Laura Dockrill
Happy Mum
Giovanna Fletcher
4.8 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2020
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Giovanna is joined by author, poet and illustrator, Laura Dockrill who shares her personal story of postpartum psychosis after the birth of her first child.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains explicit discussion surrounding issues including depression, postpartum psychosis and suicidal thoughts. This may prove a difficult listen for some and if you feel that listening may affect you negatively then please choose another episode.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello listeners, it's Javanna here and today Happy Mum, Happy Baby is in partnership with the |
| 0:04.7 | amazing new film. Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret. Let me tell you more. So it is based on |
| 0:11.7 | the best-selling coming of age classic written by feminist trailblazer and author, Judy Bloom. |
| 0:17.6 | And this is surprisingly one of the first times her novels has been brought to the big screen. |
| 0:23.3 | It's so exciting. This is a powerful, relatable and heartwarming story that is centred around |
| 0:29.1 | friendship, motherhood and navigates the challenges of growing up perfectly. It was such an nostalgic |
| 0:35.8 | watch and made me reflect on some of the challenges that I faced when I was younger, |
| 0:40.0 | such as shaving legs for the first time, getting that first bra and pretty sure mine was a |
| 0:44.9 | hammy down and then even your first period, which even though they warn you about that, there's |
| 0:50.2 | nothing quite like the pain or the shock of it. The shock actually is probably the best way of |
| 0:56.5 | describing that. Starring the incredible Rachel McCatams, Kathy Bates and Abbey Rider Fortsen, |
| 1:00.7 | this is a must see movie. It's no surprise that critics have praised the film, Empire has called |
| 1:05.6 | it a triumph and given it five stars. Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret. It's in cinemas on May 19th |
| 1:11.8 | and you can book your tickets now. Today's episode is sponsored by Audible and then you Audible |
| 1:18.4 | Original Podcast, Little Baby Bum Dreamtime, which is part of their exciting partnership with Moonbug. |
| 1:25.2 | Now bedtime routines is something that I have obsessed over for the last nine years because |
| 1:30.4 | there is nothing quite like popping your baby or your little child down to sleep and it all |
| 1:36.1 | going peacefully and calmly. Little Baby Bum Dreamtime is an enchanting podcast series that will |
| 1:43.6 | take you little ones on beautiful dreamlike journeys inspired by beloved nursery rhymes. |
| 1:49.4 | Join Twinkle Star as she takes her child on a raspberry ink stream and ro ro ro your boat. |
| 1:54.8 | Paints, a warm urele was sleepy, Humpty Dumpty or let silvery stars light a route to the moon |
| 2:01.4 | in wheels on the bus. It's created for young listeners aged one to three years with soothing |
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