Otherwise Silent - Maternal Mental Health: Joanne Masding, Katie MacLeod Peters, Rachel Nolan

Maternal Mental Health: Joanne Masding, Katie MacLeod Peters, Rachel Nolan

04/02/21 • 34 min

Talking about mental health and motherhood with other mothers working with maternal support, birth education and art. We each talked about our professional and lived experiences of what the reality of early motherhood is for many vs the magical portrayal of a blissful experience. We touch upon subjects ranging from postnatal depression, the cost of child care, the need for support and structural inequalities to name a few.

Joanne Masding is an artist based in Birmingham primarily working with sculpture. Katie MacLeod Peters is a wellbeing coach and works for Acacia pre and postnatal depression services. Rachel Nolan is a hypnobirthing and antenatal instructor, she also runs a parent support group.

This episode is kindly supported by a-n, artists newsletter and the sound is composed by Zach Dawson. Presented by artist and activist Amelia Hawk.

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