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The Other Mothers

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Bonus Episode - Baby Loss Awareness Week 2026

October 12, 2026 · 37 min

In this special episode, we reflect on Baby Loss Awareness Week – what it means to us as bereaved mothers, how our relationship with the week has changed over time, and the emotions that can come with a period of such heightened awareness…
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July 17, 2026 · 34 min

In the final episode of Series 6, the three of us explore how grief evolves over time and how we evolve alongside it. We reflect on how our lives have changed since losing our baby boys, Freddie, Eddie and Teddy and we talk about what it…
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June 22, 2026 · 37 min

In this episode, the three of us explore the question: what kind of parents would we have been if our baby had lived? We reflect on the imagined future that was lost alongside our baby and the version of ourselves that never got to…
Alicia Burnett

May 14, 2026 · 46 min

In this powerful episode, we're joined by Alicia Burnett, founder of Black Baby Loss Awareness Week, who shares why this important campaign was created and the work she is doing to help make meaningful change. Alicia opens up about the…
Marina Fogle

March 24, 2026 · 44 min

In today's episode, we're joined by Marina Fogle, journalist, podcaster and co-founder of The Bump Class, to discuss the loss of her baby boy Willem in 2014. She speaks openly about grief, motherhood and remembering Willem in a…

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Amit Katwala

February 9, 2026 · 41 min

In this episode, we speak to award-winning journalist, editor and author Amit Katwala who shares his personal story of loss following the stillbirth of his son Rayan. Amit has also shared his deeply moving story for The Guardian, offering…
Lucy Livesey

October 20, 2025 · 41 min

In this episode, we are joined by Lucy Livesey, founder of Ellie's Gift. Lucy shares her story of losing her baby girl Ellie to TFMR (termination for medical reasons) and how she set up Ellie's Gift in her memory to support the baby loss…
Ali Harris

September 24, 2025 · 43 min

To launch Series 6 of The Other Mothers Podcast, we were honoured to speak to journalist and author Ali Harris about her new novel "This Wasn't Meant To Happen" – a love story about a couple, Sofie and Rory, whose world imploded after the…
Inherited Grief

June 5, 2025 · 36 min

In our final episode of Series 5, the three of us speak about inherited grief and the impact this has on our subsequent children. We talk about how we raise our loving children in the shadow of grief, and the conversations that come up in…
Ellie Harley-Jones

May 22, 2025 · 45 min

We are joined by author Ellie Harley-Jones who speaks to us about her baby boy Theo, who she lost to stillbirth in March 2021. Ellie has channelled her grief for Theo by writing and illustrating 'Theo Bear - A Midnight Wish', a beautiful…
Ebony Bonds

May 13, 2025 · 45 min

For Black Baby Loss Awarness Week, we are joined by Rachel Burrell and Gina Reeves, founders of the charity Ebony Bonds, a bereavement charity dedicated to providing support for black bereaved families . We speak about Rachel and Gina's…
Professor Alex Heazell

May 7, 2025 · 47 min

In this episode we talk to Professor Alex Heazell, consultant obstetrician and Clinical Director of The Tommy's Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre in Manchester. We speak about Professor Heazell's pioneering research projects which…

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About the show

The Other Mothers Podcast, produced by Teddy's Wish, is hosted by friends Elle, Caro and Jen who speak candidly about their experiences of baby loss and invite guests to share their stories too. About the hosts: Caro Tasker runs The Spikey, a neurodivergent space/community as an autistic ally and educator. An ardent ambassador for neonatal research in memory of her son Freddie, the funds raised so far have made one of the biggest impacts on preterm labour in almost 60 years. Caro can be found on instagram as @spikey. Elle Wright is a blogger and The Sunday Times Bestselling author of Ask Me His Name and A Bump In the Road. Writing about the loss of her son, Teddy, who died at 3 days old in 2016, Elle has been instrumental in opening up the conversation around pregnancy and child loss to the media. You can find her writing at featheringtheemptynest.co.uk or as @feathering_the_empty_nest on Instagram where she shares life, loss, laughs and much more. Jen Reid is the Co-Founder and CEO of Teddy's Wish, a charity that funds research into the causes of baby loss and provides bereavement support for grieving families. The charity was set up by Jen and her husband Chris in July 2014 to honour the memory of their baby boy Eddie who they lost to SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) when he was only three months old. Jen can be found on instagram as teddys_wish If you are a bereaved parent and would like support or if you have any other questions please contact us at support@teddyswish.org For more information please visit www.teddyswish.org