Love, Life and Loss

13. Malin’s story!

Malin Anderson is an author, a motivational speaker and an advocate for a number of good causes including mental health, body image and women’s rights. As well as baby loss. Some of you may also know her from love island. Listen as Malin talks about the complications she experienced in her first pregnancy whilst in an abusive relationship. Malin takes us on her journey from the loss of her daughter to the birth of her rainbow baby and what that was like for her. Listen as Malin talks about her struggles and how she has overcome them.

12.Cara’s story! part 2 of 2

Cara is a mum of 4 she has 3 beautiful children with her and 1 angel baby.
*warning this episode shares some graphic details that might upset some listeners*
Listen this week as Cara tells her story! She was just 17 years old when her first born son was still born. Cara lost her son over 20 years ago and she went on to have 3 more beautiful children. Listen as Cara tells us about her journey and how much she has over come. This is really an inspirational story. Cara give us her raw honest truth of her experience and life journey.

11. Cara’s story! part 1 of 2

Cara is a mum of 4! She has 3 beautiful children with her and 1 angel baby.
Listen this week as Cara tells her story! She was just 17 years old when her first born son was still born. Cara lost her son over 20 years ago and she went on to have 3 more beautiful children. Listen as Cara tells us about her journey and how much she has over come. This is really an inspirational story. Cara give us her raw honest truth of her experience and life journey.

10. Call the midwife! Grace’s story! part 2 of 2

Call the midwife! Listen to Grace tells us what it is like from a midwife’s point of view. Grace is a mum, a singer, a midwife and a woman.
Listen as Grace tells us about her experiences as a midwife and why she entered into this profession. We talk about the impacts on women of colour and we talk about the differences between areas. It is so refreshing to listen to Grace talk about the wonderful work she does and the passion she has.
In Grace’s area they are trying to find the right balance on how to support families during pregnancy.
Listen as Grace tells us about her experience supporting a family when they lost their baby and what that was like for Grace, a midwife’s perspective.
Grace is so passionate about her work and equality and diversity, during lockdown Grace started her own podcast called brown muma brown me.
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women are reported to be have poorer outcomes during pregnancy, childbirth and within 6weeks of giving birth. This includes being more likely to die than their white counterparts. Brown Mama Brown Me is a podcast exploring the topic and seeks to continue the conversation in order to improve maternity care and the outcomes for BAME women in the UK
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brown-mama-brown-me/id1512677691?i=1000474167078

9. Call the midwife! Grace’s story! part 1 of 2

Call the midwife!
Listen to Grace tells us what it is like from a midwife’s point of view. Grace is a mum, a singer, a midwife and a woman.
Listen as Grace tells us about her experiences as a midwife and why she entered into this profession. We talk about the impacts on women of colour and we talk about the differences between areas.
It is so refreshing to listen to Grace talk about the wonderful work she does and the passion she has. In Grace’s area they are trying to find the right balance on how to support families during pregnancy.
Listen as Grace tells us about her experience supporting a family when they lost their baby and what that was like for Grace, a midwife’s perspective. Grace is so passionate about her work and equality and diversity, during lockdown Grace started her own podcast called brown muma brown me.
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women are reported to be have poorer outcomes during pregnancy, childbirth and within 6weeks of giving birth. This includes being more likely to die than their white counterparts. Brown Mama Brown Me is a podcast exploring the topic and seeks to continue the conversation in order to improve maternity care and the outcomes for BAME women in the UK
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brown-mama-brown-me/id1512677691?i=1000474167078

8. Lily’s story! part 2 of 2

Listen as my dear friend Lily tells her story. She talks honestly and openly about her journey as a mother. Listen as Lily talks about the complications in both of her pregnancies and the miscarriage she experienced in between them. Lily opens up her heart and gives us her honest truth.
In this second part Lily talks about her pregnancy after having a miscarriage and the complications she experienced. Listen as Lily tells us what it was like and the impact to her son. Listen as Lily fills us in on the last part of her journey.

7. Lily’s story! part 1 of 2

Listen as my dear friend Lily tells her story. She talks honestly and openly about her journey as a mother. Listen as Lily talks about the complications in both of her pregnancies and the miscarriage she experienced in between them. Lily opens up her heart and gives us her honest truth.
In this first part Lily talks about having an operation to remove her ovary during her first pregnancy and the miscarriage she experienced later on in life. She talks about her thought process through this and the challenges to her and her family. But through everything Lily remains positive and continues to always do her best.

6. Safia’s story! part 2 of 2

Part 2 of 2. Safia is a mum of two and an experienced equity and inclusion practitioner and facilitator. Her work is guided by principles of collaboration, compassion and curiosity. With a history of positive agitation and disruption. Safia is committed to working alongside people with lived experience of oppression and disadvantage, to challenge the structures that maintain difference and Otherness. When Safia was only 15 weeks pregnant, she lost her baby after being told her baby had *Edwards’ Syndrome. In this episode listen as Safia tells us about her experience. Walking us through her journey and what that was like for her at the time. Safia highlights how important it is to use a trauma informed approach and what a difference that can make when supporting someone who has experienced baby loss. * Babies with Edwards’ syndrome have more of chromosome 18 in some or all of the cells in their body. It is also known as Trisomy 18. In the UK, around 3 in every 10,000 births are affected by Edwards’ syndrome. Most cases result from a random change in the egg or sperm in healthy parents. This change is not caused by anything the parents did before or during pregnancy.

5. Safia’s story! part 1 of 2

Safia is a mum of two and an experienced equity and inclusion practitioner and facilitator. Her work is guided by principles of collaboration, compassion and curiosity. With a history of positive agitation and disruption. Safia is committed to working alongside people with lived experience of oppression and disadvantage, to challenge the structures that maintain difference and Otherness.
When Safia was only 15 weeks pregnant, she lost her baby after being told her baby had *Edwards’ Syndrome.
In this episode listen as Safia tells us about her experience. Walking us through her journey and what that was like for her at the time.
Safia highlights how important it is to use a trauma informed approach and what a difference that can make when supporting someone who has experienced baby loss.
* Babies with Edwards’ syndrome have more of chromosome 18 in some or all of the cells in their body. It is also known as Trisomy 18.
In the UK, around 3 in every 10,000 births are affected by Edwards’ syndrome.
Most cases result from a random change in the egg or sperm in healthy parents. This change is not caused by anything the parents did before or during pregnancy.

4. Dawn’s story! part 2 of 2

Part 2. Dawn Morton-Young a mum of four as well as a successful business woman. She started as Louisa’s co-host but unfortunately Dawn will only feature in the first few episodes as she has now started her own podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diverse-leaders-conversation-podcast/id1646228046
 
In these episodes Dawn tells her story from the start. She has four beautiful girls and she walks us through her birth stories.
Listen as Dawn goes into detail about her traumatic birth with her last daughter, giving birth to her on the landing. We hear about the lasting effects this had on her and her daughter. Dawn opens up and talks honestly about her daughter’s learning disabilities and the journey they have been on to get the right diagnosis and support. She also talks about the miscarriage of her son.
We touch on so many aspects and highlight common themes that women of colour experience and how to overcome some of these experiences. Dawn is truly inspirational in the work she has done and continues to do.