Re-Write: Helen Russell from Series One

from Namaste Motherf**kers · host Cally Beaton

As our literary season continues to the publication of Cally's book, we bring you this classic episode from the Namaste archive where Cally talks to journalist, speaker and best-selling author Helen Russell about happiness, sadness, life, death, parenthood, fertility, arrival fallacy, being ginger, crying on planes, crying off planes, telephone phobia, loneliness, Scandinavia, altruism, therapy, medication and washing machines. Instagram ⁠@MsHelenRussell⁠ Helen's book ⁠How to Be Sad⁠ Helen's website ⁠helenrussell.co.uk⁠ Bereavement support for ⁠SIDS ⁠loss ⁠Could having a baby give you PTSD?⁠ Harvard ⁠happiness course⁠ ⁠Mo Gawdat Order Cally's Book Get tickets for Cally’s Tour More about Cally Produced by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions Music by Jake Yapp Cover design by Jaijo Part of the Auddy Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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