Mothers talking podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Mothers talking is delighted to chat to Alex Heath, a perinatal trauma therapist and founder of The Birth Republic, in this much needed episode.  Alex who is so down to earth and honest about her own journey with anxiety, which inspired her to retrain as a therapist, chats to Jenna about birth trauma, perinatal struggles and what we can do to help ourselves through it.

Please be aware of the sensitive subject matter and go gently when listening.

If you are struggling with anything we discuss in this episode, please do seek help, you are not alone.

If you would like to reach out to Alex Heath, please follow her links below:

https://thebirthrepublic.com/

https://traumaticbirthrecovery.com/services/

The book Alex mentions - 

Depressive Illness:  The Curse of the Strong by Tim Cantopher

If you would like to contact Jenna & Natalie at mothers talking, please email us at motherstalkingpodcast@gmail.com

Thank you

Natalie and Jenna are back after the summer break with this honest episode of mothers talking.  We are chatting openly about our own experiences with anxiety and sharing our thoughts about this difficult yet common feeling.  Do you suffer from anxiety?  Is it running your life? Is it even something to cure?  We do our best to explore what living with anxiety is like on a personal and wider level.

If you are struggling at the moment, know that you are not alone and please do seek help.  Your GP can be a good place to start and you can also contact

www.mind.org.uk

www.anxietyuk.org.uk

We'd also love to hear from you if you have a story to share or feelings to air, feel free to reach out to us at

motherstalkingpodcast@gmail.com

In this informative episode of mothers talking, Jenna chats to her good friend, Dr Natalie Green about her journey with her son Rupert.  As a baby, Rupert had severe allergies and the knee-jerk medical advice was to stop breastfeeding. Natalie wasn't prepared to do that so challenged this concept and with a positive outlook, lots of love and determination, Natalie breastfed Rupert who is now nearly allergy free.  Thank you Natalie for sharing your inspiring story with us.

We are back after the summer break and have our first father talking in this unique episode of mothers talking.  Will Squire openly shares his thoughts and feelings on the births of his two children, Francis and Clara and why they were so different.  Will and his wife Jo, reflect particularly on how the environment for birth was so important to their experience, with their first child being born at hospital and their second being born at home.

Natalie and Jenna are back in this special episode of Mothers talking.  This time having a peek inside Natalie's wonderful book, How to Have a Baby. 

So where do you start when preparing for birth?  You begin at the beginning...

In this informative and empowering episode of mothers talking, mum of three, Laura Whitby chats to Jenna about the journey she took in her third pregnancy with her second VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean) and guides us through her process to a healing and positive experience.

In this insightful episode of Mothers talking, Jenna talks to Lara Vasconcelos, mother of soon to be three and fellow doula, about her journey with her second baby who in her words, was 'stubbornly breech' throughout her pregnancy.

Hearing your baby is breech can bring up all kinds of questions and emotions in pregnancy and navigating the maternity system can be even more challenging.  Listen to Lara's story to gain valuable insight into how she handled this.

In this powerful episode of Mothers talking, Natalie chats to not one but two lovely mum guests, Laura Hubbard and Lonne Cannon Brookes, about their birth experiences and how they trusted themselves over and above anything else.

Laura trusted her body and her baby even when the maternity system told her not to, 'we weren't two people, it was all me' and Lonne fought for what she believed in, 'I was the last man standing.'  

Natalie and Jenna are back with a conversation about friendship.  What does friendship mean to us?  What makes a good friend?  How do friendships change as you become a Mum?  Join us in this honest chat about our friendship selves.

In this deep dive conversation, Natalie chats to our first ever mum guest, Pippa Nixon.  Mother of soon to be three and actress, Pippa shares her journey through birth using her voice as a powerful tool.

'Your authentic self is being 'on your voice', you cannot lie from that place.'

A fascinating conversation where sound in birth takes centre stage.