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Mothers Matter
by Claire Paye
The podcast in which you hear from real, genuine mothers and actual experts about topics that matter to mothers and their children. Not just what is for tea, but maternal mental health, raising teenagers, family taxation, busyness, loneliness, identity, infant stress and so on. Hosted by Claire Paye.
Episodes
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2.19 Mothers and Stay at Home Mothers
What is life like when you give up work to look after your children full time? Lisa, Laura and Victoria all open up about why they chose to leave paid work, what they like about being able to care for their children full time, and what the challenges are. They have all set up local groups for...
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2.18 Mothers and Suicide
Talking about suicide does not make it more likely that someone will end their life, it really shows that you care. Rachel, a counsellor from Papyrus,a UK charity for the prevention of young suicide, discusses with me what may lead someone to consider ending their life and how mothers or any...
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2.17 Mothers and Teenagers
What does 'normal' teenage behaviour look like? Erica Komisar, psychoanalyst, parent coach and author answers this and so many other questions. How can we maintain good mental health when our teenagers tell us we are useless? Why are teenagers attracted to risky behaviour and what can parents do...
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2.16 Mothers and Daughters
What does 'success' look like for girls today? How do we help our daughters cope with pressure, both from themselves and from society? What is holding women back in the workplace? Jo Wimble-Groves, author of the new book, Rise of the Girl, joins me to discuss how we can raise girls who thrive. Jo...
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2.15 Mothers and Sleep
Considering how your baby or child, and therefore you, can get more sleep often dominates a parent's waking, of which there are often many, hours. Lyndsey Hookway, an expert in infant and child sleep, joins me to explore what a normal sleep pattern looks like for infants, strategies to help...
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2.14 Mothers and Marriage
Finding time to invest in your marriage whilst raising small (or tall) children is a challenge. Michaela Hyde, Director of the Marriage Foundation, and a wife, outlines her recipe for a healthy marriage while I throw out all the issues I find being married with children produces. We also discuss...
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2.13 Mothers and Secondary Infertility
Being unable to have the number of children you'd hoped for is so sad but secondary infertility is hardly ever discussed openly. It is emotionally exhausting coping with the relentless nature of keeping on trying either naturally or through IVF or other methods. My guest in this podcast and I…
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2.12 Mothers and Benefits
Universal Credit (UC) is now the main way of accessing government support for mothers whose income is low or non-existent. Patricia Exley, a Citizens Advice manager, runs through the type of support available through UC, how to apply for it, and what the work commitments may be for those on UC.…
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2.11 Mothers and Attachment Parenting
Attachment parenting is largely about meeting the needs of the child for love, security and closeness in the early days and beyond. It has become possibly the mainstream parenting approach, or aspiration. In this podcast Michelle McHale, Founder and Director of Attachment Parenting UK, outlines...
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2.10 Mothers and the Home
Three mothers join me to talk about what home means to them, what the role of mothers is in creating and maintaining the home, the essentials of a happy home and why the idea of homemaking is so undervalued in society. You can follow Molly, Elain and Caz on Instagram on Mothering Through the...
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2.9 Mothers and Debt
£3,763 was the amount of total unsecured debt per UK adult in Jan 2021. Lone parents are the most likely group to suffer persistent poverty, and single mothers are the most likely to experience in-work poverty. In this podcast, Fiona Lloyd, from the charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP),...
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2.8 Mothers and Dogs
My neighbour, Kate, and I are both first time dog owners. In this episode we go into the challenges we've faced and are still struggling with, and, despite this, the overwhelming love we feel for our dogs. Kate has Toph, a one year old black cockerdor, I have Lola, a 4 year old golden retriever....
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2.7 Mothers and the Poetry of Motherhood
In just a few lines of poetry my guest, Sarra Culleno, can encapsulate the experience of being a new mother, the deep-rooted impact our own mothers still have on us as mothers, the agony of separation from our loved ones in lockdown, the fear of waiting for a medical test result, the shift in...
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2.6 Mothers and Joy
The cultivation of joy and the virtues which make up a developed character are the subjects of this in depth and thought-provoking discussion with Dr Matthew Kuan Johnson, a Research Fellow on the Oxford Character Project and possibly the leading researcher on the philosophy of joy.
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2.5 Mothers and Play
Playing with children can be great fun, but also hard work, especially at 6am. In this podcast Dr Pat Preedy offers parents excellent examples of how to enjoy our children through play, whether they are 4 months or 14 years old. Dr Pat jointly led the Parents and Carers as Play Partners Project...
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2.4 Mothers and the Menopause
Thanks in large part to Diane Danzebrink and Rachel Weiss, my guests on this podcast, the menopause is being covered more often in the media, but there is still a huge amount of ignorance as to what the symptoms are and how to cope with them. Diane, the founder of Menopause Support and the…
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2.3 Mothers and Making Money from Home
Finding work which fits around being available full time for your children is challenging. In this podcast I chat with 3 mothers who have managed to achieve this and who are willing to share their advice. Elizabeth is so busy she can now turn away work as she takes on micro jobs for companies…
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2.2 Mothers and Mothers at Home Matter
Celebrating 30 years of the campaign and support group, Mothers at Home Matter, I have the joy of asking the Chair, Anne Fennell, all the tricky questions I've been asked as a media contact, such as 'isn't it a luxury to have a mother at home?' (spoiler alert: yes but it shouldn't be) and 'why do...
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2.1 Mothers and Meals
Welcome to series 2 of the Mothers Matter podcast. I'm joined by Zoe Gilbey, Nutritional Therapist, to discuss the joys of trying to feed our children (and ourselves) food which they like and is also good for them, in the time available. We also discuss how food affects our immune system, the...
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21. Mothers and Divorce
Tosh Brittan, aka the Divorce Goddess, was a stay at home mother, working for the family company, when she got divorced. She worked hard for a non-confrontational divorce, rooted in kindness and mindfulness. In this podcast she recalls the challenges she faced, not least in her own attitude, to...
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20. Mothers and Cancer
Katharine Boddy discovered she had breast cancer in 2018. In this podcast she patiently explains to me the details of the diagnosis and the lengthy treatment she went through, as well as the effect her illness had on her husband and four children. I was very interested to hear how her friends…
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19. Mothers and Anxiety
Why is anxiety so prevalent these days, and how can parents help their children who suffer from it? Erica Komisar, psychoanalyst and parent coach, answers these questions and many more. We discuss the impact of social media on young people, how to help children and adolescents grow into healthy...
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18. Mothers and Faith
Charlotte's faith and how she became a single mother are surprisingly closely connected. As well as telling me about how she coped as a single mother, Charlotte and I discuss how our faith affects everything we do as parents, and the challenges connected with passing faith on to our children....
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17. Mothers and Christmas
At this bijou Mothers Matter Christmas party are two guests, Vicki and Kate, surnames withheld to protect the innocence/make sure the in laws don't listen, who join with Claire in celebrating the joys of present buying/allocating/receiving, Christmas catering, parties - or lack of, managing...
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16. Mothers and Taxation
Why is it so difficult to earn your way out of poverty? Why do families on a single income often struggle financially? The first answer is the 90.6% METR (Marginal Equivalent Tax Rate) which anyone earning up to £30,295 will pay on each extra £1 they earn. The second answer is the extra tax of at...
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15. Mothers and Childcare
How does a mother's love shape and form her baby's brain and what happens if an infant is separated from his or her mother? Diana Dean, Research Director of the charity What about the Children?, answers these questions by referring to the science behind the outcomes. We also talk about the...
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14. Mothers and Family Friendly Policies
What is a genuinely family friendly policy? It is not giving more hours of subsidised childcare so children spend ever longer hours away from the loving care of their parents. It is not ensuring families to spend less time together by 'encouraging' mothers out of the home to work because they are...
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13. Mothers and Career Breaks
However many years you are able to dedicate to raising your children, the time will come when they (hopefully/eventually) leave home so at some point almost all mothers will return to paid work. In this podcast Ronnie Cloke Browne of CareerBreak People helps mothers value the time they spend out…
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12. Mothers and the Empty Nest
When children leave home to go to university or start a job, it's an exciting time for them but a deeply emotional time for their mothers and fathers. It signifies the end of an era and a fundamental shift in relationship. It is a time to reflect on the previous 18 or so years as a mother, which…
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11. Mothers and Home Education
Philippa Nicholson is an enthusiastic advocate for the value of home schooling, having been home educated herself. She home schools her four children, aged 4 to 12. In this podcast Philippa explains how she makes it work, both practically in terms of how she manages the different demands of four...
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10. Mothers and Fathers
Sam Jackson,father of 4 and Managing Editor of Classic FM and Smooth Radio, author of the book Diary of a Desperate Dad, chats about the joys and challenges of fatherhood. We discuss the research which highlights the important ways in which fathers differ from mothers and the unique, essential…
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9. Mothers and the United Nations
Carolina Allen explains why she set up the lobby and support group Big Ocean Women. Applying the principles of maternal feminism, Carolina and Big Ocean Women work through groups of mothers to make a difference locally in their neighbourhoods across the United States, and internationally, through...
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8. Mothers and Bereavement
Sarah Douglas-Pennant discusses bravely, eloquently and extremely poignantly the lives of her three children and how she has found the strength to live on after bereavement. She has been forced to come to an understanding of the purpose of life and find some meaning in death. Sarah's wisdom on…
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7. Mothers and High Achieving Children
Lynette Dudman's sons, Max and Fred, are top BMX riders with Fred (age 10) competing at an international level. Lynette is typical of so many mothers providing the emotional and practical support to help their children achieve their dreams, with her husband, Sean Dudman, a former motocross...
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6. Mothers and Mental Health
Emily Tredget shares her experience of prenatal and postnatal depression (PND), outlining the devastating effect it had on her and her family and how she eventually managed to come through it. Emily's experiences led her to set up the MummyLinks app, an invitation-only app which addresses one of...
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5. Mothers and Guilt
Erica Komisar, a New York psychoanalyst, parent coach and author, explains the essential role mothers play in their children's first three years, and beyond. She explores the issue of maternal guilt and how to harness its positive effects. Erica also outlines the opportunity that the brain's...
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4. Mothers and Mother's Day
Anne Fennell, Chair of Mothers at Home Matter and mother of six boys, discusses how important mothers are in their children's lives, why she got involved with Mothers at Home Matter and what life as a mother of six is like. Anne attempts to remember the various groups she has set up and run and...
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3. Mothers and Knife Crime
Dionne John from north London is a mother of three who has started a campaign to address the dangers of knife crime in the Southgate Borough. Dionne shares her insights into what she believes is behind the rise in knife crime and how schools, local businesses and parents can help prevent young...
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2. Mothers and Policy Makers
Marie Peacock, Honorary Vice President of Mothers at Home Matter, mother of four and holder of an Early Years Professional qualification, discusses why it is that there is so much emphasis in policy-making circles on getting mothers into long hours in paid work at the expense of time spent with...
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1. Mothers and Definitions
In this first podcast Claire tries to define mothers without using the terms 'working' or 'stay at home', has her first Media Moment where she comments on a recent interview with an 'absent mother', and discusses whether International Women's Day celebrates includes mothers in its…
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The podcast in which you hear from real, genuine mothers and actual experts about topics that matter to mothers and their children. Not just what is for tea, but maternal mental health, raising teenagers, family taxation, busyness, loneliness, identity, infant stress and so on. Hosted by Claire Paye.
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The podcast in which you hear from real, genuine mothers and actual experts about topics that matter to mothers and their children. Not just what is for tea, but maternal mental health, raising teenagers, family taxation, busyness, loneliness, identity, infant stress and so on. Hosted by Claire...
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