The Maternal Journal Podcast

Maternal Journal

English Arts Kids & Family Parenting

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Episodes 19

Avg. Duration 32m

Activity Sporadic

Since Sep 2023

Latest Episode Dec 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule

Every 2 Weeks

Format

Episodic

Consistency

83%

Hosting

feeds.buzzsprout.com

About This Podcast

A look at the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and well-being through parenting.

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Recent Episodes

S2E8: Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett and Pia Bramley - ‘The Republic of Parenthood’: A sharp yet tender look at the joys, politics, and everyday chaos of raising a baby.

Dec 03, 2025 37m

Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting. In the final…

S2E7: Miriam Gold: ‘Elena: A Hand Made Life’ - recounting family history, memory and trauma through graphic memoir.

Nov 26, 2025 32m

Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this episode,…

S2E6: Isabel Davis: & Anna Burel: ‘Conceiving Histories’ - The unsaid, unwritten pains of infertility.

Nov 19, 2025 31m

S2E5 S2E5: Sophie Herxheimer: Collective Threads: Storytelling, Poetry, and the Maternal Archive

Nov 05, 2025 36m

S2E4: Teresa Wong: ‘Dear Scarlet’ - giving voice to the experience of postpartum depression with unflinching clarity and self-compassion.

Oct 22, 2025 34m

S2E3: Mimi Kunz: ‘Mother Tongue’ – expressions through poetry and drawing of both the tenderness and uncertainty of the maternal experience.

Oct 08, 2025 30m

S2E2: Lucy Knisley: ‘Kid Gloves - Nine Months of Careful Chaos’ - exploring personal stories of parenting that inform, educate and illuminate

Sep 24, 2025 32m

* Trigger warning, some of this episode discusses pregnancy loss, and a near-death birth experience* Welcome back to the Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and…

S2E1: Becky Barnicoat: ‘Cry when the Baby Cries' - depicting the raw, uncensored and real nature of motherhood

Sep 10, 2025 38m

Welcome to the second series of The Maternal Journal podcast - a deep dive into the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and parenting -…

S1E10 S1E10: Redefining Motherhood and creativity: Giving Yourself Permission

Feb 07, 2024 32m

In this episode, Laura interviews Julie Phillips, an award-winning author, biographer and book critic who wrote the influential book - Baby on the Fire Escape, where she explores the complex…

S1E9 S1E9: Some of the Unspoken Challenges of Being a Mother and Parent

Jan 24, 2024 31m

In this episode, Laura interviews Katherine May, the bestselling author and podcaster of books such as Wintering and The Electricity of Every Living Thing.Katherine discusses the struggles she faced…

S1E8 S1E8: Embracing Life’s “Unshaped Mess”

Jan 10, 2024 36m

In this episode, Laura speaks with memoirist and bestselling author, Cathy Rentzenbrink, writer of The Last Act of Love and Write it All Down.Together, they consider the power of writing for mental…

S1E7 S1E7: A Midwife’s Story and Finding Your Flow

Dec 13, 2023 26m

Laura and Leah Hazard both practising NHS midwives, writers and birth activists, discuss how to bring evidence-based information about midwifery, birth and women’s bodies into the public sphere in a…

S1E6 S1E6: Finding Your Voice Through Creativity

Nov 29, 2023 34m

Artist, writer, editor, lecturer, speaker and curator Sarah Lightman discusses her graphic memoir, The Book of Sarah, which looks at her childhood, cultural history and explores her mothering…

S1E5 S1E5: Radical Peer Support for Black Mothers

Nov 15, 2023 33m

Founder of The Motherhood Group, a social enterprise that supports the Black maternal experience, Sandra Igwe discusses her advocacy for the importance of ‘radical peer support’ for Black mothers.…

S1E4 S1E4: The Poetry of Motherhood and Memory

Nov 01, 2023 29m

Laura speaks with award-winning author, poet and activist, Jacqueline Saphra. The conversation explores love, family history, birth and relationships. Jacqueline reads two of her beautiful poems…

S1E3 S1E3: Fatherhood, Grief and the Grace of Everyday Parenting

Oct 18, 2023 28m

In this episode, Laura sits in conversation with Nikesh Shukla, an author, editor and screenwriter. Together, they discuss Nikesh’s memoir, Brown Baby, a love letter to his daughter which…

S1E2 S1E2: Overcoming Trauma and the Power of Writing

Oct 04, 2023 37m

Laura is joined by award-winning writer and editor Sinéad Gleeson, who reveals her extraordinary journey of motherhood overcoming trauma, illness and disability. She discusses the power of writing…

S1E1 S1E1: Maternal Rage and the Invisibility of Motherhood

Sep 19, 2023 29m

Laura talks to award-winning journalist and writer Saima Mir about her feelings of obscurity and anger in the transition to motherhood. They discuss the struggle to combat conflicting stereotypes…

Pilot

Sep 12, 2023 31m

A look at the power of journaling and creativity to support mental health and well-being through parenting.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does The Maternal Journal Podcast have?

The Maternal Journal Podcast has published 19 episodes since September 2023, covering topics in Arts, Kids & Family.

Is The Maternal Journal Podcast still active?

The Maternal Journal Podcast is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 32m.