Izzy Judd: ‘I had to learn to let go of control’
How Do You Cope?
Significant Productions
4.9 • 868 Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Can you ever prepare yourself for the challenges of parenthood — especially when faced with unexpected struggles?
Author, presenter, and musician Izzy Judd joins John to talk about her experiences with IVF, miscarriage, and raising a neurodivergent child. Izzy reflects on her journey from growing up in a deeply musical family, through her early career as a violinist, to meeting her husband Harry Judd and navigating the complexities of starting a family.
She opens up about the emotional toll of fertility struggles, the importance of hope, and the moments of beauty she found during the IVF process. Izzy also shares what she’s learned about supporting a neurodivergent child, the power of community, and the small strategies that help her family thrive.
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| 0:00.0 | Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to episodes of How Do You Cope early and ad-free? |
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| 0:12.2 | Hello, I'm Marina Hyde. |
| 0:13.9 | And I'm Richard Osmond. |
| 0:15.0 | And we are the hosts of The Rest is Entertainment. |
| 0:17.5 | Now, each week, Richard and I speak about our favourite entertainment news stories and incredible behind-the-scenes facts. In the last few weeks, we've looked at the |
| 0:24.2 | wild story of Noel Edmund's new Kiwi Hideaway, the ongoing Beckham family feud, and |
| 0:29.1 | is John Robbins the greatest stand-up of his generation? Or is it Ellis James? In our Thursday |
| 0:33.7 | questions and answers episode, we tell you the secrets of showbiz, including how they film Race Across the World, why prop mugs are always empty, and why new books smell |
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| 0:44.1 | You can catch the rest is entertainment wherever you get your podcast or such. |
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| 0:49.5 | Back to John. |
| 0:50.0 | Thank you. Hello and welcome to How Do You Cope with me, John Robbins. |
| 1:02.5 | Before we begin, just a reminder that my forthcoming book, Thirst, 12 drinks that changed my life, |
| 1:08.4 | is available to pre-order now. Regular listeners to How Do You Cope will have heard me talk about alcoholism every so often. |
| 1:14.5 | And this book is a memoir where I can go into a bit more detail. |
| 1:17.7 | If you or someone you know might be interested in a memoir which explores the things alcohol does for us |
| 1:22.9 | and the things alcohol does to us, then you can pre-order thirst, 12 drinks that changed my life now. |
| 1:29.3 | But don't worry, it's not full of lots of stats about livers, it's more tales of how I got |
| 1:33.5 | myself into trouble with booze and how I got myself out of trouble. |
| 1:37.8 | On to the episode. Today's guest is the author, presenter and musician Izzy Judd. |
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