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This week Tara is talking to Charlotte Squires, digital media editor for the British Geriatric Society and the organiser of the wonderful #geribookclub on twitter about Richard Osman's debut "The Thursday Murder Club".

They discuss the evolution of relationships, putting older people front and centre in a novel, the value of role models and why #bemorejoyce should be trending ...

Interestingly after we'd recorded the episode, and talked about Chris and his relationship with food, but before the episode was released, this brilliant Guardian interview with Richard Osman came out and perhaps explains why and how he wrote so effectively about Chris' relationship with food which we'd picked up in our chat: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/dec/26/richard-osman-reveals-difficult-journey-with-food-addiction?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

For more resources around eating disorders the national charity Beat is always great https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

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Tara talks to Nicola Davis about Night Feeds and Morning Songs  a glorious collection of poems about motherhood (collected and curated by Ana Sampson who was Tara's guest on 7th December for the Christmas shopping episode)

The talk about the romanticised idyll of motherhood vs the reality, juggling multiple roles, the value of good perinatal care and the fabulous accessibility of poetry when you have a very short attention span.

Apologies that there are some very funny noises in the edit here, we decided the conversation was too good to throw the recording away but do acknowledge it's not up to the usual bedside reading clarity standards.

RESOURCES

RCGP perinatal mental health toolkit:
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/resources/toolkits/perinatal-mental-health-toolkit.aspx

RCPsych Perinatal Resources
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health

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This week Tara talks to Zuhriya Muazu a Doncaster GP about Laurie Frankel's "The Atlas of Love". They talking about being good enough,  what families look like in the modern world and how much human beings have the capacity for love and change.

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This episode Tara talks to Rema Jyothirmayi about When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. They talk about doctors as patients, the importance of role models, making choices for yourself and choices for others and how different palliative care seems to be in the US compared to the UK.

Make yourself a cup of tea and sit down for a reflective listen

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Today Tara and Ana Sampson explore some great ideas for books for everyone’s Christmas list. We talk about motherhood, the secret world of the hospital, pretentious gifts, and the power of nature among many other relevant topics.

Find Ana @anabooks on Instagram and twitter or her website https://www.anasampson.co.uk 
Her stunning recent anthology “Night Feeds and Morning Songs” is well worth a read too (and look out for a guest discussing that on this podcast in a few weeks' time)

Ana’s Top 5 for your Christmas List

The Republic of Motherhood – Liz Berry
Performance of the title poem here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDyvUDZPyL0

Nightbitch – Rachel Yoder

Can you hear me? – Jake Jones

Histories – Sam Guglani

Wintering – Katherine May

Other Books we talked about

Ophelia Swam – Kelley Swain
After the storm – Emma Jane Unsworth
Larchfield – Polly Clarke
I am not your Babymother – Candice Braithwaite
I love you but I have Chosen Darkness - Claire Vaye Watkins

 
Other more medical resources

RCGP Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/resources/toolkits/perinatal-mental-health-toolkit.aspx

RCOG response to the MBRACE report
https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/news/rcog-responds-to-latest-mbrrace-uk-maternal-report/

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In this episode Tara talks to Henry Goldstein, adolescent physician and one of the founders of the incredible paediatric FOAMed organisation Don't Forget the Bubbles about Tim Winton's thought provoking and absorbing novel Cloudstreet.

They talk about the fact that reading fiction can only ever improve your skills as a clinician, the power of narrative, the value of looking at life from different perspectives and how much the world has changed since the 1950s and what a phenomenal journey this means our older patients have taken.

 Henry is a founder and director of https://dontforgetthebubbles.com a website with a wealth of child and adolescent heath resources including this brilliant article about anorexia nervosa, a subject touched on in the discussion today https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/anorexia-nervosa/

Follow Henry on Twitter here https://twitter.com/henrygoldstein

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In this episode Tara talks to Naren Senthil Nathan about Gareth Thomas' Memoir "Stronger".  They discuss  whether you need to be a sports fan to enjoy a sporting memoir (not for this book!), stigma, ignorance, HIV education and good communication

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In this launch episode Tara talks to Liz Herrieven about Matthew Dicks' novel "Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend".  They discuss imaginary friends, what we need vs what others think we need, getting "stuck", getting unstuck and the importance of being loved.

Liz also shared the wonderful mnemonic TEACH for improving communication when talking to children with LD and autism:

T - Time (you may well need extra time)

E - Environment (maybe somewhere quiet, reduce stimulation, noise and fear)

A - Attitude (avoiding diagnostic overshadowing, no assumptions)

C - Communication (visual clues, social stories)

H - Help (what help do we need, what help do they need, hospital passports, recognise carer's expertise)

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welcome to bedside reading, I can't wait to start sharing books and ideas with you, the podcast goes live on Tuesday 16th November, here's a tiny taster to whet your appetite