Breaking Mum & Dad: The Podcast

Breaking Mum & Dad: The Podcast

In Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast, TV presenter and national best selling author Anna Williamson brings the no-nonsense conversation about parenthood and paternal mental health from her new book to life.In frank and open conversations with celebrity parenting pals and well-known bloggers, Anna covers anxiety, post-natal depression, loneliness, guilt, fertility and so much more.A perfect companion to any parent dealing with the ups and downs that life with little one’s brings....grab a cuppa and get ready to share in the tears, laughter and bucket load of honesty!

Episodes

September 28, 2021 50 mins
Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

On Breaking Mum and Dad this week is the lovely actress Ali Bastian.

Ali and Anna chat what it's like to have a baby just days before the pandemic, sleepless nights, thinking you've cracked parenting until another hurdle comes up, anxiety, co-parenting and always hav...
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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week on Breaking Mum and Dad Anna is speaking to Wilbroda Akuro from the brilliant mothers2mothers.

Wilbroda talks to Anna all the way from Kenya about finding out she's HIV positive whilst pregnant, the support she found from mothers2mothers' Mentor Mothers, ...
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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

We're back at home, joined by Anna and her husband Alex.

This week the topic of choice is holidays! Anna and Alex sit down to talk all about the anxieties and stresses around travel and holidays with little ones, planes, trains and RVs, the umming and aahing over travel post-lockdown, passport photos, culture differences, tips, stories and more.

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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

On Breaking Mum and Dad this week is the founder of Down Syndrome UK and mum of two, Nicola Enoch.

Nicola chats to Anna about her experience with having a child with Down syndrom, the ignorance around Down's, the importance of language, how far things have come for ...
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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

On Breaking Mum and Dad this week is show business legend, Arlene Phillips!

Arlene and Anna chat about Arlene's Damehood, having a ten day break in filming in which to give birth, being a working mum, the guilt that accompanies it, being an older mother to her secon...
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!Trigger Warning! This episode touches on abusive relationships, so please protect your mental health and skip the episode, or seek help if you are affected.

Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

On Breaking Mum and Dad this week is the fabulous, award winning blogger Hayley McLean!

Hayley and Anna touch...
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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week Real Housewife Nicole Sealey joins Anna!

Nicole talks to Anna about everythng from living on her own by 15, through a cancer diagnosis and IVF and now seeing her kids off to university, menopause and being a kickass business woman.

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August 3, 2021 47 mins
Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week Anna is joined by Rachel Brace, author and psychologist, specialising in support for stepparents and their partners.

Rachel and Anna chat the challenges a step family can bring, introducing a new partner to children, dealing with behaviour that may flare u...
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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week Anna is joined by comedian and tv personality Babatunde Aleshe.

Baba talks to Anna about acting the part of the dad he didn't have, how hard parenting is, dealing with racial prejudice at his son's school, a hilarious birth story, sticking as a family unit...
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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week is a bit different on Breaking Mum and Dad. Anna invited two guests on the podcast. One, Catherine Hudson, Talent manager for NSPCC and Leanne, a lady who after giving birth to her son in 2016 really struggled with her mental health.

The ladies chat about ...
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July 13, 2021 46 mins
Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week joining Anna is Financial Adviser and father of four, Emmanuel Asuquo.

Emmanuel chats to Anna all about growing up providing for his family as the oldest sibling in an African family, teaching his kids the value of things, the conflict between wanting to g...
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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week joining Anna on Breaking Mum and Dad, is author, ex teacher, podcaster, coach and one of the top parenting experts, Sue Atkins.

Sue lets us in on the start of her career, gives some fab tips and insights and opens up about her experience of divorce, as well...
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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

TRIGGER: This episode contains very candid and open speech about mental health, intrusive thoughts and suicide. Please take care of yourself, reach out if you need help and if the episode become too much, there are plenty of others to choose from instead.

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week ...
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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week joining Anna on the podcast is blogging sensation, author, podcaster and mother of 3, Harriet Shearsmith, known online as tobyandroo!

Harriet chats to Anna about haircare hacks for kids, body confidence and growing from having a toxic relationship with food...
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June 15, 2021 51 mins
Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week on we have our first ever returner to Breaking Mum and Dad! Mum blogger and writer Alison Perry joined Anna way back in 2018 for an episode and now she's back for a big catch up, and so much has changed!

Alison talks to Anna about going through IVF, the di...
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June 8, 2021 47 mins
Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week on Breaking Mum and Dad joining Anna is a lady who is an award winning and Sunday Times No 1 best-selling cookery author, and she has a cracking instagram to boot, it's Rebecca Wilson!

Rebecca chats to Anna about tips and tricks for fussy eaters, where Wha...
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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

We're back at home, joined by Anna and her husband Alex.

This week the topic of choice is holidays! Anna and Alex sit down to talk all about the anxieties and stresses around travel and holidays with little ones, planes, trains and RVs, the umming and aahing over travel post-lockdown, passport photos, culture differences, tips, stories and more.

Listen by clicking ‘Play’, subscribe on iT...
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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week on Breaking Mum and Dad, joining Anna is 1/4 of JLS, presenter and farmer, JB Gill!

JB talks about life on the farm, becoming a Dad, the importance of working as a team, taking his family on tour and inspiring little people to eat good food.

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Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week on Breaking Mum and Dad, it's one of the OGs of YouTube, and all round internet sensation, Louise Pentland.

Louise chats to Anna about where it all started, loving what she does, recovering from the PTSD surrounding her first birth to go on to have a home ...
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May 12, 2021 51 mins
Welcome to Breaking Mum and Dad: The Podcast!

This is the podcast that talks all about parental mental health, the highs and lows of parenting and everything in between.

This week on Breaking Mum and Dad, it's long time friend of Anna's and the face of CBeeBies Nigel Clarke!

Nigel goes back to when his kids were born and talks about how his mum helped birth his son, how the baby came as a surprise early on in his relationship and ho...
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