Baby On The Brain

Ever feel like you’re throwing everything you’ve got at parenting only to end up completely exhausted? Whether you're a Type A mum battling a loss of control or a Type B struggling to keep up with the relentless mental load, maternal overwhelm hits us all differently. In this episode of Baby on the Brain , we sit down with expert Emily to unpack why conventional wisdom fails mums and how to fi...

Are you and your partner feeling less like lovers and more like logistics managers for a tiny, demanding boss? Welcome to Roommate Syndrome – the ultimate parenting rite of passage. This week on Baby on the Brain, hosts Fliss and Miranda sit down with relationship and sex therapist Georgina Vass (15+ years experience) to break down what actually happens to our romantic dynamics after having childr...

Balancing fitness with the relentless demands of parenting often feels like an impossible task. Between juggling childcare logistics, full-time work and constant sleep deprivation, carving out time for personal wellness is usually the first thing to fall off the to-do list. In this episode of Baby On The Brain , hosts Felicity Thistlethwaite and Miranda Larbi are joined by Shakira Akabusi – founde...

Content note: discussion of severe depression and suicidal thoughts In this episode of Baby On The Brain , host Stylist's Felicity Thistlethwaite and guest Alice Holland-Lu dive deep into the raw reality of early motherhood, maternal mental health and identity shifts. Alice shares her personal journey through severe postnatal depression after giving birth during the 2021 lockdown – a period ma...

In this episode of Baby On The Brain, former fashion editor and celebrity stylist Kylie joins Stylist's Felicity Thistlethwaite to discuss her journey from high-pressure shoots and a hectic schedule to a grounded life running her stress-management platform, Stress Sucks , from a seaside cottage in Cornwall. After years of traveling with bands and ignoring red flags from her body – including r...

Stylist's Felicity Thistlethwaite is joined by careers strategist and women's careers advocate Isobelle Panton for an honest conversation about the realities of working motherhood. Together, they explore one of the biggest life transitions women experience: balancing parenthood with ambition, career progression and personal identity. Drawing on her work helping women navigate leadership, confidenc...

Felicity Thistlethwaite and Miranda Larbi are joined by campaigner, author and Flex Appeal founder Anna Whitehouse for a frank and timely conversation about modern parenting, workplace flexibility and the fight for equality. Anna discusses the launch of the world's first Parent Strike, taking place on 27 August, which aims to bring mums and dads together to campaign for extended paternity leave an...

Stylist's Baby On The Brain returns for its third series with an honest and insightful conversation about motherhood, identity and ADHD. In this episode, Wellness Editor Miranda Larbi and Head of Digital Fliss Thistlethwaite are joined by Five X More co-founder, writer and soon-to-be mum-of-three Atinuke Awe. Tinuke reflects on her experience of becoming a mother before receiving an ADHD diagnosis...

A special episode of Stylist's Baby On The Brain series; this one-off is a deepdive into parenting as a school mum hosted by soon-to-be school mum Felicity Thistlethwaite. This episode features the ever-requested 'how do they do it?' question about holding down a career and managing school timetables, why it's so important to fill in the forms in a certain order, and where Stylist mums buy their s...

Calling all Baby on the Brain fans, Stylist's new parenting podcast, Mother Lovers Club is launching soon. Be the first to find out all about it. Life as a working mum is not without its highs, lows and all-round ridiculous moments. Join Stylist’s Lisa Smosarski and Alix Walker as they swap stories – and share your candid voice notes - about the reality of the juggle, in a bid to ease the load for...

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by former BOTB special episode guest - and this time she's back at co-host - Shakira Akabusi.    Together they will be chatting to founder of Little Omo Desriee Asomuyide about juggling life as a working mother, the highs, the lows and the challenges they experienced along the way.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by founder of My Bump Pay Tobi Asare. Together they will be chatting to author of 'The Blend: How To Successfully Manage A Career And A Family' Davinia Tomlinson about the the financial impact mothers face when they are making decisions about whether or not to return to work.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by Motherkind founder Zoe Blaskey. Together they will be chatting to Enough About the Baby author and Instagram influencer Becky Vieira about mental health of mums returning to work after maternity leave.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by founder of PR Dispatch Rosie Davies-Smith. Together they'll be chatting to parenting expert and a highly regarded popular childcare author Sarah Ockwell-Smith about sleep, and how a lack of it (or a huge shake up to the norm) can have a huge impact on a woman's return to work.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by The SEN Mums' Careers Club host Leisa Millar. Together they'll be chatting to author of Raising A Happier Mother Anna Mathur about identity, and how that changes (if it does!) after having a baby and returning to work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by Stylist's very own Editor-In-Chief - and her boss - Lisa Smosarski. Together they'll be chatting to two Stylist staffers about their returns to work: How it made them feel, the highs, the lows, the best advice they ever received, and the worst. Joining Fliss and Lisa this week are Stylist Editor and mum-of-four Alix Walker, and Head of Digital...

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by co-host Claire Lynch. Author of Small: On Motherhoods – published on paperback last year – she is also a university lecturer and mother-of-three and has spoken widely on her experiences of motherhood – including a Four Thought talk titled ‘The Other Mother’, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2020. Together they'll be discussing flexible...

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by co-host Atanuke Awe - entrepreneur, founder of community Mums and Tea, Learning with Ez specialising in diverse educational resources for babies and children and co-founder of Five X More - a campaign committed to highlighting and changing Black maternal health outcomes in the UK - and she’s a mother-of-two. Together they'll be discussing the...

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by co-hosts Natalie Duvall & Carina White - founders of Black Mums Upfront, a London-based collective who believe all black mothers need to be seen, heard and valued. Together they'll be discussing the question mark that often sits next to the words 'return to work?' on a new mum's calendar. They're joined by this week's guest: broadcaster, D...

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by co-host Ashley James - a presenter, DJ, dating and empowerment coach, and soon-to-be mother of two. Together they'll be discussing the emotions of the first year back to work after having a baby; The highs, the lows, and the cold hard truths. They're both joined by this week's guest, award-winning women's lifestyle journalist, media entreprene...

Welcome to Baby On The Brain, a podcast brought to you by Stylist magazine - dedicated to the big life questions you face when you find out you’re about to become a parent. Hosted by Stylist's Digital Content Director, Fliss, this podcast began back in 2021 with a baby on the way. That baby is just three months off celebrating her second birthday now and we suddenly feel very old (where did the ti...

Returning to work after having a baby brings many challenges with it - and we're not just talking about balancing the spiralling cost of childcare and a new wave of mum-guilt as you re-enter the world of work. Season 2 of Baby on the Brain is about the intimate and often neglected discussions around returning to work as a new mother. And how we, as women, can centre ourselves and our needs in the...

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite wraps up the series with a return to work special featuring Stylist’s Editor-in-chief Lisa Smosarski, a mother of three and Fliss’s boss. The pair tackle all the thoughts, feelings and emotions about returning to work, and there’s a few snippets of advice from former BOTB guests too...   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by co-hosting duo Sarah and Laura Smith, who are a parenting blog duo with a daughter – and a baby on the way too! The trio are joined by Sarah-Jane Crawford to discuss feminism in pregnancy and whether it is possible to bring up children avoiding gender stereotypes (and if you’d want to!) ...   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

This week, Stylist's Fliss Thistlethwaite is joined by journalist Grace Holliday as her co-host and guest Joeli Brearley, founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, to start an open and honest conversation about money in pregnancy. They tackle the pitfalls of the current maternity system in the UK, the cost of childcare and the motherhood penalty...   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...