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This Voice is Mine: the Unquiet Podcast
For every neurodivergent mind that was masked, misread, or missed. Where identity is reclaimed and the system gets named. This Voice Is Mine is a podcast for those who were told they were too much, too sensitive, too chaotic, too intense or not enough.
Hosted by Dr Emma, a clinical psychologist, neurodivergent woman, and unapologetic system disrupter, this podcast explores what happens when difference is pathologised and what becomes possible when we drop the shame, the script, and the medical model.
Through stories, reflections, and conversations with people who were never meant to fit, This Voice Is Mine reclaims the truth of neurodivergent minds, bodies, and ways of being. This is not about fixing or fitting in. It’s about remembering who we are and unlearning everything they got wrong.
This Voice is Mine: the Unquiet Podcast
The Voice of Anger: What Maternal Rage Is Really Trying to Tell Us
In this episode of This Voice Is Mine, Dr Emma Offord is joined by clinical psychologist, author, and maternal mental health specialist Dr Caroline Boyd for a deeply honest and necessary conversation about motherhood, anger, and the stories we are taught to silence.
Together, they explore the realities that so many parents live but rarely feel able to name: intrusive thoughts, maternal rage, emotional overload, and the crushing weight of expectation placed on mothers, particularly within a culture that still clings to myths of calm, self-sacrificing, endlessly patient ‘good’ motherhood.
Caroline brings her clinical expertise, research, and lived experience to unpack why anger is not a failure, but a meaningful signal.
They discuss how suppressed anger can manifest as anxiety, shame, burnout, and even physical illness, and why learning to listen to anger, rather than fear it, can be a powerful act of repair and self-compassion.
This episode also names the wider systems at play: patriarchy, unsupported caregiving structures, isolation, and the lack of societal scaffolding for parents. Rather than pathologising mothers, Emma and Caroline invite us to see anger as both a protector and a messenger, one that deserves attention, not punishment.
This is a conversation about reclaiming voice, dignity, and humanity in parenthood. Not about fixing mothers, but about finally listening to them.
Clinical psychologist Dr Caroline Boyd has over 10 years experience working in
the NHS and mental health settings, and she supports parents from pregnancy
to childbirth and beyond.
Caroline offers anger courses, workshops and 1:1 therapy in her independent psychology practice, Parent Therapy Hub.
Caroline is the author of Mindful New Mum, and her published research
explores mothers experiences of intrusive thoughts about their babies. Her
work has been featured in You magazine, Elle, Grazia, the Telegraph and
Womans Hour on BBC Radio 4, and she is an Ambassador for UK perinatal
mental health charity, PANDAS. Caroline shares psychology ideas on Instagram
and in the media to help parents feel less alone and more connected - to
themselves and their children.
You can reach Caroline at drcarolineboyd.com or via Instagram @_drboyd
Caroline offers a self-paced anger course for mothers
(USE THE CODE “PODCAST” TO CLAIM YOUR £100 DISCOUNT):
Download Caroline’s FREE GUIDE on how to handle anger in HOT moments:
For an overview of Caroline’s work, including her book, Mindful New Mum,
click here.
If you’re struggling with difficult thoughts and feelings or if this episode raises
any concerns for you, please talk to a trusted health professional such as your
GP.
You can also reach out to the services below:
UK: PANDAS offer a free, bookable call service
Samaritans – 116 123
US: Postpartum Support International - 1-800-944-4773 (4PPD)
For emergency help - call 999 or visit your local A&E department.