
10: Jenny Agg - Miscarriage & Trying Again
In the final episode of Season 1, Kay chats with author Jennie Agg about recurrent miscarriage and the journey to be pregnant again and writing about it
Jennie Agg
Jennie Agg is an acclaimed health and science journalist, whose work has appeared in The Times, Guardian, Mail, Telegraph, Red, Grazia, Elle UK, and Women’s Health, among others.
She writes the award-winning blog The Uterus Monologues. Life, Almost: Miscarriage, misconceptions, and a search for answers from the brink of motherhood is her first book.
In this episode we cover
Jennie before miscarriage
naiveté and ignorance
catastrophising
when to inform?
why the taboo?
work (returning)
from pregnancy to 4th miscarriage
Need & numbness
Pregnant again
Mentioned in this episode:
Marriage - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0cpnd15
Find:
https://jennieagg.com/
http://www.uterusmonologues.com/
https://www.instagram.com/jenniemonologues
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Mar 3, 2023
1 hr 12 min

Episode 8 - Dan Hill - Daddy's With Angels
In Pt 2 Kay digs deeper into the life of Dan Hill, director of Daddy's with Angels and charts the spectacular growth of a self proclaimed "not very nice man" through the joys and triumphs of 12 pregnancies into the head of a global charity
https://www.daddyswithangels.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/daddyswithangels.angeldads.international
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Feb 17, 2023
40 min

Episode 8 - Dan Hill - Daddy's With Angels
In this episode Kay chats with the director of Daddy's with Angels and charts the spectacular growth of a self proclaimed "not very nice man" through the joys and triumphs of 12 pregnancies into the head of a global charity
https://www.daddyswithangels.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/daddyswithangels.angeldads.international
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Feb 10, 2023
43 min

Title: Vanishing Twin Syndrome with Nicola Newman
Description:
In a conversation which has deep resonance for Kay she talks to Nicola Newman about navigating the conflicting emotions of simultaneously being pregnant with a dead and a live baby
Guest at a Glance
Nicola is an IT analyst and regular human being navigating the complicated path of becoming a parent. She was led to Cradle during the lockdowns of 2020 when she experienced the loss of one of her twins to Vanishing Twin Syndrome. In Cradle, Nicola found a safe space to share and process her grief.
In this episode we cover
Cradle connected & how Nicola came to CRADLE
Vanishing Twin Syndrome
Navigating the conflicting emotions
Coping in Lockdown
The new you
Belonging
Naming
Being pregnant
Angry Thoughts
Sunsets & Sunrises
Mentioned in this episode:
https://www.lighthousestherapyservices.co.uk/
CRADLE Connected - https://cradlecharity.org/connected/
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Jan 27, 2023
57 min

In this episode Kay chats to Jules about her long journey from her first ectopic pregnancy, through multiple miscarriages to CRADLE ambassador. In an incredibly open exchange, Jules experiences some really raw and surprising emotions as they chat.
Guest at a Glance
Jules work as an H&S Administrator in road marking alongside a volunteer role as a Wellbeing Ambassador. She has been married to Tony since 1999 and is a survivor of ectopic pregnancies and numerous miscarriages.
Jules has been a Cradle Ambassador for 3 years working closely with UHNM Stoke.
In this episode we cover
What she does as an ambassador
Jules pregnancy loss journey & her passion
Nearly dying and the first ectopic pregnancy
30 yrs of the never asked question
7 years of repetitive loss
The new Jules or confidence through loss?
The importance of CRADLE
Couple Communication
Hope
Find:
https://twitter.com/juleslindop
https://www.facebook.com/groups/275434020492669/
[email protected]
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Jan 13, 2023
49 min

Episode 5: The Himmat Collective - Miscarriage, Visibility & shared Journeys
Description:
In this episode kay chats with Vik and Sarina, a couple that she interviewed for the BBC Northwests series on Babyloss during Babyloss Awareness week. They talk about Miscarriage, the visibility of babyloss for men and the South Asian community and reflect on their shared journey as a couple.
Guest at a Glance
After their experience of miscarriage Vik and Sarina started the Himmat Collective , to work with Punjabi communities to refresh views on fertility
In this episode we cover:
The 1st miscarriage and COVID
The 2nd miscarriage: Sharing the journey
The visibility of men and south Asians
Normalising the conversation
Loss in the Asian Community
The Himmat Collective and what it does
Medical Professional Insensitivity
Dealing with friends and family reaction
Forgiveness and Faith
Navigating grief
Naming babies
Hope
Mentioned in this episode:
Find:
https://linktr.ee/himmatcollective
https://twitter.com/HimmatCo
https://www.tiktok.com/@himmatco
https://www.instagram.com/himmatco/
[email protected]
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Dec 9, 2022
59 min

Title: Martin Abrams - Caring, Faith and Comfort
Description:
In this episode Kay talks to Chaplain and Cradle Trustee, Martin Abrams. They explore his journey as a full time hospital chaplain, and his experience of caring for bereaved parents, the perspective of his faith and the challenge of trying to bring comfort in the worst moments
Guest at a Glance
Revd Martin Abrams, full time hospital chaplain (Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust)
Martin is a core member of the Palliative Care Team, attends their regular Multi-Disciplinary Meeting and works with the team within the hospital, hospice and community. He is also a former Methodist representative to the Churches’ Funerals Group
Show Notes:
In this episode we cover
what does chaplaincy mean
caring for the carer
religious conflicts??
Why Me?
What not to say
Journeying
Find:
[email protected]
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Nov 25, 2022
48 min

3: Belinda Champion - Caring, singing & Empathy
Description
In this episode Kay gets all excited to chat with Cradle Ambassador Belinda Champion. She's excited by Belinda's famous singing connections but more importantly moved by Belinda's journey through her own grief to support babyloss families as a nurse and sonographer.
Guest at a Glance
Belinda Champion, known as B, is an advanced clinical practitioner and lead nurse for a cross site EPAU service at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust. She is a Cradle Ambassador, a new national pregnancy loss charity and is a member of the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS choir.
Belinda has worked as a nurse in the NHS for 24 years specialising in women’s health. Her passion for women’s health led her to extend her scope of practice to become a nurse sonographer in 2008 where she successfully completed a PgCert in focussed ultrasound in first trimester and gynaecology with distinction at City University
In this episode we cover
Who is Belinda and why does Kay call her a celebrity
what is an advanced clinical practitioner
The reward
Belinda's journey
Empathy
Working with CRADLE
Caring for the carers
Belinda's grief
The future of pregnancy loss care
Making support accessible
The comfort of coming together
family and friends
Importance of language
The role of a Sonographer
The Taboo of talking
Mentioned in this episode:
The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir with Justin Bieber -
https://youtu.be/jXy0s9pexCo
The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir with Rag & Bone Man and Pink -
https://youtu.be/Yn2Ytx0E4tc
Find:
Belinda
linkedin.com/in/belinda-champion-90165b23
The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir -
https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/the-trust-choir
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpR2L_jToVICkl5yJV2ANqw
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Nov 11, 2022
49 min

In this episode David Monteith takes Kay on his 8 year journey of ups and down discovering the joy and pain of child birth and baby death
Guest at a Glance
David Monteith is an actor/director/tutor, coach, and veteran podcaster. He and his wife Siobhan created Grace in Action to spread the word about life after babyloss after the death of their daughter Grace in 2014
In this episode we cover
I Pause - a spoken word piece
Grace's story
The Void - the time between death and birth
Talking to kids
Trigger Warnings and flashbacks
The Dead Baby Birth Experience
Being a man
To milk or not to milk
Facing Death
Friends and the friendship contract
Trauma and joy
Mentioned in this episode:
I Pause - https://youtu.be/dFD7mqqkPRE
I Grieve - https://youtu.be/kLwBQLaRw6w
Find:
Grace in Action -
https://www.youtube.com/c/GraceinAction
https://www.instagram.com/graceinaction14/
https://twitter.com/graceinact
https://www.facebook.com/GraceInAction14
David
https://www.facebook.com/david.monteith.587/
https://twitter.com/davidmonteith
https://www.instagram.com/davidmonteith/
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Oct 28, 2022
1 hr

In the first episode of CRADLE Podcast. Louise Zeniou, founder of CRADLE talks to Kay Crewsdon about her inspiring journey from her own isolation to the founder of a serving community.
Guest at a Glance
Louise is a Consultant in the Health sector working across the Construction, Social Enterprise and charity sectors advising on Estates, Design and clinical pathways, creating social value opportunities and services for commissioning. She is also the CEO of CRADLE Charity, an organisation born out of her experience of surviving an ectopic pregnancy.
In this episode we cover
Intro to Cradle
Lou's story
Grief, self deception & counselling
The burden
The Words that can help or hinder
CRADLE the origin story
What you don't get told
The Diversity of Pregnancy Loss experience
What CRADLE does and how far it reaches
Mentioned in this episode:
https://www.lighthousestherapyservices.co.uk/
Find:
https://twitter.com/cradlelouise
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Oct 14, 2022
1 hr 2 min
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