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In this episode, Julie and I discuss porn and our experiences of it growing up, the different legal models for sex work reform, the benefits and risks of participating in the sex work industry, and how our views were formed and have changed over the years.
Sex Work: The proposed legal models
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My memoir about life as a midwife in the NHS, Overdue: Birth, Burnout and a Blueprint For a Better NHS is available from most online book retailers.
How can we know if we're making choices about our appearance from a place of autonomy when we've been subject to entrenched gender norms, misogyny, and the commodification of our bodies from birth? Do we have a responsibility to ourselves, our children and each other to reject practices that perpetuate harmful ideals and objectify women's bodies? Or is there empowerment to be found in making these kinds of choices? In this episode, my favourite feminist rage buddy, Julie Boddy, and I discuss these topics and more.
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My memoir about life as a midwife in the NHS, Overdue: Birth, Burnout and a Blueprint For a Better NHS is available from most online book retailers.
Birth trauma is experienced by one-third of those who give birth, which in the UK is 235,000 people per year. Intervention rates are skyrocketing, midwives are leaving the profession in droves, and mothers and babies are suffering irreparable harm. What in the world is going on with birth, and how can we begin to identify and dismantle the systems of oppression that are making what should be a happy and empowering life event into something only to be survived? In this episode, I speak to fellow radical midwife Kemi Johnson to discuss patriarchy's stranglehold on birth and where we go from here.
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My memoir about life as a midwife in the NHS, Overdue: Birth, Burnout and a Blueprint For a Better NHS is available from most online book retailers.
What effect has patriarchy had on breastfeeding and lactation? How have we managed to get to a place where the business of making milk is steeped in classism, sexism and racism, and where corporations, government, the media and cultural norms have more influence over whether we succeed at feeding our babies than we do? Join me for a discussion with midwife and international board-certified lactation consultant Lara Olchanetzky Duke, as we unpick all of these issues and more. PLUS, hear Lara describe her relactation journey, as she went through the months-long process of making milk for a close friend's baby.
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My memoir about life as a midwife in the NHS, Overdue: Birth, Burnout and a Blueprint For a Better NHS is available from most online book retailers. More of my writing is available on my blog, An Altered Life.
This episode is all about sex education, or lack thereof. I talk with relationship and sex educators Kay King and Becky Talbot about why school-based sex education is largely not fit for purpose, the consequences of a restrictive, conservative curriculum, and what knock-on effects this has on our perceptions of ourselves, our bodies and our rights throughout our lives. We also discuss why having knowledge of your body is a radical act in our patriarchal society.
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My memoir about life as a midwife in the NHS, Overdue: Birth, Burnout and a Blueprint For a Better NHS is available from most online book retailers.
If you're a parent, you need some childfree friends in your life, believe me. In this episode, I explore the radical decision NOT to have children with crazy plant lady and my favourite sprogless friend, Julie Boddy @just_julesb
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My memoir about life as a midwife in the NHS, Overdue: Birth, Burnout and a Blueprint For a Better NHS is available from most online book retailers.
The topic today is assisted reproduction, specifically egg donation and surrogacy. In this episode, I talk about my experience of being a 3-time egg donor while my guest, 2-time surrogate Teresa, shares with us her own journey and her knowledge around the law on surrogacy in the UK. We discuss not only what it was like for us both to help people to become parents in such a personal way, but also the ethical and political considerations that come into play.
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My memoir about life as a midwife in the NHS, Overdue: Birth, Burnout and a Blueprint For a Better NHS is available from most online book retailers.
In this episode, I talk about my own experience of abortion, why we need to remain vigilant to threats to our rights, and the importance of sharing our stories to help break the stigma. Recurring guest Julie Boddy joins me for a discussion on how our own views on this topic have changed over the years, why abortion is a key component of the fight for bodily autonomy, and why we're both passionate about being not just pro-choice but pro-abortion.
The personal essay featured in this episode is available on my blog, An Altered Life
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My memoir about life as a midwife in the NHS, Overdue: Birth, Burnout and a Blueprint For a Better NHS is available from most online book retailers.
A bit about me, the show and what you can expect from this feminist-themed anthology series.
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My memoir about life as a midwife in the NHS, Overdue: Birth, Burnout and a Blueprint For a Better NHS is available from most online book retailers.
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