The Maternal Journal Podcast
A look at the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and well-being through parenting.
Podcasting since 2023 • 15 episodes
The Maternal Journal Podcast
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S2E4: Teresa Wong: ‘Dear Scarlet’ - giving voice to the experience of postpartum depression with unflinching clarity and self-compassion.
Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this episode, host Laura Godfrey-Isaa...
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S2E3: Mimi Kunz: ‘Mother Tongue’ – expressions through poetry and drawing of both the tenderness and uncertainty of the maternal experience.
Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this episode, host Laura Godfrey-Isaa...
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S2E2: Lucy Knisley: ‘Kid Gloves - Nine Months of Careful Chaos’ - exploring personal stories of parenting that inform, educate and illuminate
* Trigger warning, some of this episode discusses pregnancy loss, and a near-death birth experience* Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental ...
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S2E1: Becky Barnicoat: ‘Cry when the Baby Cries' - depicting the raw, uncensored and real nature of motherhood
Welcome to the second series of The Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting - hosted by Maternal Journal founder, artist...
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S1E10: Redefining Motherhood and creativity: Giving Yourself Permission
In this episode, Laura interviews Julie Phillips, an award-winning author, biographer and book critic who wrote the influential book - Baby on the Fire Escape, where she explores the complex rela...
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