
The Maternal Journal Podcast
A look at the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and well-being through parenting.
Episodes
11 episodes
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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Season 1
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Episode 10
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32:43

Some of the Unspoken Challenges of Being a Mother and Parent
In this episode, Laura interviews Katherine May, the bestselling author and podcaster of books such as Wintering and The Electricity of Every Living Thing.Katherine discusses the struggles she f...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:26

Embracing Life’s “Unshaped Mess”
In this episode, Laura speaks with memoirist and bestselling author, Cathy Rentzenbrink, writer of The Last Act of Love and Write it All Down.Together, they consider the power of writing for men...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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36:59

A Midwife’s Story and Finding Your Flow
Laura and Leah Hazard both practising NHS midwives, writers and birth activists, discuss how to bring evidence-based information about midwifery, birth and women’s bodies into the public sphere in a w...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:26

Finding Your Voice Through Creativity
Artist, writer, editor, lecturer, speaker and curator Sarah Lightman discusses her graphic memoir, The Book of Sarah, which looks at her childhood, cultural history and explores her mothering experiences...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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34:26

Radical Peer Support for Black Mothers
Founder of The Motherhood Group, a social enterprise that supports the Black maternal experience, Sandra Igwe discusses her advocacy for the importance of ‘radical peer support’ for Black mothers. Sandr...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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33:21

The Poetry of Motherhood and Memory
Laura speaks with award-winning author, poet and activist, Jacqueline Saphra. The conversation explores love, family history, birth and relationships. Jacqueline reads two of her beautiful poems h...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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29:27

Fatherhood, Grief and the Grace of Everyday Parenting
In this episode, Laura sits in conversation with Nikesh Shukla, an author, editor and screenwriter. Together, they discuss Nikesh’s memoir, Brown Baby, a love letter to his daughter w...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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28:35

Overcoming Trauma and the Power of Writing
Laura is joined by award-winning writer and editor Sinéad Gleeson, who reveals her extraordinary journey of motherhood overcoming trauma, illness and disability. She discusses the power of writ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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37:40
