Breaking Mum & Dad: The Podcast

Anna Williamson
  • 4.7 (486)
  • KIDS & FAMILY
  • UPDATED WEEKLY
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!

  1. 29/09/2021

    Ali Bastian on Having a Lockdown Baby

    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 having a stash of chocolate in the cupboard. Listen by clicking ‘Play’, subscribe on iTunes and please do rate and review to help spread the word.   Look out for new episodes every Wednesday and keep the conversation going. @annawilliamsonofficial

    51 min

  2. 22/09/2021

    Wilbroda Akuro from mothers2mothers on Living Positively as an HIV Positive Mother

    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, giving birth to an HIV negative son, the tragic baby loss she experienced with her first and how that impacted her mental health, giving birth to a second son, being a single mother as well as shedding light on the brilliant She's Got the Power campaign launching on the 28th September. Visit www.m2m.org/power to find out more. Listen by clicking ‘Play’, subscribe on iTunes and please do rate and review to help spread the word.   Look out for new episodes every Wednesday and keep the conversation going. @annawilliamsonofficial

    36 min

  3. 15/09/2021

    Lockdown: Breaking Mum and Dad Back to the New Normal

    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 iTunes and please do rate and review to help spread the word.   Look out for new episodes every Wednesday and keep the conversation going. @annawilliamsonofficial

    54 min

  4. 08/09/2021

    Nicola Enoch on Having a Child with Down Syndrome

    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 those with Downs, how far there is to go and embracing your child. Listen by clicking ‘Play’, subscribe on iTunes and please do rate and review to help spread the word.   Look out for new episodes every Wednesday and keep the conversation going. @annawilliamsonofficial

    54 min

  5. 25/08/2021

    Dame Arlene Phillips on Damehood, Grand-parenthood and Parenting in Showbiz

    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 second daughter and the stigma and comments that can come with that, whether she's a 'stage mum' or not and the joy in being a grandparent. Listen by clicking ‘Play’, subscribe on iTunes and please do rate and review to help spread the word.   Look out for new episodes every Wednesday and keep the conversation going. @annawilliamsonofficial

    48 min

  6. 18/08/2021

    Hayley McLean on Raising a Transgender Child

    !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 on three big topics, Hayley's experience in an abusive relationship and how that affected her, coming through that and meeting her partner, having three kids under three, and developing a fear of birth; body positivity and what thin privilege is; and raising her daughter who identifies as trans. Listen by clicking ‘Play’, subscribe on iTunes and please do rate and review to help spread the word.   Look out for new episodes every Wednesday and keep the conversation going. @annawilliamsonofficial

    48 min

  7. 11/08/2021

    Nicole Sealey on Parenting through Highs and Lows

    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. Listen by clicking ‘Play’, subscribe on iTunes and please do rate and review to help spread the word.   Look out for new episodes every Wednesday and keep the conversation going. @annawilliamsonofficial

    46 min

  8. 04/08/2021

    Rachel Brace on Step Families

    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 up, learning to look beyond words and advice for anyone going through it, plus her new book 'Harriet's Expanding Heart'. Listen by clicking ‘Play’, subscribe on iTunes and please do rate and review to help spread the word.   Look out for new episodes every Wednesday and keep the conversation going. @annawilliamsonofficial

    47 min
See All (133)

Trailer

Hosts & Guests

4.7
out of 5
486 Ratings

About

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!

Information

You Might Also Like

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada