How to have a happy birth, with Beverley Turner
On today’s podcast I’m joined by journalist and radio presenter (and now best-selling author!) Beverley Turner. Bev is also the lady behind The Happy Birth Club ante-natal classes that are run out of a pub in Chiswick, London. I first heard Bev speak at...
Save the midwife
It’s time for a rallying cry “Save the midwife!”. I’ve talked about this already on the podcast, but this week, I’m giving it focus. Save the midwife is a campaign that needs support and not just here in the UK, and not just by midwives....
Pregnancy as a rite of passage, with Charlotte Kanyi
Our pregnancy journey has the potential to be one of the most transformative and expansive periods in our lives, and I don’t just mean in terms of our body! The opportunity for personal growth is huge, and yet this important rite of passage is not always widely...
Taking responsibility for your birth
In today’s episode I want to talk about taking responsibility and share with you something that happened to me last week that was a huge wake-up call. It’s not exactly birth related but it is … [spp-player] Last week I had a minor op. I thought it...
Looking after your Pelvic Floor, with Anita Lambert
Your pelvic floor is one of those things that you take for granted before giving birth. It’s just there. Then you give birth and it’s not! After my first pregnancy, I went to a weekly buggy workout where we were talked through the kegel exercises and I...
Childbirth Self Efficacy with Sophie Fletcher
Today we’re talking about childbirth self efficacy. I’m taking a deeper look into the psychology of birth with birth expert and best-selling author, Sophie Fletcher. In this episode we’re going to be talking about what childbirth self efficacy is,...
Childfree: Positive Choice or Fear-Based Choice?
Are you childfree and want to stay that way? If so, is that a positive choice, or one made from a place of fear? It might not be easy to say at first because our fear plays tricks on us. I thought I wanted to be childfree Back in the day, when I was a high-achieving...
Why the ‘winging it’ birth plan sucks, with Shalome Stone
Today I’m thrilled to be joined on the podcast by Shalome Stone from Rockstar Birth Magazine. [spp-player] When Shalome and I first chatted, it took us a while to figure out what we’d focus on for our pocast chat because we could’ve had spoken on a...
Expecting Multiples with Mars Lord
If you’re expecting multiples then today is your turn! I can’t tell you how many times I receive emails from mamas expecting multiples asking.. no BEGGING.. me for podcast episodes for them and believe me when I say this: I have been TRYING!!! [spp-player]...