Trial of Harvey Weinstein, How Does Fat Feel, Mindfulness for Parents

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.1 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial begins in New York today – two years after the first allegations against him were made public. .The Hollywood film producer who’s 67- faces five charges of rape and sexual assault involving two women. He’s pleaded not guilty. Dozens of other women have made allegations of sexual abuse and harassment against Weinstein since the publication of revelations in the New York Times in October 2017. He denies any non-consensual sex. Amanda Taub is a writer for the New York Times.

In May 2018 we put out a call to our listeners, asking How Does Fat Feel? Ena Miller interviewed three of the dozens of listeners who got in touch. A woman we are calling Jules described herself as fat and said that as she got bigger her life got smaller. Her low self esteem was having an impact on her marriage and her general health was poor. Today 'Jules' joins Jane to listen again to that interview and to talk about how she feels now.

Practising mindfulness can calm parents and children alike, according to Issy Judd who has written a book Mindfulness for Mums. She tells Jane about simple activities to relieve chaotic family stress, along with Sian Warriner, Consultant midwife at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who runs mindfulness courses for expectant parents.

Presenter: Jane Garvey Interviewed guest: Amanda Taub Interviewed guest: Sian Warriner Interviewed guest: Issy Judd Reporter: Ena Miller Producer: Lucinda Montefiore

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0:55.0	know about mindfulness you might be using it right now to cope with the challenges of
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1:04.0	Instagram and back in 2018 three listeners told us how they felt about being
1:09.8	fat this week we hear from them again. Things have changed. Their thoughts are
1:16.2	rather different and you'll hear from our first listener. We called her
1:19.8	jewels and she'll be on the program live this morning. She's with me right now.
1:24.0	First we go to America and Harvey Weinstein's rape trial begins in New York today
1:29.0	two years after the first allegations against him were made public.
1:34.0	He's a Hollywood film producer of course, he's 67 and he faces five charges of rape and sexual assault
1:40.4	involving two women.
1:42.1	He is pleading not guilty. Dozens of other women
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