Lauren Seager-Smith became Chief Executive of The For Baby’s Sake Trust in May 2023, bringing expertise and experience in leading charities through growth and development, along with a track-record as a leading advocate for children’s rights and trauma-informed, whole-family approaches.

Lauren’s record of representing sensitive and complex needs of children and families to a public audience includes extensive media experience, including press, television and radio.

TRIGGER WARNING: At 4 minutes to 5 minutes Lauren speaks about the murder of baby Peter Connelly.

In this episode we speak about:

• Lauren's role and the work they do at FBS
• a bit about the founder, Stelio Stefanou and the why behind FBS
• breaking cycles of abuse by working with mums and dads
• how so much of real life can be covered up, to the detriment of so many
• some of the statistics: 1/5 children are impacted by domestic abuse and 30% of abuse cases begin in pregnancy, 1/5 couples break up by the baby's 1st birthday
• the parental relationship abuse spectrum (link to PDF below)
• Lauren's previous career experience and what's led her to this role
• the myth of the 'perfect Mum' and how damaging it is
• parenting and raising a mixed race family
• paradox, conflict and polarity on small and big scales

Themes: therapy, healing, abuse, childhood trauma, systemic inequality, mothering, parenting

At the end, I share a poem by Nikita Gill.

You can find out more about For Baby's Sake here on their website.

We mention Make Birth Better, Dr Chatterjee, Dr Gabor Maté, the UN and the parental relationship abuse spectrum.

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Children are not Tamagotchis. They won't just do and say what they're told. They are little humans with feelings and minds of their own.

Please note: I am not attempting to be a parenting coach. I am simply exposing what I feel passionate about and I know a lot of others will and do relate to.

In this episode I share my perspectives and approach to the (ridiculous) pressures we can feel as parents in this day and age, in the hope that it may bring you some relief (and a giggle or two).

In this episode I speak about:

• the pressure on Mums today
• the toxic expectations put upon parents and children
• why children's emotions matter too
• finding my truth and becoming the woman and MOTHER I want to be
• my approach to the things and people that may judge and push their opinions onto us
• why I said no to sleep training Matilda as a baby
• you're not wrong — and you're not failing as a Mum!
• maternal 'rage' and how I felt before I got therapy

Themes: parenting, motherhood, mental health, healing, matrescence

At the end, I share a poem written by Karen McMillan.

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Since 1999, Katie Thomas has been bringing the elegance of 1940s and 1950s lingerie to life through her brand, What Katie Did. She runs the business with her husband and daughter, balancing vintage glamour with a love of yoga, gardening, and life between Berkshire and Somerset.

I discovered Katie's work from doing Burlesque BUT it turned out that Katie and her husband (photographer for What Katie Did) had been doing my yoga class for years before I realised their other roles.

In this episode we speak about:

• a bit about Katie and her background that led her to 'What Katie Did'
• how clothes/the way you dress can make you FEEL
• the art of corsetry and choosing for your body type
• how Katie made her own clothes during pregnancy and the shock of her body changing
• adjusting to the changes that come with being a Mum; Matrescence
• 1950's style, bullet bras, Marilyn Monroe and more
• shapewear; girdles, corselette, waist cinchers, power mesh
• boobs and breast-feeding in my wedding dress
• wigs, wig-fitting — and how great they can look!!
• why corsets are not for partners but for ourselves

Themes: fashion, vintage lingerie, burlesque, matrescence, postnatal wellbeing, hyper-feminine style,

At the end, I share a poem by Nikita Gill.

You can find out more about Katie via her website www.whatkatiedid.com and/or find her here on Instagram.

We mention Bettie Page, Rosie the Riveter, Roland Mouret, Good Wood Revival, and Zoe Charles' TED Talk on Femininity.

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