Breaking the taboo

By: Theo Clarke
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  • 'Breaking the Taboo' is my new podcast on women’s health. In series one, I’ll be looking at the issue of birth trauma by speaking to affected mothers, families, healthcare professionals and campaigners for practical advice. Like many women - my daughter's birth was not straightforward and this led me to chairing the UK Birth Trauma Inquiry as an MP in Parliament. So listen in and let’s break the taboo! This podcast is sponsored by the law firm Irwin Mitchell. (https://www.irwinmitchell.com/ppc/irwinmitchell1?gclsrc=aw.ds&&ds_lpt_start&ds_lpt_end&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD86blBu0ya7VbzCyHqr9DNrTMn1Q&gclid=Cj0KCQiAy8K8BhCZARIsAKJ8sfS9YCgZE8pEGVI_xaDbjDKPVZUIPj1tUBztX0kJ_sza3VG2PzzS8H8aAhStEALw_wcB)
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Episodes
  • 10: Postpartum psychosis- maternal mental health and support

    10: Postpartum psychosis- maternal mental health and support
    Mar 20 2025
    This week our host Theo is joined by Dr Jessica Heron, the Chief Executive of Action on Postpartum Psychosis, and an affected mother to provide some practical advice to help affected families.

    Topics that we discuss on the show include: what postpartum psychosis is; treatment; mother and baby units; the importance of peer support; wider impact on the family; baby bonding; resources and help for affected families; and raising awareness of the issue.

    Don't suffer in silence! Listen in and let's break the final taboo in women's health #breakingthetaboo.

    Action on Postpartum Psychosis: https://www.app-network.org/
    Getting Peer Support: https://www.app-network.org/get-help/peer-support-for-postpartum-psychosis/
    Insider Guides: https://www.app-network.org/postpartum-psychosis/insider-guides/
    Antenatal Toolkit: https://www.app-network.org/training-on-pp/antenataltoolkit/

    This podcast is sponsored by the law firm Irwin Mitchell.

    DISCLAIMER: This show is not intended to be medical advice please seek advice from a GP or Doctor.

    Website: http://www.theo-clarke.org.uk/podcast
    Instagram: @theoclarkemp
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    46 mins
  • 9: Matrescence: Pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood with author Lucy Jones

    9: Matrescence: Pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood with author Lucy Jones
    Mar 13 2025
    This week our host Theo is joined by award-winning journalist and author Lucy Jones to talk about matrescence and the metamophosis of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood. They also discuss traumatic births and recovering from mental or physical issues after childbirth, and provide some practical advice to help affected families.

    Topics that we discuss on the show include: what matrescence is, information for new mothers, taboos around birth, birth injuries, maternal mental health, challenges breastfeeding, care for women post birth, society's expectations of motherhood, ways to express birth trauma such as writing groups or mothers' circles, shame and stigma around birth trauma and signpost to some useful resources.

    Lucy Jones is an award-winning journalist and the author of four books including the bestselling Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild (a Times and Telegraph Book of the Year) and most recently Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood, which was longlisted for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction and a New Yorker and New Statesman Book of the Year. Her first book, Foxes Unearthed (2016), won the Society of Authors' Roger Deakin Award and was longlisted for the Wainwright Prize. Her writing on ecology, health and science has been published by BBC Earth, the Sunday Times, the Guardian, GQ and the New Statesman.

    Don't suffer in silence! Listen in and let's break the final taboo in women's health #breakingthetaboo.

    Read 'Matrescence' by Lucy Jones here.
    Birth Trauma Association: https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org/
    Birth Injuries Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/151415775011608/
    Masic Foundation: https://masic.org.uk
    New Mothers Writing Circle: https://www.newmumswriting.co.uk/

    This podcast is sponsored by the law firm Irwin Mitchell.

    DISCLAIMER: This show is not intended to be medical advice please seek advice from a GP or Doctor.

    Website: http://www.theo-clarke.org.uk/podcast
    Instagram: @theoclarkemp
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    49 mins
  • 8: Ask me anything on birth trauma

    8: Ask me anything on birth trauma
    Mar 6 2025
    This week our host Theo is joined by Dr Kim Thomas, CEO of the Birth Trauma Association, to answer listener questions on birth trauma. They share information for expectant mothers and families who've experienced a traumatic birth, including recovery from mental and physical health issues after childbirth, and provide some practical advice to help affected families.

    Topics that we discuss on the show include: antenatal classes, recovering from stiches, induction, pain relief and epidurals, risks in childbirth, perineal tears and incontience, bonding with baby, mental health support and breastfeeding.

    Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dad-matters-support-for-fathers-who-experience-birth/id1791997791?i=1000696476191

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/63D4c7TNHuJ6fBR1Uu7s9j?si=1b900225bdfd4220

    Don't suffer in silence! Listen in and let's break the final taboo in women's health #breakingthetaboo.

    Birth Trauma Association: https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org/

    This podcast is sponsored by the law firm Irwin Mitchell.

    DISCLAIMER: This show is not intended to be medical advice please seek advice from a GP or Doctor.

    Website: http://www.theo-clarke.org.uk/podcast
    Instagram: @theoclarkemp
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    47 mins
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