I'm delighted to announce that the first episode has now dropped of my new podcast “Breaking the Taboo”. I'll be looking at the issue of birth trauma by speaking to affected mothers, families, health care professionals and campaigners for some practical advice. So listen in and let’s #breakthetaboo!

How can we prevent birth injuries? Listen in to the latest episode of Breaking the Taboo for practical advice from @masic_uk CEO👇 #podcast #birthtrauma #breakingthetaboo 🎧

My new episode on Breaking the Taboo focuses on prevention and recovery from birth injuries. Listen in for some expert advice from charity @masic_uk and an affected mother here👇: 🎧 #breakingthetaboo #birthtrauma

The next episode of Breaking the Taboo is out! Chloë Oliver, CEO of @masic_uk, and affected mother Sarah talk about birth injuries. They share information on what birth injuries are, covering everything from perineal tears to living with symptoms such as incontinence, and provide practical advice for affected mums and their families. Don't suffer in silence! Listen in and let's break the final taboo in women's health #breakingthetaboo #birthtrauma. 🎧

NEWS! I'm delighted that All Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma has been relaunched in UK Parliament with a new coalition of cross party MPs committed to reducing birth trauma. It will be led by my former co-Chair of the #BirthTraumaInquiry @RosieDuffield1 and Doctor @DrRosena who will continue to advocate for improvements to maternity care and to implement to inquiry’s recommendations on ending the postcode lottery #listentomums @BirthTrauma. I will be supporting them all with our new Global Birth Trauma Alliance as their Secretariat. Watch this space…

One question I ask all my guests on Breaking the Taboo is what they'd like the Government to do to improve maternity care in the UK? Listen in to hear what they said on last week’s episode on physical recovery from birth trauma👇 #breakingthetaboo 🎧

Don’t forget to download the latest episode of Breaking the Taboo for some practical advice on post natal recovery for mums who’ve suffered from #birthtrauma. Listen in and let’s break the taboo! #breakingthetaboo #mums #support #recovery 👇 🎧

NEWS: We are currently hiring for our next Chief Executive at the United Nations Association UK. Please do apply for this exciting role with us for anyone whose a visionary leader and cares about affecting change. More information on our website here and do forward to anyone else who might be interested in applying! #job #unitednations #ceo @UNAUK @GatenbyS

Painful sex to pelvic health with @jofordycephysio and @yourtimepilatesuk 🎙️ in our next episode of Breaking the Taboo we discuss topics such as pelvic floor dysfunction, changes to our bodies (including birth injuries) as well as sexual intimacy, all conversations women often feel too afraid to have but let’s talk about them now. #breakingthetaboo #podcast #birthtrauma Listen here:

A huge thank you for all your support so far on #BreakingtheTaboo we’ve already hit 1 MILLION views on Instagram, so we’re back this week with another taboo-breaking conversation. This time we’re tackling a topic that is rarely spoken about: painful sex and pelvic health! It’s time to break the silence with our guests Jo Fordyce (a specialist pelvic health physiotherapist) and Alice Johnstone (the postnatal Pilates coach who founded Your Time Pilates) #podcast #birthtrauma #recovery #healing.

I'm delighted to have attended my first board meeting for the United Nations Association UK as their new Vice Chair. We have an exciting programme planned this year and we have been reappointed as the Secretariat to the newly reinstated UN All Party Parliamentary Group in Parliament. I’m looking forward to attending our annual conference on 12th April to discuss ways to support delivery of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tackling global poverty with only five years to go until 2030 #sdgs #UN. There are still tickets available so do visit our website to join us.

If you're looking to know more about #birthtrauma and where to find help then check out my new podcast on women’s health. In “Breaking the Taboo” episode 1 we talk about what it is and some practical resources for affected families. Listen here! #breakingthetaboo 🎧

My new podcast #BreakingtheTaboo is available to download now on itunes. Listen in to episode one with an introduction to #birthtrauma with some expert advice from the Birth Trauma Association and inspiring story of affected mum Gill Castle. Please rate us and leave a comment if you’re enjoying the show! 🎧

Want to know more about #birthtrauma? Then listen in to episode 1 of my new podcast “breaking the taboo” on women’s health. Get some practical advice from the Birth Trauma Association and an affected mum👇#breakingthetaboo #podcast 🎧 download via

Please download my new podcast #breakingthetaboo on women’s health which launched today! The first episode is on #birthtrauma with the brilliant CEO of the BirthTrauma Association and affected mum and campaigner Gill Castle. Listen in and let’s break the taboo! Here’s a sneak peak of my guests #behindthescenes on the show. 🎧

Thanks to everyone whose downloaded episode one so far of my new podcast “breaking the taboo” on women’s health on #birthtrauma which dropped today. Listen in! #breakingthetaboo #podcast 🎧