with a terminal diagnosis.John is an award-winning sales professional and trainer. CEO and founder of The Sales Expert Academy. John has developed a 12-week online sales training program as well as authore...
2023-03-1530 min
Find Your JoyLiving A Life of AbundanceElaine shares her amazing spiritual experience that changed her life forever and set her on a course to not only life but a life of abundance but to share that with others.About the Guest:Elaine Starling, is an International TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and trainer.She is The Abundance Ambassador and the host of The Abundance Journey podcast and video show. Elaine helps people who crave spiritual enlightenment to partner with The Divine so they achieve the financial Abundance they want. www.theabundancejourney.com About the...
2023-02-0132 min
Find Your JoyOwn Your Awkward with Andy Vargo (Part 3)In part 3 of our interview with Andy, the conversation turns to one of recognizing your own self-worth. We all have gone through so much change and adversity over the past year that it has been easy to lose our authentic selves and believe that we are not worth what we put out. Being humble is one thing but it is easy to believe if we continue to self-deprecate. Sand up for your own value. Own your Awkwardness and your Awesomeness. About the Guest:Andy Vargo is no stranger to change!If you ever fee...
2023-01-2448 min
Find Your JoyOwn Your Awkward with Andy Vargo (Part 2)Andy and Ali talk about change and moving forward and ways to stay positive in a world full of challenges. Discover the importance of owning your awkwardness and not hiding your uniqueness, taking the emotion out of change, and getting excited about what other people value. About the Guest:Andy Vargo is no stranger to change! If you ever feel awkward about yourself, then you can understand how Andy Vargo lived the first forty years of his life. Coming out of the closet at forty doesn’t define him, pursuing his pass...
2023-01-1352 min
Find Your JoyOwn Your Awkward with Andy Vargo (Part 1)In this episode Andy Vargo and Ali talk about being inspired amidst a world of distractions. Listen as they talk about prioritizing projects, while respecting your own creative process, the importance of sharing your story, and writing down your thoughts when inspiration strikes. About the Guest:Andy Vargo is no stranger to change!If you ever feel awkward about yourself, then you can understand how Andy Vargo lived the first forty years of his life. Coming out of the closet at forty doesn’t define him, pursuing his passion to help others does. Ha...
2023-01-1340 min
Find Your JoyFinding Joy in Challenging TimesIt may be hard to find joy in challenging times but Ali shares her stories how she did just that and it will inspire you to as well. About the Host:Alison Perry-Davies (Ali) is intentional about Finding Joy in her life.Sustaining a brain injury, diagnosed with PTSD and a raising a daughter with a variety of challenges, Ali decided there had to be more to life than what she was experiencing and began her journey to find more joy.Ali’s belief is that wherever we come from, we ha...
2023-01-1313 min
Find Your JoyWelcome to Find Your JoyWelcome to Find Your Joy. In the premiere episode, Ali shares a brief introduction into the vision for creating Find Your Joy.About the Host:Alison Perry-Davies (Ali) is intentional about Finding Joy in her life.Sustaining a brain injury, diagnosed with PTSD and a raising a daughter with a variety of challenges, Ali decided there had to be more to life than what she was experiencing and began her journey to find more joy.Ali’s belief is that wherever we come from, we have all known some level of pai...
2023-01-1311 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastLibby Page: The highs and lows of early motherhoodWhether you’ve got a baby right now or your kids are a bit older, my chat with Libby Page on this episode will probably resonate with you. Libby is the author of three bestseller books - The Lido, The 24-Hour Café and The Island Home – and she became a mum last year to her son Robin.Libby is refreshingly honest about the ups and downs of her experiences so far as a mum, talking openly on social media when things go well, and when they all feel a bit overwhelming.We talk about...
2022-06-2344 minNot Another Mummy PodcastNatalie Lee: Shedding shame and finding sexual freedomMy guest on this episode is Natalie Lee – once a midwife, she started a fashion blog and now uses her online platform to discuss body image, confidence, shame and lots more.Now, Natalie has written her first book, Feeling Myself, which is a memoir about her experiences around sex and shame. In the book, Nat takes us along for the ride on her journey of self-discovery, searching out and then smashing some of the most powerful taboos around shame, sex and socialised sexism which have held her back and which she thinks have probably held you ba...
2022-05-2643 minNot Another Mummy PodcastDeborah James (REPLAY): Living With Stage Four Bowel CancerThis is a special replay of an interview I did with Deborah James back in January 2018. It was just over a year after she’d been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer and we sat in her living room, drinking tea and talking about her experience over the previous 12 months.Now, four and a half years on, Deborah, who is mum to two children, has raised an incredible amount of awareness of bowel cancer, through writing for The Sun, publishing a book, appearing on national TV, all the while sharing her highs and lows with us al...
2022-05-1644 minNot Another Mummy PodcastZain Asher On Her Family's Triumph Over TragedyCNN anchor and mum of two Zain Asher is my guest on this episode - her book Where The Children Take Us is an incredible memoir with the strong theme of taking the knocks that life gives you and using them to fuel you to succeed.The book details her parents’ journey from war-torn Nigeria to South London where they raised their four children. When Zain was five-years-old, tragedy struck and her father was killed in a road accident – an accident that nearly killed her older brother and left her mother to raise four children single-handed.
2022-04-2836 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastSarah Turner On Losing Her Mum As A Teenager And Writing Her First NovelMy guest on this episode is Sarah Turner – aka The Unmumsy Mum – who has returned to the podcast to update me on her hectic whirl of a life parenting three boys and a cat, and to tell me all about her first novel, Stepping Up.The book tells the story of what happens when tragedy hits a family, turns it upside down and catapults protagonist Beth into a world of parenting her teenage niece and toddler nephew. It’s a brilliant read – funny, uplifting and sad – so it’s no surprise it became an instant Sunday Times bestse...
2022-04-1448 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastAngela Crawley MP On The Campaign For Miscarriage LeaveExperiencing miscarriage is, without a doubt, devastating. And my guest on this episode is campaigning for a change in the law around the paid leave that parents are entitled to, when this happens. Angela Crawley is MP for Lanark and Hamilton East and wants the government to introduce a statutory requirement for employers to provide three days of paid miscarriage leave for parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy. Currently, bereavement legislation entitles parents who lose a baby after 24 weeks to two weeks of paid bereavement leave. But there’s nothing in place bef...
2022-03-3129 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastEllie Taylor On The Shift From Child-Free to Motherhood“Becoming a mother is both massive and profound… and at the same time mediocre and humdrum,” according to my guest on this episode, Ellie Taylor. And isn’t she bang on the money?I chat to comedian and actor Ellie about her journey from perfectly happy child free woman to mum of a toddler – including highlights along the way, like being celeb spotted while she was in the middle of her c-section and the joys of that first post-birth poo.Ellie’s book My Child And Other Mistakes is a warm and funny look at moth...
2022-03-1737 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastMyleene Klass and Alexandra Evans (Tik Tok) On Keeping Teens Safe OnlineAre you on Tik Tok? Do you know what the skull emoji means? If your answers are yes, then great! My guests on this episode say a great way to keep your teenagers safe in the online world is immersing yourself in it. Alexandra Evans is Head of Safety Public Policy, Europe at Tik Tok (she’s basically an expert on keeping young people safe online) and Myleene Klass is a mum of three including one teenager, and who has plenty of experience and wisdom around the online world. She’s also a musician and presenter but I’m guessi...
2022-03-0331 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastLaura Friedman Williams On Dating And Sex After Divorce (When You Have Kids)Picking yourself up after a separation or divorce and starting to date people again can be a hard thing to do, but throw kids into the mix and it can feel like a logistical nightmare. My guest on this episode – Laura Friedman Williams – is the author of Available: A memoir of sex and dating after a marriage ends. In her book, she details how she had to learn to navigate the dating world once again, after divorcing her husband of 27 years, how it forced her to explore her identity and how she learned she could be independent, a good mum...
2022-02-1751 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastKreena Dhiman On Surrogacy After CancerMy guest on this episode is Kreena Dhiman who has had four children using two surrogates. At the age of 33, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and told that the chemotherapy treatment she needed would affect her chances of having a baby. So Kreena started on a journey of IVF and surrogacy in order to become a mum.With many bumps along the road – including nearly dying of heart failure and covid restrictions meaning she missed the birth of her sons – she is now the mum of a three year old daughter and one-year-old triplets.
2022-02-031h 28
Not Another Mummy PodcastHollie de Cruz On Navigating Motherhood Your WayBecoming a mum is something that shifts our identity and we can often find ourselves trying to mother in a way that our culture and the media tells us we should. But my guest today says we should all try to do motherhood our own way, trusting our instincts and leaning into what we think we should do, not what we are being told to do by others.Hollie de Cruz is a mum of two and a hugely successful hypnobirthing coach with clients including Fearne Cotton, Izzy Judd and Giovanna and Tom Fletcher. Hollie is...
2022-01-2042 minNot Another Mummy PodcastNicola Lewis On Getting Organised In The New YearHappy new year everyone! If you’re in the mood to start 2022 with an organised, fresh approach then this episode is for you. I feel so inspired after my chat with Nicola Lewis – aka This Girl Can Organise. I’m going to declutter and get organised after hearing all of her brilliant tips.If you’re not already familiar with Nicola, she can be found offering hints/tips and practical real life solutions on keeping organised on social media as well as providing a home decluttering and organising service to people all over the UK. She is also...
2022-01-0640 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastEveryday Racism's Naomi On Raising The Next Generation Of ActivistsThere’s no denying that the conversation around race and activism is starting to slowly change – world events and movements like Black Lives Matter are hitting the headlines and entering into everyday discussion between friends in a way they weren’t before.My guest on this episode is a huge contributor to that conversation as one half of the anti-racism Instagram account Everyday Racism, Naomi Evans along with sister Natalie shares stories and educational posts focusing on how to be anti-racist.Naomi tells me about how they decided to start the platform after a vide...
2021-12-1638 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastCat Sims On Mental Health and MotherhoodMy guest on this episode is Cat Sims, blogger, content creator, podcaster and huge mental health advocate.I chat to Cat about the importance of talking about mental health. She tells me about her own mental health journey, starting back in her teenage years when nobody really spoke about this stuff. Right through to having post natal depression when she had her daughters.We talk about the stigma around anti-depressant medication and why she’s a big fan of taking her pills and being open about it online, and we stray into talking ab...
2021-12-0236 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastLiv Thorne On Choosing Solo MotherhoodMy guest on this episode had always dreamed of being a mum but at age 37 and very much single with no partner on the horizon, she decided to take matters into her own hands.Liv Thorne started researching sperm banks and fertility clinics, setting out on a journey that has resulted in her being a solo mum to three year old Herb, today.Her book, Liv’s Alone is a warm and hopeful memoir that dismantles the fairy tale of falling in love, getting married and having a baby, that we’re all fed...
2021-11-1854 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastClaire Russell On The Benefits Of Doll PlayThis brand new series of Not Another Mummy Podcast kicks off with a brilliant chat, brought to you by Barbie who are kindly sponsoring this episode. My guest is Claire Russell, early years specialist and author of the book The Play Hooray Handbook. Claire is an expert in all things play and can be found sharing easy and low-cost ways to play with your kids – indoors and outside – on social media as @play.hoorayOn this episode, Claire talks to me about the importance of play – how it’s not just something the children d...
2021-11-0441 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastEmma Brockwell (Physio Mum UK) On Protecting, Healing and Nurturing Your Body When You Give BirthPostnatal health issues are still being ignored, overlooked, and dismissed by new mums and health professionals who are sadly pushed for time and resources. My guest on this episode - Emma Brockwell aka Physio Mum UK - is on a mission to empower women and birthing people to seek the help they need and care for themselves postnatally.Emma is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and the author of the excellent book Why Did No One Tell Me? How to Protect, Heal and Nurture Your Body Through Motherhood which is a guide for women to take...
2021-08-0552 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastMolly Forbes On Raising Body Happy KidsOn this episode I chat to Molly Forbes, the author of Body Happy Kids and a mum of two. Molly was a guest on the podcast a few years ago, when she was a host on the Channel 4 show Naked Beach, which shone a light on the body insecurities that many of us have and helped people to overcome them.Since then, Molly has set up social enterprise Body Happy Org, has been campaigning to ban diet club adverts around and near schools and using her voice to help others raise our kids in a body...
2021-07-2954 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastLorraine Candy On Surviving The Teenage YearsAre you dreading your children hitting the teenage years and hormones turning them into sulky, shouty, door slamming young adults? I know I am! But my guest on this episode, journalist and podcaster Lorraine Candy, says we shouldn’t worry, she is here to hold our hand through the process.Lorraine is the mum to three teens and a nine year old and she is the author of Mum What’s Wrong With You – 101 Things Only Mothers Of Teenage Girls Know which offers easy to follow, down to earth advice, lighting the way for other mums....
2021-07-2240 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastJosie Lloyd On How Breast Cancer Changed Her LifeMy guest on this episode took an earth-shattering life event and turned it into a novel - Josie Lloyd is a best-selling author and mum of three. She has written 15 bestselling novels including the number one hit Come Together, which she co-authored with her husband, Emlyn Rees.In 2017, Josie was diagnosed with breast cancer and, urged by a friend to keep fit, she went down to the seafront in Brighton where she lives and joined a running group. These were all women, who, like her, were going through cancer treatment and they soon became firm friends...
2021-07-1535 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastDr Ranj On Raising Happy And Healthy BoysIt was an utter joy to welcome Dr Ranj onto the podcast as a guest – as well as working for the NHS through the pandemic as a paediatric doctor, Ranj published a book - How To Grow Up And Feel Amazing: The No Worries Guide For Boys. It’s a must-read book for all tween boys, covering physical and emotional changes they’ll go through as puberty hits.I talked to Ranj about what his own teenage years were like, and why he was so keen to write a book to help boys get through what can be...
2021-07-0824 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastMaisie Hill On Perimenopause And Our HormonesThis episode is essential listening if you’re in your 20s, 30s or 40s. Which sounds like I’m really bigging myself up, but it’s my guest, not me, who is delivering all of the wisdom.Maisie Hill is a women’s health practitioner, author and podcaster who is doing everything she can to spread the word about perimenopause and getting us in tune with our menstrual cycles. Her latest book Perimenopause Power is a guide to that transition into menopause, packed with information and helpful advice. Reading it opened my eyes and spurred me on to sp...
2021-07-0142 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastUju Asika On Talking To Our Kids About RaceDo you talk to your children about race – and racism – and if so, how often? My guest on this episode Uju Asika encourages all parents to start this conversation as early as possible and not to feel awkward about it.Uju is a mum of two and the author of Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World. We talk about how the conversation will be different, depending on your children’s skin colour, and why it’s important not to take the ‘colour blind’ approach to parenting.Uju shares h...
2021-06-2428 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastHayley McLean On Raising A Transgender ChildMy guest on this episode is mum of three Hayley McLean. All three of Hayley’s children were assumed male at birth but her second-born, Noa, identifies as female.Hayley tells me what it’s like to be the mum of a transgender child, from the early signs through to Noa telling her parents, in no uncertain terms, that she is a girl. Hayley talks about how they’ve fully supported Noa and about the reaction they’ve had from friends and family. We talk about her decision to write about their experiences on her blog and soci...
2021-06-1729 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastAmy Ransom on Turning Separation Into A PositiveSeparating from your partner would be one of the worst things that could happen to you, right? Well, no, according to my guest on this episode, it doesn’t have to be.Amy Ransom is a mum of three and the author of The Soul-Soaring Virtues of Separation: 111 Learnings to Heal Your Heart and Help You Fly – a guide to reframing separation, looking at it as the start of something new rather than the end of something. Amy talks to me about her own separation and how she used her spirituality and the Law of Attraction to t...
2021-06-1045 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastJoeli Brearley On Maternity Discrimination And The Motherhood PenaltyImagine a world where women don’t lose their jobs, or miss out on promotions, because they’re pregnant or have just had a baby. I can’t even picture it, because so many women experience maternity discrimination, today, in 2021. My guest on this episode, Joeli Brearley, lost her job the day after she told her employer she was pregnant and went onto launch the charity and campaigning group Pregnant Then Screwed.Joeli is a mum of two and campaigns for better rights for pregnant women and mothers, including asking for three months’ ring-fenced parental leave for both...
2021-06-0359 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastRobert Douglas on The Importance Of CommunityOver the past year or so, most of us have become increasingly reliant on the communities around us – our neighbours, WhatsApp groups of friends, even people we’ve never met but follow on social media. Community has become so important and my guest on this episode knows just how vital they are.Robert Douglas is a dad of two and has built up a community of dads online with his Instagram account @this_father_life. His day job is community-minded too - running a social enterprise which supports and facilitates young people from diverse backgrounds to get...
2021-05-2747 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastHollie McNish On Being Honest About ParenthoodThe seventh series of Not Another Mummy Podcast kicks off with the brilliant Hollie McNish as my guest. Hollie is an award-winning poet and writer, with books like Nobody Told Me and Plum and loads of sell-out live shows under her belt. Hollie is a mum of one and lots of her poetry is about motherhood – warts and all. Her new book, though, Slug… And Other Things I’ve Been Told To Hate is about birth, death and everything in between.Hollie talks to me about what lockdown was like for her as a solo parent, why sh...
2021-05-2051 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastSpecial Episode! OMG It's Twins: Sophie Burch on Being A Twin Mum and Preparing For A Multiple BirthThere’s little that will prepare you for the moment you hear the words: “You’re having twins!” You might feel shocked, delighted, scared, horrified, amused – or a mixture of all of the above.As a twin mum myself, I’ve got first-hand experience with the emotional rollercoaster of having two babies at once and I wanted to write a book which will guide parents from the moment they find out, through the pregnancy, birth and beyond. Excitingly, OMG It’s Twins is here and available to buy from bookshops. Filled with gorgeous illustrations by Veronica Dearly and easy...
2021-03-0445 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastAnna Williamson On Looking After Our Mental Health At Christmas TimeIt’s the end of the series – and a Christmas special – with the brilliant Anna Williamson as my guest, talking about how to look after our mental health at the busiest time of the year.Anna is a TV presenter (catch her on the new series of Celebs Go Dating on Channel 4), podcaster and author. She’s also a qualified life coach and she’s done lots of work around smashing the stigma surrounding mental health issues. Her books – Breaking Mad and Breaking Mum and Dad look at her own experiences of mental health problems and gives soluti...
2020-12-1047 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastBecky Goddard-Hill On Supporting Your Children's Emotional WellbeingIt’s the penultimate episode of the series (next episode is a Christmas special *jingles some bells*) and my guest this week is former social worker and child development trainer Becky Goddard-Hill. Becky is the author of brilliant book Create Your Own Calm which is an activity book for pre-teens and teens to work through and learn about being emotionally resilient. And we all need a bit of resilience in 2020, am I right?It’s a lovely book that they can either do on their own, or you can sit with them and chat through the acti...
2020-11-2631 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastSinéad Burke On Teaching Kids To Embrace Their DifferencesSinéad Burke is an advocate, teacher, and a British Vogue Contributing Editor. She also happens to be a little person at three and a half feet tall. Born with the genetic disorder achondroplasia, Sinéad was in primary school when she first advocated for change and requested a different style of desk which she could access easily. Since then, Sinéad has gone on to become a leading disability advocate in the world of fashion and design.Her book – Break The Mould - offers a heartfelt and inspiring guide to young readers on believing in thems...
2020-11-1238 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastCaroline Hirons On Skincare And MotherhoodWhat’s your skincare routine like? As I confess to my guest on this episode, mine used to be shamefully bad but I’ve seen the error of my ways and I’ve recently started looking after my skin properly. Thankfully, Caroline Hirons isn’t here to judge us – but she is here to help. Her book Skincare is a number one bestseller and only the second ever Fashion/Beauty title to get to number one, since Trinny and Susannah's What Not To Wear 18 years ago. In it, she tells us everything we need to know about skincare and it’s her no non...
2020-10-2926 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastOlivia Dickinson & Lyndsay Gardner On Whether TV Is Making Our Kids PrejudicedWhen you’re watching TV with your kids, do you take notice of how many people on the screen are Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, LGBT, working class or disabled? Often we’re so grateful for the ten minutes of quiet, to drink a cup of tea, we’re more likely to zone out of what’s on the screen.But my guests on this episode – children’s digital media expert Olivia Dickinson and Lyndsay Gardner, mum of two in a same sex family – say it’s more important than ever that we sit up and pay attention. A 201...
2020-10-1543 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastMeg Mathews On Navigating The MenopauseWe’re still not talking about the menopause enough. It’s something I didn’t know much about until recently (after all, it happens to older women, right?) but when, at 41, I started having perimenopausal symptoms I started to read up on it. And with approximately 13 million women in the UK going through menopause and life expectancy for women increasing, we all need to be educated about our options to optimise our future health. So it’s brilliant to have my guest today – Meg Mathews – on the podcast. As an advocate for the menopause, in 2018 she founded MegsM...
2020-10-0141 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastChristine Armstrong On The Secret To Balancing Parenting And WorkWouldn’t it be amazing if I could wave a magic wand and fix all of your work/home life balance problems? While I can’t promise that this podcast episode will do that, my guest Christine Armstrong does reveal what she believes to be the solution to our work/parenting problems.Christine is a mum of three and the author of The Mother Of All Jobs, a book which explores all of the angles of that common issue – making work work when you’ve got children. We cover a lot during our chat… Christine shares her own ex...
2020-09-1736 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastDr Amit Patel On Losing His Sight, Rebuilding His Life & Becoming A DadWaking up one morning and discovering you’ve lost your sight is something that many of us just couldn’t even imagine, but to trauma doctor Amit Patel, it was his reality and spelled the end of his medical career. Back in 2013, newly married Amit lost his sight due to a rare eye condition, keratoconus. After hitting rock bottom and being unable to leave the house for three months, Amit started to rebuild his life, with the help of his wife Seema and his guide dog, Kika.Amit talks to me about the incredible bond he deve...
2020-08-2750 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastStuart Heritage On How Fatherhood Is Perceived And PortrayedOn this episode I welcome Stuart Heritage as my guest. Stuart is a dad of two and when his first son was just a few hours old, Stuart started writing a column about fatherhood for The Guardian. Since then he’s written for Esquire, The Times and lots of other newspapers, magazines and websites. His writing on fatherhood is just as likely to make you smile and laugh as it will make you reflect on your own experiences of parenting.Stuart’s latest project is writing a children’s picture book Jonathan The Magic Pony, which has be...
2020-08-1332 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastMark Lemon On Dealing With Grief & How It's Shaped The Dad He IsMy guest on this episode is Mark Lemon, a dad of two and children’s author who at the age of 12, found his life changed forever when his dad was murdered. Mark talks to me about the huge effect this had on him, as a teenager, and also how it has shaped the kind of person – and dad – he is today.Incredibly, Mark turned something tragic into something positive because he now does a lot of work talking about grief, on his podcast Grief Is My Superpower, in his writing and in his role as a bereav...
2020-07-3039 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastDr Pragya Agarwal On Unconscious Bias & Talking To Kids About RacismDr Pragya Agarwal is my guest on this episode – she’s an author, a two-times Tedx speaker, an academic, and a mum of three. Her book Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias was published in April and brilliantly, allows the reader to explore the concept of bias in a non-judgemental way. Pragya takes a scientific approach at looking at bias and when I read it, it made me analyse my own biases.In my chat with Pragya, we delve into what unconscious bias is and why it exists in us all. We talk about why we gravitate towards people like...
2020-07-1631 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastZoey & Kelly Allen On Life As a Transgender FamilyOn this episode I’m joined by Zoey and Kelly Allen who are, along with their two kids and dog, an LGBTQ+ family. 18 months ago, Zoey came out as transgender to her wife Kelly and they started a new phase of their lives. Through their blog – Our Transitional Life – they document their journey and offer support to the LGBTQ+ community, showing that coming out can, overall, be a positive experience. The blog has gone on to win awards and was recently named the No.1 LGBTQ+ blog by Vuelio.During our chat, Zoey tells me what it was like to...
2020-07-0229 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastCandice Brathwaite On Black British MotherhoodMy guest on this episode is Candice Brathwaite, mum of two and author of the Sunday Times Bestselling book I Am Not Your Baby Mother which has been described as a “thought-provoking, urgent and inspirational guide to life as a black mother”. In it, Candice writes about her experiences growing up in South London and shares her story of motherhood so far. She challenges the stereotypical version of motherhood that we see in the British media, pointing out that it’s wholly unrepresentative of our society at large.During our chat, Candice talks about what it’s like t...
2020-06-1839 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastPenny Wincer On Being A CarerIn Carers Week, my guest is Penny Wincer. Penny is a mum of two and she is carer to her 10-year-old son Arthur who has autism and learning difficulties.Penny talks to me about spotting the signs that Arthur was struggling with certain things when he was little, getting the diagnosis of autism when he was three and balancing caring for Arthur with parenting his 8-year-old sister Agnes.She talks about how her caring journey started at age 11 when her mum’s mental health started to deteriorate, and with a dad living in the St...
2020-06-1139 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastIzzy & Harry Judd On Family Life & MindfulnessMindfulness is one of those things that I know I should focus more on, and I know it would probably help me get through each day with more of a smile, yet it’s not something I’ve properly explored before. But one of the guests on today’s episode – Izzy Judd – has written a book, Mindfulness For Mums, which for the first time has got me thinking about how I can use mindfulness day to day.I chat to Izzy and her husband, McFly drummer, Harry Judd, about how they incorporate mindfulness into parenting their two childr...
2020-06-041h 04
Not Another Mummy PodcastShakira Akabusi On Health, Fitness & Wellbeing in MotherhoodThis is an episode of two parts! My guest - the brilliant Shakira Akabusi - and I recorded our chat back in December 2019. The episode didn't go out back then because I'd just finished a podcast series and had a big writing project to knuckle down to, so it stayed tucked away on my laptop for over five months. In that time though, mum of two and ante-natal/post-natal fitness expert, Shakira, announced that she's pregnant again.... with twins! So a few days ago, we caught up for another chat. In the first pa...
2020-05-2854 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastAnna Mathur on Anxiety In MotherhoodIt’s a brand new series and things are kicking off with psychotherapist Anna Mathur – the eagle eyed among you might recognise her because Anna was a guest on the recent mini series about family life in lockdown. She’s back to talk about her new book Mind Over Mother, Every Mum’s Guide to Worry and Anxiety in the First Year.Mum of three Anna was inspired to write her brilliant book following her own experience with post natal depression and hopes it will help mums enjoy parenting without feeling overwhelmed by some of the worry an...
2020-05-2133 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastDr Rangan Chatterjee on Being Happy And Healthy During The Pandemic (Coronavirus Mini Series)In this final episode in the mini series dedicated to family life in lockdown, I’m joined by one of the most influential doctors in the UK. Dr Rangan Chatterjee is a dad of two and a GP who wants to change the way we look at illness, and health. He is known for finding the root cause of people's health problems and empowering people to take control of their health with simple changes to their routines.Rangan talks to me about his own experience of lockdown, and offers up lots of advice on how to look af...
2020-05-1042 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastSunita Harley on Social Interaction During Lockdown (Coronavirus Mini Series)Hands up if you’re missing social interaction right now! (That will probably be all of us, I’m guessing). If you’re anything like me, you’ll be looking forward to being able to hang out with friends and family again – and even craving little things like being able to make small talk with the server at your local coffee shop!On this episode, my guest is Sunita Harley, who has a lot to say about social interaction and how it’s more important than ever right now. Sunita runs Lucky Things which sees her organising m...
2020-05-0731 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastDaisy Upton (AKA Five Minute Mum) On Keeping Your Kids Busy & Happy (Coronavirus Mini Series)It's currently six weeks since schools closed in the UK and parents everywhere have been doing a stellar job at keeping their children busy, happy and learning stuff. But it's HARD, right?! Especially - I think - for parents of kids aged 2-5. Older kids can often keep themselves busy (not always though!) but younger ones usually need a bit more one on one attention and time. Which lots of us don't have right now!So, my guest on this episode, is here to help. Daisy Upton - aka Five Minute Mum - is an author...
2020-05-0326 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastMars Lord on Pregnancy, Birth & The Post Natal Period During Lockdown (Coronavirus Mini Series)If you're currently pregnant or have recently given birth, being in lockdown and dealing with the restrictions put in place by the NHS is very possibly making an already challenging time even harder. In this episode, I talk to doula Mars Lord about how the Coronavirus pandemic is affecting pregnancy, birth and the post natal period. Mars has years of experience supporting women through pregnancy and birth and she is passionate about women having and making informed choices. She says she became a doula because she believes that birth is a wonderful thing and can be a...
2020-04-3036 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastEmma Cantrell on Being A Key Worker & Running A Charity Food Hub (Coronavirus Mini Series)In this episode, I welcome Emma Cantrell onto the podcast - a return guest (you can listen to our conversation about talking to kids about privilege here) Emma is founder and CEO of the charity First Days and a mum of two.She recently set up - in response to the Coronavirus pandemic - an emergency food hub, working with her local authority, supermarkets and a team of volunteers to feed over 1000 vulnerable people in her local area.We discuss what it's like to be heading out to work - and working long...
2020-04-2632 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastAdele Jarrett-Kerr on Home Educating During Lockdown (Coronavirus Mini Series)In this second episode of this podcast mini series focusing on how we're navigating the Coronavirus health crisis and lockdown, I chat to Adele Jarrett-Kerr. Adele is a writer, podcaster, breastfeeding counsellor and a home educator to her three children.At a time when so many of us have been suddenly thrown into home educating our kids, due to the schools closing, Adele is well placed to offer some help and advice based on her experiences.She chats to me about what an average day in home education looks like, how she decides...
2020-04-2331 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastAnna Mathur on Reframing Anxiety and Mental Health (Coronavirus Mini Series)The podcast is back but blimey, how are you doing? It's a funny old time, isn't it? We're all navigating this new lockdown life so this mini series will see all of this *gestures around wildly* being discussed in the hope that it brings a bit of support, comfort and insight into the experiences of others. We're all going through the same thing at the moment, yet it's affecting everyone in different ways, so hopefully these episodes will shine a light on some things and provide food for thought.I'll be chatting to people, covering areas...
2020-04-1930 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastRev Kate Bottley On Faith, Raising Teens & Being A Working MumWhat could be more Christmassy than ending this series of the podcast chatting to the person who will be keeping the nation company while we open our presents on Christmas Day? Rev Kate Bottley – who will be on Radio 2 from 8am-10am on December 25th – was a total joy to have on as a guest.The mum of two and Church of England priest entered the public eye when she was a regular on Channel 4’s Gogglebox and has since been seen on Songs Of Praise, Pause For Thought and presenting Radio 2’s Good Morning Sunday.
2019-12-1232 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastJess Jones On Having TokophobiaIt’s probably fair to say that most women, when they’re pregnant, are a bit apprehensive about the birth. I know I was! Especially when it’s your first pregnancy, it’s totally normal to feel worried or even a bit scared about what childbirth will be like.But my guest on this episode – blogger and comedian Jess Jones aka The Fat Funny One – developed such a fear of giving birth, during her first pregnancy, she was diagnosed with Tokophobia.Tokophobia is an irrational and extreme fear of childbirth, and although it’s a very rare...
2019-12-0553 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastJo Middleton & Tanya Barrow On Becoming A GrandparentWhat’s it like to become a grandparent? My guests on this episode are Jo Middleton – who recently became a grandmother - and Tanya Barrow – who will shortly become a grandmother. Both women have spent the last 25 or so years being a mum, and the last ten years blogging about motherhood. Tanya runs the award-winning blog Mummy Barrow and Jo runs the award-winning blog Slummy Single Mummy.I chat to them both about what it’s like to have that big shift in identity – mother to grandmother – and how they manage to be supportive, but not over-bearing...
2019-11-2841 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastEve Rodsky On Rebalancing Emotional LabourDo you have total equality in the home? Do you manage to divide domestic and childcare tasks fairly between you and your partner? If your answers are yes, you get a massive gold star and you don’t need to listen to this episode of the podcast! If, however, you feel like things are a bit imbalanced and one of you does a lot more than your fair share, this episode is for you.My guest this week is Eve Rodsky, who embarked on a seven year research project after she realised that there is a ma...
2019-11-2144 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastKate Dyson On Mum Judgement And Why She Hates Mum MantrasMy guest on this episode, Kate Dyson, is the founder of the biggest online community for women – The Motherload. Started with just a few friends, when Kate received an unhelpful response on an online forum for mums, it has grown to be the place that 84,000 women head to for non-judgemental chat about motherhood.As a mum of three, Kate has a lot to say about communities for mums and tells me about the huge support and kindness she sees on The Motherload. We talk about the importance of ‘finding your tribe’ online, when you have a baby...
2019-11-1432 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastBinky Felstead On Being Mum ShamedI’m thrilled to welcome Binky Felstead onto the podcast this week! Binky shot to fame when she appeared on TV show Made In Chelsea and two years ago, she became a mum to her daughter India.It was so lovely to chat to Binky and we covered a lot of ground - her parenting style, how she’s keen to have a relaxed approach but with fairly strict boundaries and what she thinks she’s learned from her own mum – the good and the bad! We talk about her new relationship with her part...
2019-11-0740 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastRosamund Dean & Clemmie Telford On Mindful Drinking & Sobriety As A ParentThis is a special episode of Not Another Mummy Podcast, recorded live in front of an audience at Redemption – a fantastic alcohol-free bar and vegan restaurant in London’s Covent Garden. My guests are Rosamund Dean, Deputy Editor of Grazia and author of the book Mindful Drinking: How Cutting Down Can Change Your Life, and Clemmie Telford, Creative Director, blogger & podcaster who gave up drinking earlier this year.We discuss the link between parenthood and alcohol - why do so many of us use drinking to relax when the kids go to bed?Rosa...
2019-10-2957 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastRemi Sadé on Being A Single MumCOME SEE NOT ANOTHER MUMMY PODCAST LIVE! On Friday 18th October, I’ll be recording an episode about parenthood and alcohol with guests Rosamund Dean, author of the book Mindful Drinking and deputy editor of Grazia magazine, and Clemmie Telford, mum of three who recently decided to stop drinking alcohol. It’s all happening at Redemption, a really cool alcohol free bar in London’s Covent Garden and it kicks off at 9am, but you can get there after the school run because the actual recording won’t start until 9.45am. Buy tickets here!Now onto this epi...
2019-10-0847 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastKate Lawler on The BIG Decision Of Whether To Become A MumDeciding whether to try for a baby is SUCH a big thing. Are we ready? How will our lives change? Do we really want this or are we just doing it because our friends are? Many people know, from an early age, that they don’t want to be a parent, and my guest on this episode felt this way for all of her adult life, until she met her fiancé Boj and now she is really unsure about it all.Kate Lawler is the drivetime presenter on Virgin Radio, famous for winning Big Brother 3 all those yea...
2019-10-0146 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastGill Crawshaw On Breastfeeding Her Four-Year-OldHow long is ‘normal’ to breastfeed your baby? Of course, there is no such thing as ‘normal’. We all have totally different experiences and choices open to us, and many mums choose not to breastfeed at all or move onto bottles very quickly. I breastfed my eldest for six months and my twins for ten months, and when I say that, no one bats an eye, but when my guest on the podcast this week, Gill Crawshaw, tells people that she’s still feeding her four-year-old daughter, they often think that’s strange.Gill, who’s a...
2019-09-2440 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastKonnie Huq on Getting Kids Into STEMThis week’s guest is the fantastic Konnie Huq! A mum of two, TV presenter and now author, Konnie is a huge champion for getting kids into STEM – science, technology, engineering and maths. She’s rather cleverly written a book series for kids, which is funny and brilliant but with a bit of STEM learning sneaked in. Cookie and The Most Annoying Boy In The World is the first book in the series, and is based on Konnie’s own upbringing in west London.Konnie and I chat about the book, why she feels so passionately about en...
2019-09-1733 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastTom Cox on Being A Gay, Adoptive Dad (Live Episode with F&F at Tesco)Welcome back to a new season of Not Another Mummy Podcast and I've got a brilliant episode to kick things off. Along with his husband Daniel, my guest, Tom Cox, adopted his son Kai. Tom chats to me about everything from that moment he knew he wanted to be a dad, what made them choose adoption over surrogacy and how he felt when he first saw their son Kai's adoption profile and knew he was the one. He talks about the long process and how emotionally tough it was, being approved by different panels and hoping and praying that...
2019-09-1035 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastEllie Gibson & Helen Thorn on Being Scummy MummiesAre you a scummy mummy? My guests on the podcast, this week, are! Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson are the comedy double act The Scummy Mummies. Their sell out live show, top-rated podcast and book celebrate being less than perfect parents. They’re known for talking about how it’s OK to feed your kids fish fingers, rather than organic quinoa, how taking your little ones to swimming lessons can sometimes push you over the edge, and they won’t judge you if you’re drinking wine at 5pm, out of a mug.On the podcast, we chat...
2019-07-3043 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastJen & Al Ferguson on MiscarriageJen and Al Ferguson have suffered seven miscarriages – six of them subsequently since having their son Teddy, now age four. They talk very openly to me about their experiences, from the first miscarriage, which happened on their wedding day, to the most recent. Both explain how the heartbreak has affected them and the things they’ve done to cope emotionally with such a run of bad luck. Currently struggling to conceive, Jen is receiving fertility treatment and talks about how lots of people ask why they’re trying so hard to have another baby when – between them – Al and Jen have t...
2019-07-2342 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastRuth Crilly On Finding Some Of The Baby Years A Bit BoringRuth Crilly is a hugely successful model and beauty blogger and vlogger, having started her blog A Model Recommends in 2010. She has an audience of over 300,000 on YouTube and is the co-founder of Colab Dry Shampoo.She’s also a mum of two and she talks to me here about her family life in rural Somerset, how much of that family life she shares online and how she juggles motherhood with her busy career. Ruth tells me about her soon-to-launch app – The Night Feed – which aims to give mums feeding their babies during the night something to rea...
2019-07-1647 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastEmma Svanberg (Mumologist) on Birth TraumaPlease note: This episode deals with trauma. If you have been through a trauma you feel remains unresolved, please listen with care. You may wish to ensure that you have someone to listen with you; or to talk to about anything that arises for you. If you find it difficult, you can speak to a healthcare professional and find lots of resources for help on the Make Birth Better website.Emma Svanberg is a perinatal clinical psychologist and mum, who is on Instagram as @mumologist. Her aim is to get mental health chat out of the...
2019-07-0938 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastAlexis Stickland & Beccy Hands On The Fourth TrimesterYou may have heard a lot of talk about the fourth trimester – the 12 weeks following giving birth – but why do people go on about it and what should we be doing in that period? My guests on this episode are two people who know their stuff, and they’ve written a book all about the fourth trimester.Alexis Stickland is a midwife, ante-natal teacher and mum of three. Beccy Hands is a doula, an ante natal and post natal massage therapist and a mum of two. Together, they wrote The Little Book Of Self Care For New Mu...
2019-07-0246 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastSarah Ockwell-Smith On Having A Second BabyWhen you’re pregnant with your second baby, everyone thinks you know what you’re doing but often, you don’t! Having a second baby comes with a whole new set of challenges and my guest this week has written a book which helps guide you through them. Sarah Ockwell-Smith says she isn’t keen on the ‘expert’ label but she’s written ten books about parenting so make of that what you will!The Second Baby Book has lots of advice and useful tips on navigating your second pregnancy, birth and beyond. She talks to me about how drop...
2019-06-2528 min