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The grey zone
What do you do when you feel stuck in the midde?
No-one enjoys their time like a mum on a rare night out
Making the most of a night to myself as a single parent.
Episode 11: Loneliness in motherhood
In this episode of the podcast, Motherkind Café coordinators Katherine Crawford, Emily Malden, and Jules Pidgeon are joined by local mum Heather, who gave birth to her second baby in May 2021, to discuss loneliness in motherhood and how the pandemic has affected Heather’s experience of second-time motherhood. Pre-warning: there is brief discussion of suicidalContinue reading “Episode 11: Loneliness in motherhood”
Pregnancy and second-time motherhood in the time of COVID
One mother’s experience of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Episode 10: The mental load at Christmas
Happy Christmas from The Motherkind Café! In this episode the four Motherkind Café coordinators Emily Malden, Katherine Crawford, Kats Handel and Julia Pidgeon talk about all the extra pressures on mums at Christmas, and how we all manage those responsibilities for our family. Join us on a meandering, wine-accompanied conversation through how we each createContinue reading “Episode 10: The mental load at Christmas”
Episode 9: The power of words – Breastfeeding loss and poetry with Kate Thirlwall
For episode 9 of the podcast, Motherkind Café coordinators Katherine Crawford and Emily Malden are joined by Kate Thirlwall, a local mum and poet, who has written 4 poetry collections reflecting on her experience of the highs and lows of motherhood. Kate talks honestly about how past trauma and an experience in hospital shortly afterContinue reading “Episode 9: The power of words – Breastfeeding loss and poetry with Kate Thirlwall”
Episode 8: Sleep
This episode we chatted about SLEEP! And how we all dealt with the sleep deprivation that accompanies having a small baby to look after. We discuss the various things we tried to help our babies (and us) to sleep better, including, swaddling, singing nursery rhymes on repeat for hours and the holy grail of babyContinue reading “Episode 8: Sleep”
Some reflections on the play “after birth”
Caffeine
Our co-ordinator Katherine talks about her relationship with caffeine since becoming a mum.