# Happy Mum

A podcast by Giovanna Fletcher. In the Happy Mum Podcast, Giovanna Fletcher continues the conversation about motherhood she began in her bestselling book of the same title. In a series of frank and warm conversations with other high-profile mums and dads, Gi discusses all aspects of parenthood - the highs, the lows, the challenges and rewards. There is no such thing as the perfect parent, and we’re all simply doing our best, something Giovanna fully encourages. It’s time to stop comparing ourselves and champion each other instead. Each episode is truly unique yet unifying. No topic is out of bounds, therefore this podcast is essential listening for any parent seeking solidarity and support. A Pixiu Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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## Latest episodes

- [Matt Haig: My Son Was Diagnosed Autistic, Then So Was I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/f90e42450e42) (2026-10-27, 66 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6ad61ace653009d9cad53d14/media.mp3
- [Hannah Cooper-Dommett on the Reality of Marriage After Children](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/35df5e68fb8d) (2026-10-20, 68 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6ad1023b5eeafcf190898cee/media.mp3
- [“I Felt Like the Glass Child”: Becky Cheetham on The Realities of Being a Sibling Carer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/55bddc21826c) (2026-10-13, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6accb59394168ce55ad338db/media.mp3
- [Annabel Scholey on the Grief No-one Talks About After Divorce](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/de9dfd2d96cd) (2026-10-06, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6ac3c554924bc02b5545d124/media.mp3
- [“I’m Done”: Rosie Nixon on Burnout, Motherhood and Walking Away From Her Dream Job](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/d2cef4c2359c) (2026-09-29, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6aba74e6f4720dfefb0fe288/media.mp3
- [Glittering a Turd: Maren Sheldon on Parenting Through Grief and Celebrating Her Twin's Life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/a46bdf98400a) (2026-09-22, 69 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6aad5e9cf0112d8f45772015/media.mp3
- [A&E Doctor Maddy Lucy Dann: Childbirth and C-sections are the Two Gnarliest Things I’ve Ever Seen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/b9ae54aaaf1f) (2026-09-15, 66 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6aa7f7deeb30d8abd8135b6e/media.mp3
- ["You’re So Much Stronger Than You Think": One Family's Double Battle with Childhood Cancer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/382788f1662d) (2026-09-08, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a9ad9783559f17478698c99/media.mp3
- [Megan McKenna: I’ve Got Another Embryo On Ice… And I’m Going To Use It](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/72d0ea444e10) (2026-09-01, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a9064f0d3e4bd90415a9f45/media.mp3
- [Sam & Alice Vanderpump on Navigating Their Relationship Through Postnatal Depression](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/f27268d721f8) (2026-08-25, 71 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a7b45141549db32d4344c8d/media.mp3
- [Giovanna Fletcher: A Little Reassurance for the Summer Holidays](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/87ef50c4e216) (2026-08-18, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a708337ada0b39c2ecf4f9c/media.mp3
- [How Can I Help My Child Feel Confident Going Back to School?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/1dd062fe6957) (2026-08-11, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a709bed62888a8235a1d9a7/media.mp3
- [The Audience Had No Idea: Zoe Birkett on Performing Through Pregnancy Loss](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/bcbbb93384a8) (2026-08-04, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a68a23935a551238ad71f25/media.mp3
- [Ruthie Henshall: "My Mother Told Me She Didn't Want Me”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/3a87d223844e) (2026-07-28, 60 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a60e8387d20badb28a74fd3/media.mp3
- [The Future of Midwifery Starts Here | Life of a Midwife Ep. 12](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/d83ee100f424) (2026-07-23, 24 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a469020ecd1239143d0c89f/media.mp3
- [I Won’t Let This Define Elsie: Jen Stancombe on Grief, Love & Her Daughter's Legacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/ef94fc29ca53) (2026-07-20, 78 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a54ea6f3e018503d6246c02/media.mp3
- [Can Fear Change the Way You Give Birth? | Life of a Midwife Ep. 11](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/1d06073db1d7) (2026-07-16, 17 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a46742714aa27b975ed67c4/media.mp3
- [The Greatest Title: WWE’s Becky Lynch on Becoming a Mum](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/c8c304def3ca) (2026-07-14, 60 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a44f02475e7a3e96115fa1a/media.mp3
- [Staying Calm When Birth Takes a Dangerous Turn | Life of a Midwife Ep. 10](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/1377f6223fda) (2026-07-09, 16 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a4648d2be51d57f764cabe2/media.mp3
- [The Birth Trauma That Turned A Politician Into A Campaigner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/0e4468a4406b) (2026-07-07, 62 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a42524881f451b905dfeaa2/media.mp3
- [The Baby Born in a Bus Stop (and Other Home Birth Stories) |Life of a Midwife Ep. 9](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/d5ab165a195c) (2026-07-02, 20 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a3d1a357d8ca33e7e8abb4a/media.mp3
- [Dr Punam Krishan on Maternal Health: "I Wasn't Taken Seriously Because I Was An Anxious Mum"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/250beae83ab5) (2026-06-30, 84 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a3d153cfa372a995a8e0c1e/media.mp3
- [How will I survive this career if I can't watch one birth? | Life of a Midwife Ep. 8](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/2e3d14a02458) (2026-06-25, 16 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a3134e70c9e914f707f9b6c/media.mp3
- [Father’s Day Special: The Reality of Surrogacy as a Same-Sex Couple](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/22a0d96ac3df) (2026-06-23, 86 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a32c0e9e312351cc40538e0/media.mp3
- [Everybody Grieves Differently | Life of a Midwife Ep. 7](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/9b6c960039d2) (2026-06-18, 17 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a2c3a5e685069f99ff5d0e1/media.mp3
- [Lauren Cowell Beyond the Headlines: Motherhood, Campaigning and Entering Her F*ck It Era](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/53274359d639) (2026-06-16, 71 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a2ac21385cf45e0eb8f57f0/media.mp3
- [A Midwife's Own Survival Story | Life of a Midwife Ep. 6](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/90983899c9e7) (2026-06-11, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a27f29eec7c103dcaa38e2f/media.mp3
- [Laura Marling’s Wild Second Home Birth: "My Daughter Was Downstairs Watching Paddington!"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/60e4c7af1be3) (2026-06-09, 62 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a1719b7cb11d38a8b3d86f3/media.mp3
- [Trust Your Gut | Life of a Midwife Ep. 5](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/8d3d6a95d291) (2026-06-04, 15 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a1ebbd1335cf85f9cd34f33/media.mp3
- [Why Susannah Fielding Believes Every Parent Should Learn Attachment Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/8aaa9ae296a6) (2026-06-02, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a1996a2ad55909da6b37a11/media.mp3
- [Delivering Triplets in a War Zone | Life of a Midwife Ep. 4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/f147e81bca4d) (2026-05-28, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a1578ad942fd187543260d3/media.mp3
- [Mollie King on Becoming a Mum While Losing Her Dad](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/b39b6886dff1) (2026-05-26, 64 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a0c43ba4a60841f4c2b4489/media.mp3
- [Why Am I here? | Life of a Midwife Ep. 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/e8f2c0c95d8a) (2026-05-21, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a05ff9d68dc584edad24beb/media.mp3
- [Intrusive Thoughts, Exhaustion & Crippling Shame: Kimberley Nixon’s Postnatal OCD Reality](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/818dcfc86fe4) (2026-05-19, 102 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/6a0342eaece5b71f1f782d41/media.mp3
- [Baby's First Breath | Life of a Midwife Ep. 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/097fc5af4e66) (2026-05-14, 16 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69fda78a44cb786b378d8aab/media.mp3
- ['Nothing Came Naturally': Lydia West on Hyperemesis, Breastfeeding & Struggling to Connect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/13727960bf14) (2026-05-12, 77 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69fb8f1d7272023359bc657f/media.mp3
- [Making a Midwife | Life of a Midwife Ep. 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/ac06b5825e6c) (2026-05-05, 19 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69f1e937d7e73f5a6927ba70/media.mp3
- [Life of a Midwife: Due 5th May!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/ba3ee9251b66) (2026-04-30, 2 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69f1eb13e116be8a5b210fad/media.mp3
- [Hannah Witton on Pregnancy with a Stoma: What It’s Really Like](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/b019fd2a82ac) (2026-04-28, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69dcf8613472e03bc7f77b05/media.mp3
- ['I Was Told the Problem Was Me’: Raising My Autistic Daughter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/4e6080ac0d75) (2026-04-21, 71 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69ccf2871ded1c6efac49c42/media.mp3
- [Comedian Emma Doran: Pregnant at 18 in a Convent School](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/a6c3d2b88153) (2026-04-14, 68 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69c54eeeb99173277169a096/media.mp3
- [Vicky Pattison: What If I’m Not a Good Mum?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/b5922639262f) (2026-04-07, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69bae1bf6cb58679e8f29999/media.mp3
- [How Jake Humphrey's ‘Horrible’ School Days Made Him a Better Parent](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/cb2997446bde) (2026-03-31, 60 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69b82a1f0e4c6e732046aa9b/media.mp3
- [Why Hannah East Talks About Her Loss on Stage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/a1cac32cb7f4) (2026-03-24, 77 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69aef565765824af47284b18/media.mp3
- [Inside Debbie Bright’s Life as a Foster Carer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/b9b10ce88a19) (2026-03-17, 66 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69a9690297f00280f0cd11d0/media.mp3
- [Chessie King on the shocking reality of IVF costs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/c5726e8da534) (2026-03-10, 73 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69a02f621eb5ccf456720d54/media.mp3
- [Steve Backshall: ‘it’s a terrible time to be a parent’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/2ac452ff1a85) (2026-03-03, 66 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/69a02d761eb5ccf45671a412/media.mp3
- [Episode 300: The Emma Willis Takeover](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/61e1bc37ea6f) (2026-02-24, 82 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/699843aee1d87731196a5e4c/media.mp3
- [I survived postpartum psychosis — here's what I want you to know](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/0b7f7fd15565) (2026-02-17, 78 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/698332191fbf2cf837f6bf65/media.mp3
- [Three babies, zero filters: Charlotte Dawson on pregnancy & postpartum life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956/5dac385200e2) (2026-02-10, 59 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/698331cc914e9e7f52945d3c/media.mp3

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