Hello everyone, Dina Sheer, Dina Sheer, Melina Devon. Now this is a quick episode with a big message. I've been hosting this podcast for just over five years. And when I set out, my vision was to disrupt the idea that once my mother's life is done.
My wish was to feature mothers disrupting this in their own ways. I didn't want to fix question format in an interview show, so I built it with storytelling as the beating heart of the brand. What I think matters is sharing stories that dig deep, even when the story itself might seem familiar. I'm especially proud of my guests who go beyond their own usual telling of themselves as mother and fallible human being.
I sometimes think about Shoshana Garfield from episode 160 and her profound lessons on forgiveness after her mum sold her repeatedly as a child to raise money for drugs. Now what about episode 114 when Nick Stone gobbles up the word bitch and makes it her own like a warm donut rather than an insult? I loved the moment world famous author Erica Young cuffed up the fact that she's never been at all like the controversial sex iron she wrote about. A 20 million book sold and counting.
That made me laugh. Or in episode 94 Rebecca Tossig's compelling words on wheelchair pregnancy and mothering in a world waiting for her to fail. And then the rallying cries for anger called for by New York Times best-selling writer Kate Baer in episode 117, which was dialed even higher by fellow poets, Holly McNichia's Rorke spirit in episode 145. My personal top three episodes are a Sunday supplement called Overcoming Adversity and Relationships, which is sandwiched between Ep 96 and Ep 97.
This well-known couple uncover an excruciating hidden truth about their marriage on air, which ended not long after this interview. And I am talking about the marriage. Then there's episode 163 from my eldest daughter Harriet breathed us a fresh air into what's possible in mother-daughter relationships. But it's one episode that took an unceasable amount of hearts searching hours, but in the end, it turned out to be the most downloaded one of all.
Last episode at 170, where I share about my interview with Katie Hopkins and my I didn't publish the entire conversation. I could name so many I loved from just one year, let alone five-plus years of phenomenal guest interviews. Guest event and sooth, lament and advise, grieve and defy. It's a humbling experience to be in the company of hundreds of mothers refusing to be snoring the world.
But you've probably listened to lots, so you know. Which brings me to my announcement. Over the past year, I gained clarity. I've got to continue growing as a podcaster, support more people doing the hardest job, parenthood and bring thought leadership on this topic to more corners of the world.
Today, I'm proud to announce that School for Mothers is becoming parents who think the debate show and is entering its next expansive brand chapter. It lands early next month in an upgraded podcast format. An official trailer of Parents You Think drops soon. It'll give you a sense of what's to come and how you can get involved.
Until then, thank you for all your support in making School for Mothers what it became today.