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The Maternal Journal Podcast
Maternal Journal
16 episodes
1 week ago
Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this episode, host Laura Godfrey-Isaacs is joined by artist and poet Sophie Herxheimer who shares her collaborative practice of gathering stories and making them visual. Through poetry, cut-up collage, and performance, Sophie invites us into a space where the maternal voice-often fragmented or unheard-can becom...
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Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this episode, host Laura Godfrey-Isaacs is joined by artist and poet Sophie Herxheimer who shares her collaborative practice of gathering stories and making them visual. Through poetry, cut-up collage, and performance, Sophie invites us into a space where the maternal voice-often fragmented or unheard-can becom...
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Kids & Family
Arts,
Parenting
Episodes (16/16)
The Maternal Journal Podcast
S2E5: Sophie Herxheimer: Collective Threads: Storytelling, Poetry, and the Maternal Archive
Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this episode, host Laura Godfrey-Isaacs is joined by artist and poet Sophie Herxheimer who shares her collaborative practice of gathering stories and making them visual. Through poetry, cut-up collage, and performance, Sophie invites us into a space where the maternal voice-often fragmented or unheard-can becom...
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1 week ago
36 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S2E4: Teresa Wong: ‘Dear Scarlet’ - giving voice to the experience of postpartum depression with unflinching clarity and self-compassion.
Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this episode, host Laura Godfrey-Isaacs speaks to Canadian writer and memoirist, Theresa Wong, who’s deeply moving graphic memoir ‘Dear Scarlet’ charts her motherhood journey, touching on how she moved from ‘tiredness to sadness’. Her experiences of postnatal depression shaped her early mothering experien...
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3 weeks ago
34 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S2E3: Mimi Kunz: ‘Mother Tongue’ – expressions through poetry and drawing of both the tenderness and uncertainty of the maternal experience.
Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this episode, host Laura Godfrey-Isaacs, is joined by artist and poet Mimi Kunz. Her book ‘Mother Tongue’ brings a stunning combination of poems and drawings together, made in parallel, whilst she was taking care of her new born daughter, Iris, in the first year of her life. The book recounts moments of m...
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1 month ago
30 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S2E2: Lucy Knisley: ‘Kid Gloves - Nine Months of Careful Chaos’ - exploring personal stories of parenting that inform, educate and illuminate
* Trigger warning, some of this episode discusses pregnancy loss, and a near-death birth experience* Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this episode, host Laura Godfrey-Isaacs, is joined by Bestselling American cartoonist Lucy Knisley. We hear about her book, ‘Kid Gloves’ which takes us on a journey through pre-conception, preg...
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1 month ago
32 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S2E1: Becky Barnicoat: ‘Cry when the Baby Cries' - depicting the raw, uncensored and real nature of motherhood
Welcome to the second series of The Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting - hosted by Maternal Journal founder, artist, writer and midwife, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs. This new series focuses on graphic novels and illustrated books, and we have some amazing guests who share their work and thoughts with us. Every podcast includes reflections from our guests on the relationship b...
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2 months ago
38 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S1E10: Redefining Motherhood and creativity: Giving Yourself Permission
In this episode, Laura interviews Julie Phillips, an award-winning author, biographer and book critic who wrote the influential book - Baby on the Fire Escape, where she explores the complex relationship between creativity and motherhood through the lives of some of the most important women artists of the 20th century.. Together, they unpick the challenges and stereotypes of motherhood and creativity, highlighting the conflict between societal expectations and personal desires. Julie ad...
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1 year ago
32 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S1E9: Some of the Unspoken Challenges of Being a Mother and Parent
In this episode, Laura interviews Katherine May, the bestselling author and podcaster of books such as Wintering and The Electricity of Every Living Thing. Katherine discusses the struggles she faced during her pregnancy, including depression and feeling out of place. She shares her insights as an autistic mother and the importance of finding one's own path in parenting. In addition we talk about her approach to writing, highlighting the importance of a supportive environment and open discuss...
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1 year ago
31 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S1E8: Embracing Life’s “Unshaped Mess”
In this episode, Laura speaks with memoirist and bestselling author, Cathy Rentzenbrink, writer of The Last Act of Love and Write it All Down. Together, they consider the power of writing for mental health, advocating for a focus on process over content. Cathy elaborates on how writing has helped her understand and manage traumatic experiences in her life, and stresses the importance of authenticity in journal writing, contrasting it with the partial truths often portrayed on social media. Yo...
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1 year ago
36 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S1E7: A Midwife’s Story and Finding Your Flow
Laura and Leah Hazard both practising NHS midwives, writers and birth activists, discuss how to bring evidence-based information about midwifery, birth and women’s bodies into the public sphere in a way that’s accessible, relatable and relevant to our times. Leah’s new book, Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began, expands on the history of women’s reproductive lives interwoven with her own personal story. Your host is writer, artist and midwife, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs. To find out more,...
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1 year ago
26 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S1E6: Finding Your Voice Through Creativity
Artist, writer, editor, lecturer, speaker and curator Sarah Lightman discusses her graphic memoir, The Book of Sarah, which looks at her childhood, cultural history and explores her mothering experiences through text and images. She gives an introduction to graphic narrative work and cartooning, particularly the powerful history by Jewish women. Your host is writer, artist and midwife, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs. To find out more, head to https://www.maternaljournal.org/.
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1 year ago
34 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S1E5: Radical Peer Support for Black Mothers
Founder of The Motherhood Group, a social enterprise that supports the Black maternal experience, Sandra Igwe discusses her advocacy for the importance of ‘radical peer support’ for Black mothers. Sandra is also a writer and poet, and author of My Black Motherhood: Mental Health, Stigma, Racism and the System. In her 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. Your host i...
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2 years ago
33 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S1E4: The Poetry of Motherhood and Memory
Laura speaks with award-winning author, poet and activist, Jacqueline Saphra. The conversation explores love, family history, birth and relationships. Jacqueline reads two of her beautiful poems highlighting the power and resonance of poetry in processing emotions and experiences. Your host is writer, artist and midwife, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs. To find out more, head to https://www.maternaljournal.org/.
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2 years ago
29 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S1E3: Fatherhood, Grief and the Grace of Everyday Parenting
In this episode, Laura sits in conversation with Nikesh Shukla, an author, editor and screenwriter. Together, they discuss Nikesh’s memoir, Brown Baby, a love letter to his daughter which interrogates race, family, home, and grief from his perspective as a father and explores how parenthood changes our perceptions of life, what it means to be a writer and the writing process. Your host is writer, artist and midwife, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs. To find out more, head to https://www.maternaljourna...
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2 years ago
28 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S1E2: Overcoming Trauma and the Power of Writing
Laura is joined by award-winning writer and editor Sinéad Gleeson, who reveals her extraordinary journey of motherhood overcoming trauma, illness and disability. She discusses the power of writing and extends valuable advice to anyone struggling to put pen to paper. Your host is writer, artist and midwife, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs. To find out more, head to https://www.maternaljournal.org/.
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2 years ago
37 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
S1E1: Maternal Rage and the Invisibility of Motherhood
Laura talks to award-winning journalist and writer Saima Mir about her feelings of obscurity and anger in the transition to motherhood. They discuss the struggle to combat conflicting stereotypes imposed on mothers and how writing and creativity can offer ways to positively affect mental health and well-being. Your host is writer, artist and midwife, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs. To find out more, head to https://www.maternaljournal.org/.
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2 years ago
29 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
Pilot
A look at the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and well-being through parenting.
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2 years ago
31 minutes

The Maternal Journal Podcast
Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this episode, host Laura Godfrey-Isaacs is joined by artist and poet Sophie Herxheimer who shares her collaborative practice of gathering stories and making them visual. Through poetry, cut-up collage, and performance, Sophie invites us into a space where the maternal voice-often fragmented or unheard-can becom...