#46 The Weight and Wisdom of the Words We Use

Mums F**king Matter

The words we use and the effect they have can make a difference in how we communicate with others and of course how we portray ourselves.

In this episode I speak about:

• the difference between "are you still breastfeeding?" or "are you breastfeeding?" and how loaded similar questions can be (plus the endless unsolicited advice given to Mums and pregnant women)
• 'just' a Mum being the biggest understatement ever!
• how it can feel to be asked the every day platitudes
• words we can use to be less demeaning, upsetting and offensive
• how healing it can be to use words differently, especially around birth
• postnatal depletion as opposed to postnatal depression
• switching from blame to a question
• the work of Jono Lancaster
• gentle language I use in my teaching
• the musts and the shoulds we say to ourselves...
• "is she a 'good' baby?"!

Here are the two articles I read from; 'Six pregnancy terms you probably won't hear again' and 'Why are pregnancy terms so demeaning?'.

Themes: language, birth, pregnancy, breastfeeding, yoga, emotional inteligence, the podcast 'Child'

At the end of the podcast I share a poem called 'Just One?' written by me.

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