No Taboo Mom Podcast

This episode is not just about numbers. It’s about truth. In this Episode of the No Taboo Mom Podcast, we take a hard look at maternity leave around the world and what it really says about how societies value women and mothers. Some countries offer over a year of paid leave. Others offer nothing at all. Zero paid days. But maternity leave isn’t just about time off work. It’s about recovery from bi...

Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women globally — yet most wait up to a decade for a diagnosis. How is this still happening in 2025? In this powerful episode, Ewa Gillen speaks with Shannon Farguson from Canada about her decades-long battle with endometriosis — a disease she was told was “just a bad period.” Shannon opens up about being dismissed by doctors, denied treatment, and made to feel as if h...

Early motherhood is beautiful and brutally chaotic. In this episode, Ewa and Julia talk candidly about the emotional overwhelm, constant shifts, and invisible labor that come with raising small children. From forgotten coffee to missed parties, they reflect on the moments that often go unseen and unspoken. At No Taboo Mom, we empower women by telling the truth. Through unfiltered conversations and...

What does it really mean to become a mother? In this raw and honest first episode, we—Ewa and Julia—share the unfiltered truth about the love, the chaos, and the complete identity shift that comes with motherhood. We talk about how unprepared we actually were, how much society sugarcoats the realities of parenting, and why the hardest part often begins after the birth. This is not a how-to guide o...

Welcome to the No Taboo Mom Podcast! We’re Ewa Gillen, Founder & Creative Professional, and Julia Kolbe, Psychiatric Nurse & Healthcare Educator—but above all, we’re moms. Motherhood changed everything for us, and we quickly realized that too many important conversations around women’s health, motherhood, and identity are still overlooked or sugar-coated. That’s why we’re here. In this short intro...