The Madwives Podcast: Recent Episodes
Midwife Marley & The Honest Midwife
Midwife Louise Broadbridge @thehonestmidwife and Midwife Marley Hall @midwifemarley talking all things pregnancy, birth, parenting, work and lots of other sh*t!
MJ is founder of The Biggest Ask, an online community that supports those interested in surrogacy. In this episode, she speaks with us about her own personal journey navigating infant loss and finding joy through surrogacy.
MJ can be found on Instagram @thebiggestask and via her website www.thebiggestask.com
Polly Hazelwood is a podcaster and mother of twins with complex needs. She co-hosts the podcast Dirty Mother Pukka with Journalist and presenter Anna Whitehouse.
Polly Shares with us her journey of having twins with complex needs after discovering things were not all they seemed after having an ultrasound scan whilst thousands of miles away in the US.
Sandra Igwe is a Black maternal health advocate, TedX speaker,
and is the Founder of The Motherhood Group, a social enterprise
that supports the Black maternal experience by delivering
community-based events, training workshops, peer-to-peer
support, national campaigns (Black Maternal Mental Health Week
UK), and culturally sensitive programmes for Black mothers.
Sandra is also a Trustee for Birthrights Charity, the leading
charity on human rights in pregnancy and childbirth in the UK and
the co-chair of their National Inquiry into Racial Injustice in
Maternity Care.
Sandra is the author of My Black Motherhood:
Mental Health, Stigma, Racism and the System. In this book, she uses her voice, and many other Black mothers experiences to demand that Black women are listened to, believed, and understood by healthcare professionals
Follow Sandra on IG @ sandeeigwe and @themotherhoodgroup
Kayley Stead went viral last month on Tik Tok after sharing her devastating story of going ahead with her wedding day, without the groom present.
Follow Kayley on Instagram @kayleystead2206
Shakira Akabusi is a Pre and postnatal wellness specialist, public speaker, author and mother of 4. He is the founder of Strong Like Mum, a community dedicated to physical and mental wellbeing after having a baby.
On this episode, she talks to us about her experiences of OCD & anxiety, particularly how it exaccerbated after having her first child. She also shares her experience of having twin babies during the 2020 pandemic.
You can find Shakira on Instagram @shakira.akabusi
Her book Strong Like Mum is available here
Cat Sims is a mum to two girls, a wife to a musician, funnier in 'reel' life, and an author, podcaster and content creator.
Find out more about Cat here: https://www.notsosmugnow.com/about
Shakira Akabusi is a Pre and postnatal wellness specialist, public speaker, author and mother of 4. He is the founder of Strong Like Mum, a community dedicated to physical and mental wellbeing after having a baby.
On this episode, she talks to us about her experiences of OCD & anxiety, particularly how it exaccerbated after having her first child. She also shares her experience of having twin babies during the 2020 pandemic.
You can find Shakira on Instagram @shakira.akabusi
Her book Strong Like Mum is available here