Why Susannah Fielding Believes Every Parent Should Learn Attachment Theory
About this episode
Giovanna Fletcher reunites with Susannah Fielding to discuss parenting, attachment theory, and personal experiences shaping their roles as mothers.
This week Gi reunites with her old friend Susannah Fielding! You’ll know Susannah from This Time with Alan Partridge , Man vs Baby , and Wolf Hall — but her most important role is being mum to her two-year-old son Alfie. Susannah opens up to Gi about growing up with a single mother and an intermittently absent father, how those experiences shaped her relationships, and why she’s so focused on breaking cycles and not passing trauma on to her own child. She also shares the story of her planned home birth that turned into an emergency C-section, the challenges she faced with breastfeeding, and what it’s been like returning to the theatre as a mum. You can catch Susannah starring opposite Adrian Lester in Cyrano de Bergerac at the Noël Coward Theatre from 13th June. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Giovanna Fletcher
Guest: Susannah Fielding
Topics covered
- attachment theory
- parenting
- childbirth
- breastfeeding
- theatre
- family dynamics
Keywords
- attachment theory
- parenting
- home birth
- C-section
- breastfeeding
- theatre
- family
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: This Time with Alan Partridge, Man vs Baby, Wolf Hall, Cyrano de Bergerac
Places: Noël Coward Theatre
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