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

We are so delighted to have this mothers talking chat with the brilliant Dr Emma Svanberg, clinical psychologist for parents, author and campaigner. In this rich episode we discuss Emma's latest book, Parenting for Humans, where Emma allows us to discover why we parent the way we do and uncover more of ourselves in the process. Emma has a way of making us feel relaxed about our parenting choices and reassures us that what we're doing is enough. Emma is so warm and insightful with what she shares, this is a good one, not to be missed. Thank you so much Emma.

Emma's links -

https://dremmasvanberg.com/

@mumologist on instagram

Facebook group @ The Village - A Parenting Community for Humans

The wonderful Peter Walker is back with us in this enriching episode of mothers talking. Peter Walker, a leader in his field of developmental baby massage, is so wise, knowledgeable and all heart as he chats with Jenna about the wealth of benefits our babies receive from respectful and loving touch. It's a reassuring listen because you definitely can't hold your baby too much.

Some sensitive topics are discussed so please be mindful when listening.

You can hear more from Peter a few episodes back in 'You calm the belly, you calm the baby'.

If you would like to email him, his email is

walker@thebabieswebsite.com

You can find more about Peter's work here

www.thebabieswebsite.com

@thebabieswebsite on instagram

If you would like to get in touch with Jenna & Natalie please email

motherstalkingpodcast@gmail.com

In this soothing episode of mothers talking, Natalie and Jenna explore the sometimes controversial topic of sleep, in babies, toddlers and beyond. We look at how the decisions we make with sleep have a deep and lasting impact on us and our children and as always how trusting your gut and ignoring the 'shoulds' is always best for you and your baby.

This is the blog Jenna mentions during the show.

https://www.theminimalistdoula.com/blog/night-time-parenting

And if you have any thoughts you would like to share with us please do email us at motherstalkingpodcast@gmail.com

We would love to hear from you.

In this special episode of mothers talking in honour of World Down Syndrome Day, Jenna chats to Susie Baxter whose beautiful son Ziggy has Down syndrome. Ziggy and Jenna's son Jude met in their speech and language class run by the wonderful Down syndrome charity, 21&co. Susie shares her journey with Ziggy as well as exploring what Down syndrome means to her.

*We do touch on some very sensitive issues in this episode including baby loss and termination so please be mindful when listening*

Useful links:

Ziggy's instagram

@zigstar21

Positive about Down Syndrome

https://positiveaboutdownsyndrome.co.uk/

21&Co

http://www.21andco.org.uk/

Tommy's

https://www.tommys.org/baby-loss-support

In this curious episode of mothers talking, Natalie and Jenna chat to mums, Molly Russell and Tahmina Pinnington-Mannan, about their unicorn births, in particular the difficulty they have had in sharing their experiences. Have you ever heard of a unicorn birth? Maybe you've had one? Maybe you want one? Come and have a listen and find out what it's all about.

If you would like to get in touch with us about any of our episodes, please email us at

motherstalkingpodcast@gmail.com

In this enlightening episode of mothers talking, Jenna is thrilled to chat to the warm and wise Peter Walker, father of five, developmental baby massage expert and author, whose latest book, 'The Resilient Child' is out now.

Jenna and Peter discuss a baby's first 1001 critical days from conception to toddlerhood, explore what's important for a child to thrive in those early days, weeks and months, as well as how Peter has helped, Jenna's son Jude, through his incredible developmental delay clinic.

If you would like to reach out to Peter, his email address is

walker@thebabieswebsite.com

And you can learn more about his work and order his books here, thank you.

www.thebabieswebsite.com