Leanne's Podcast

Send us Fan Mail My next guest is someone you may recognise from her advocacy work online, raising awareness of neurodivergence and mental health. Wenna became a mum at just 18, and her journey has included NICU, postpartum depression, struggles with bonding and a life-threatening experience with maternal sepsis after the birth of her daughter. Today, she’s a mum to two incredible children, a pass...

Send us Fan Mail Today I’m joined by the lovely Vanessa, and honestly, her story is one that stayed with me. We talk about birth trauma, becoming a single mum, raising two children while working incredibly hard, ADHD and neurodivergence — but most importantly, we talk about mum guilt and learning to forgive yourself for the things you wish you’d done differently. Vanessa’s story is a really honest...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Motherhood, Honestly , Leanne finally tells her story completely, honestly and from her side. Sitting down with her best friend of 25 years, Alice, Leanne opens up about the reality of her pregnancy, Olivia’s early arrival, the traumatic experience surrounding her birth and the depths of the post-partum depression that followed. She talks about the things she st...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Emma.  I honestly don’t even know where to start with this one… This episode is absolute chaos in the best possible way. We laughed until we cried, we tackled the raw reality of postpartum, and at one point I genuinely forgot we were recording because it just felt like two mums having a chat. I fell in love with Emma instantly. She’s hilarious, brutally honest, and such an in...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is one of the most important conversations we’ve had on the podcast. Marija bravely shares her experience of postpartum psychosis. A  severe mental health condition that can affect women after childbirth and is often misunderstood. This episode is raw, honest and incredibly powerful. It highlights just how quickly postpartum psychosis can develop, the impact it can...

Send us Fan Mail Introducing my next guest, Charlotte Charlotte joins me to share her honest motherhood journey, including her experience of gender disappointment during pregnancy, becoming a mum during lockdown, and the chaos of raising an energetic six-year-old boy. We also talk about an unfortunate incident involving a pound coin that resulted in a trip to hospital and surgery to remove it! Thi...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Motherhood Honestly, I’m joined by Bex! Mum of two and founder of @babybexerciseuk . As she shares her honest journey through motherhood, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Bex opens up about feeling scared and completely unprepared during her first pregnancy, admitting she didn’t fully process becoming a mum until her baby was finally in her arms. During her second pre...

Send us Fan Mail My next guests are… my crazy, hilarious best friends 🤍 With over 25 years of friendship, this one was a special one. We talk about navigating our early days together to now stepping into a completely new journey… motherhood. From real, unfiltered birth stories to the moments that somehow turn absolutely hilarious when you look back. And Alice’s there too, not as a mum, but as som...

Send us Fan Mail Introducing my next guest… Emma 🤍 Emma’s story is one of unimaginable loss, strength, and resilience. She went into labour at just 24 weeks with her twin boys, and heartbreakingly, one of her babies didn’t make it. His name was Charlie. In this episode, she opens up about the raw early days of grief, the time spent in NICU, and how she found the strength to keep going through it...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of our story takes you into life after birth, the moments that weren’t captured in photos. We talk about the reality of those early days with Olivia, the emotional disconnect, the anxiety, and the impact postnatal depression had on our lives. This episode is a raw and honest look at what motherhood looked like behind closed doors, and how I found my way through it.

Send us Fan Mail This podcast was created from real life. The messy moments, the beautiful moments, the parts of motherhood that people don’t always talk about. For the very first episode, I wanted to start at the beginning… our story. So I’m joined by someone very special — my husband — as we talk about how it all started, becoming parents, and how much life has changed since welcoming Olivia. Mo...