"Would they prefer a gay son or a dead son was genuinely a question that went through my mind more than once a day."

In this week's episode, I am speaking to the wonderful Mohsin Zaidi about the importance of belonging and the bitter struggle he encountered with his identity. We explore:

Julia’s Website: https://juliasamuel.co.uk/

Julia’s Instagram: @juliasamuelmbe

Read Mohsin's book here: https://www.mohsinzaidi.com/

Important Support:

Stonewall - Support for LGBTQ+: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/

Mermaids - Helping gender diverse kids and their families: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/

It Gets Better - A project to uplift and empower LGBTQ communities: https://itgetsbetter.org/

If you'd like to get in touch with the podcast team, please contact us on [email protected].

A big thank you to our sponsor, BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of giving therapy a try, BetterHelp is a great option. It’s not only convenient and can be done from the comfort of your own home, but it’s also affordable. All you have to do is fill out a quick survey and you’ll be matched with a therapist! 

Visit betterhelp.com/therapyworks today to get 10% off your first month.

If you'd like to be unknown voice on Season 2, please send in a one minute video about a challenge you've faced to [email protected].

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“I know a few women, even in my circle, have survived sexual trauma. And they all go back to the same thing and they talk about the moment where they changed. It's not to do with what somebody did to them physically is to do with they they know when they when their sense of self shattered.” 

Today's episode is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. I am joined by single mother, Jess, who opens up about her own turbulent childhood. This therapy session definitely brought up a lot of different issues surrounding family, the complexities of motherhood and the scarring impact of sexual abuse.

In this episode we discuss issues around: 

Julia’s Website: https://juliasamuel.co.uk/

Julia’s Instagram: @juliasamuelmbe

Important links:

Support for people who are estranged: https://www.standalone.org.uk/

Support for sexual abuse victims: https://safeline.org.uk/

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Produced by Georgie Rutherford

Edited by Nick Kingswell

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“I feel like I always kind of longed for that family set up and I've got it. But although I feel loved and and I love my family, I've also kind of fallen into being a stepmum where I also sometimes feel that it's not my family.”

In this moving and revealing conversation Kate Ferdinand opens up on subjects that affect us all. This conversation explores: 

• How her childhood shaped her and in particular her relationship with her father

• The complexities and joys of being a stepmother and we can have multiple loves all at the same time

• How love for those that have died lives on in the family, becomes part of the family and needs to be integrated by those joining them

• The difficulties of social media and why comparison is the direct route to misery

• Her own experience of miscarriage and why she needed to be open about it 

• How she has had to learn that expressing difficult feelings can release her from old, hardwired patterns

• The notion that love is the strongest medicine

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Julia’s Website: https://juliasamuel.co.uk/

Julia’s Instagram: @juliasamuelmbe

Grief Works app: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/grief-works-self-care-love/id1558867513

If you'd like to get in touch with the podcast team, please contact us on [email protected].

If you are in need of bereavement support please visit Cruse: https://www.cruse.org.uk/

A big thank you to our sponsor, BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of giving therapy a try, BetterHelp is a great option. It’s not only convenient and can be done from the comfort of your own home, but it’s also affordable. All you have to do is fill out a quick survey and you’ll be matched with a therapist! 

Visit betterhelp.com/therapyworks today to get 10% off your first month.

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(Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of illness and includes references to bereavement)

“A bomb hit us and yeah. I can't even remember really stuff before that, that was then and and this is now and that was a real turning point in our in our lives.” 

In this searingly honest episode Geraint explores how to ‘carry on’ being a dad, a business owner and manage the day to day whilst Debbie, his beloved wife, is in hospital with stage 4 cancer. 

We discuss the searingly difficult topics of:

Julia’s Website: https://juliasamuel.co.uk/

Julia’s Instagram: @juliasamuelmbe

Grief Works app: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/grief-works-self-care-love/id1558867513

Important links:

If you are in need of bereavement support please visit Cruse: https://www.cruse.org.uk/

Please visit Child Bereavement UK if your children are in need of support: https://www.childbereavementuk.or

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Produced by Georgie Rutherford

Edited by Nick Kingswell

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“Life is an oscillation between being very hard and very good.”

In this first ever episode of Therapy Works, Julia Samuel is joined by Minnie Driver who touches on some fundamental challenges we all face in life and gives a fascinating insight in how to manage them.

In this conversation we explore: 

Julia’s Website: https://juliasamuel.co.uk/

Julia’s Instagram: @juliasamuelmbe

A big thank you to our sponsor, BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of giving therapy a try, BetterHelp is a great option. It’s not only convenient and can be done from the comfort of your own home, but it’s also affordable. All you have to do is fill out a quick survey and you’ll be matched with a therapist! 

Visit betterhelp.com/therapyworks today to get 10% off your first month.

If you'd like to get in touch with the podcast team, please contact us on [email protected].

Produced by Georgie Rutherford

Edited by Nick Kingswell

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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