Let’s Talk About It LIVE: Real Women on Work, Motherhood & Being Heard

About this episode

The episode features live discussions among women about work, motherhood, and being heard, celebrating International Women’s Day.

Our first-ever live episode is here!🎙️To celebrate International Women’s Day, Kelly and Louise took the podcast on the road to Tribe Portobello in Edinburgh—where a room full of women came together to share what’s really on their minds - doing some soul-bearing and soul-searching.  From a “rumination box” filled by the audience (who you hear from), this episode dives into honest, unfiltered conversations about: The messy reality of growing up Not being taken seriously  Being treated badly when you’re vulnerable Motherhood, identity, and “mum guilt” Respect (or lack of it) in the workplace The things people still say to women There’s laughter, vulnerability, and powerful moments of reflection throughout. We loved doing this event and can’t wait to do more. The room was full of solidarity and support. ✨ Plus: Local poets close the episode with beautiful, moving pieces about womanhood—bringing together a rich mix of voices, accents, and lived experiences. Oh and… there may be a little exclusive reveal about an exciting upcoming guest 👀 📖 The essay/article Kelly refers to in this episode is ‘Men Explain Things to Me’ by Rebecca Solnit - you can read it here:&nbsp…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kelly Crichton, Louise Mason

Topics covered

• work
• motherhood
• identity
• women's rights
• vulnerability
• solidarity

Keywords

• International Women’s Day
• motherhood
• workplace respect
• mum guilt
• vulnerability
• poetry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tribe Portobello

Books & works: Men Explain Things to Me, The Motherload, Daughters of Eve (after Maegen McAuliffe O'Leary's What I Would Tell Eve), Uphill, It'

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