Season 2

Episode 1 - Mars Lord. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT!

Today's conversation is explosive! The team listen as Mars explains the uncomfortable facts around racism, white fragility and the need to do the work. It is a must-listen podcast and is one of the most important experiences of all the team members lives!

The Eve Event · S2 EP1 - Mars Lord. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT!

Episode 2 - Elsie Gayle

Elsie Gayle - birth activist midwife, advocate and whistleblower - Being a person who takes responsibility seriously can be seriously bad for you!

The Eve Event · S2 EP2 - Elsie Gayle

The Eve Event · S2 EP3 - Justice for Women with Julie Bindel!

The Eve Event · S2 EP4 - Kill The Bill

Episode 5 - The Domestic Bill

Today we are introducing you to another disobedient women, Laura Richards. Laura has agreed to us sharing an episode of her podcast Crime Analyst. She really sums up the elements and threads of our recent episodes covering violence against women and children and we are hoping she will join us in person at some time in the future to discuss her life's work and achievements. Please also consider acting to support her campaign to compile a national register for serial stalking and domestic domestic violence perpetrators. Contact your MP to demand their support for it and sign the petition calling for it here.
www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-p…ng-multiple-women

The Eve Event · S2 EP5 - The Domestic Bill

Season 1

The Eve Event · Episode 34 - Jo Parkington, the mover and shaker

The Eve Event · Episode 33 - Nickita Stark, Singing For Change

Episode 33 - Nickita Stark, Singing For Change

Today we meet Nickita, Singer-songwriter, mother, doula, activist. Nickita has been profoundly impacted by her experiences of childbirth, both personally and professionally. When she heard about the plight of self-employed midwives and how they are unable to attend births legally she decided to act and be part of the solution. She's a very exciting addition to the team too!

encoremusicians.com/Nickita-Starck

The Eve Event · Episode 32 - Maternal Death Part 2

Episode 32 - Maternal Death Part 2

Today the team revisit the latest MBBRACE-UK report to explore the way women are dying.
We discuss the most shocking findings that black and brown women are 5 times more likely to die that their white sisters, and try to unpack that!
But we also discuss the other shocker of women being murdered as a result of domestic violence, even though they disclosed their abuse and asked for help! Dont miss it!

The Eve Event · Episode 31 - Sophie

Episode 31 - Sophie

Sophie is our lovely London Birth Practice client who has graciously allowed us to follow her pregnancy and birth on our social media feed.
Here she is talking about her journey and what the real take away points were for her...we bet surprisingly for listeners, it's not the labour and birth bit pinpointed as most important!

The Eve Event · Episode 30 - The Birth Workers Unite!

Episode 30 - The Birth Workers Unite!

Today we meet fellow podcasters Becki Scott and Sam Gadsden AKA The Birth Activists. We discuss the dire situation of support in labour during these pandemic days. There has been a marked increase in reported incidences of trauma from women shocked to find their experiences are falling far, far from their very much lowered expectations.

The Eve Event · Episode 29 - Overdue with Amity Reed

Episode 29 - Overdue with Amity Reed

Amity Reed is a midwife who has written a book about her experience of training and working as a midwife. Amity had approached her career change from editor to midwifery student, like the rest of us, with great passion and excitement. Sadly the painfully predictable journey she was forced to endure saw her leave the NHS in order to protect her mental health. She does, however, have some thoughts to share on her experiences and the way forward for a service that better serves women AND midwives, its been rather "Overdue".

The Eve Event · Episode 28 - Chloe, The Woman Who Build The Fabled Tower Of Strength

Episode 28 - Chloe, The Woman Who Build The Fabled Tower Of Strength

What do you do when life throws hurdle after hurdle in your path and falling over isn't an option? You learn to jump and you build your strength. Chloe is a beautiful woman who captures the hearts and minds of all who know her, she is THE woman. She tells us the little-told story of a woman meeting herself for the first time, its impossible to not be amazed and awed because it just is!

The Eve Event · Episode 27 - The Unapologetic Doula

Episode 27 - The Unapologetic Doula

Women have culturally and socially had to to apologise for their existence and ensure they take up the smallest amount of space for hundreds of years. Of course women have not always been compliant, and todays women are a tad more fortunate to be more successful at breaking out and taking their place as equals in the world, sort of!

Sam is a doula who is leading this charge and is unapologetically unapologetic.

The Eve Event · Episode 26 - Freya The Goddess Of Love, Fertility And Beauty!

Today's guest is a breath of fresh air. Freya Kellet lives and works in Canada. She describes herself as a radical birth keeper and a regenerative farmer. Make a cuppa and settle down for the conversation that explains...

Episode 26 - Freya the goddess of love, fertility and beauty!

Todays guest is a breath of fresh air. Freya Kellet lives and works in Canada. She describes herself as a radical birth keeper and a regenerative farmer. Make a cuppa and settle down for the conversation that explains...

The Eve Event · Episode 25 - Suzanna Maz pandemic freebirthing

Episode 25 - Suzanna Maz pandemic freebirthing

During the 2020 pandemic, lots of crazy things happened across the globe. In the UK , the NHS decided that homebirth services had to be withdrawn in a very random way. Mostly due to the willingness of local heads of midwifery to use their initiative to engage with their local and willing independent midwives. Largely though this wasn't happening...women on the otherhand were devastated to be seperated from their partners and their support, as well as anxious as they suddenly saw the folly of birthing in an infection zone. At the same time IMs lost their professional indemnity insurance as general business claims jammed up the already slow insurance industry wheels and scared some of them off - exiting the market altogether. So now faced with a withdrawn NHS option and NO independent options ( thats another pod! ) the only option for some was "freebirthing ". Suzanna tells us how this crazy situation has made her determined to highlight this craziness and encourage other women to demand better!

The Eve Event · Episode 24 - Maternal Death

Episode 24 - Maternal Death

Death in pregnancy and childbirth is rare. But according to one report, there is a proportionally higher risk to black women than white. The chance of death is 1 in 2500 for black women according to the UK confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths. But the rate was five times smaller for white women between 2014 and 2016. The striking figures prompted a warning from the report's author: ‘The almost fivefold higher mortality rate amongst black women compared with white women requires urgent explanation and action’.

The Eve Event · Episode 23 - Harriet Williams Superwomanhood

Episode 23 - Harriet Williams Superwomanhood

Harriet is a young parent consultant, public speaker, researcher and entrepreneur. Her focus is on the issues that impact young parents who are 25 and under, however she has several stories to share that take us on her journey to superwomanhood - We will be hearing more from Harriet - stay tuned!

The Eve Event · Episode 22 - Mothering The Mother

Episode 22 - Mothering The Mother

Heloise started her pregnancy and birth journey thinking and planning for the big day - like everyone else - but the real journey revealed itself to be the road to motherhood through the support needed once the baby had arrived. Mothering the mother enables the transition to confident mothering to be relatively effortless with the huge payoff of protective mental health, family health and child welfare.

The Eve Event · Episode 21 - Miscarriage with Lili La Scala

Episode 21 - Miscarriage with Lili La Scala

Lili is a singer, an actor, and a celebrant. She has a zest for life that is exuberant and joyful all skills that have served her well in her life. She has found them invaluable when offering comfort to grieving families, engaging an audience and capturing hearts and minds through song. Lili has experienced a grief of her own when she suffered a pregnancy loss and has some insightful things to share from that experience. And highlights the conspiracy of silence imposed on women and families to never mention it.

The Eve Event · Episode 20 - Abortion.

Episode 20 - Abortion.

The global pandemic continues to be used as an opportunity in some quarters to remove choice and rights for women.
The fast paced lurch from crisis to crisis in the USA exposed that in some states governors had removed abortion services to women, deeming them 'non essential' during pandemic restrictions.
Today we talk to Rachael Clarke from the British pregnancy advisory service (BPAS) and service user Laura Munday who help us explore the UK approach to lockdown services to women, and the rights of women to privacy versus the right to free speech from prolife groups.

The Eve Event · Episode 19 - Trauma And Safety With Dr Rebecca Moore

Episode 19 - Trauma And Safety With Dr Rebecca Moore

Today's episode looks at trauma and safety. We discuss whats going on for women accessing services and why 40+% of women are experiencing emotional and physical trauma during the pregnancy and birthing process. Dr Rebecca Moore, founder of Make Birth Better and perinatal psychiatrist helps us understand what's going wrong.

The Eve Event · Episode 18 - Covid 19 and homebirth The Lockdown birth crisis part 2

Episode 18 - Covid 19 and homebirth The Lockdown birth crisis part 2

We have all had a taste of restrictions on our day to day freedoms and liberties recently. Now imagine that you have informed yourself through researching the latest findings that staying at home and isolating with your family is the best way to wait this pandemic out, but, the government has made a ruling that everyone must spend all their time in a hospital – just in case we get sick!

This is the situation that pregnant and labouring women found themselves in recently when the homebirth services were/are withdrawn while we live through the Coronavirus pandemic. We know that homebirth is a safe activity – we have the evidence – Lancet April 2020!

The team discuss the frustrating issue of ritualistic behaviour and the unwillingness of the professions to listen to and support women.

The Eve Event · Episode 17 - The Lockdown birth crisis part 1

Episode 17 - The Lockdown birth crisis part 1

Giving birth in the middle of a pandemic is one thing, but being told at the very last minute that your birth choices are just not going to be honoured and we hope you understand, is quite another!
Women are being told that homebirth services are withdrawn indefinitely. So what do you do when every cell in your body is saying DONT GO TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN A HIGHLY INFECTIOUS AND DEADLY VIRUS IS RUNNING AMOK?

The Eve Event · Episode 16 - #metoo, The day of Reckoning

Episode 16 - #metoo, The day of Reckoning

The #metoo movement started to get real traction in the Autumn of 2017 leading up to the arrest of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. With high profile actors using the hashtag to get a sense of how big the sexual harassment of women might actually be. The response was overwhelming and the movement has given women a platform to have their voices finally heard. It was this moment in history that birthed The Eve Event too.
Today we discuss where we are at and the verdict of the Weinstein trial.

The Eve Event · Episode 15 - Cynthia Micalif, Building an empire

Episode 15 - Cynthia Micalif, Building an empire

What do you do when you find yourself pregnant for the first time and bored with your day job? Well you build an empire of course! Cynthia started her yoga journey and business just when you would expect to be winding down and planning a babymoon. A true pioneer!

The Eve Event · Episode 14 -Valantina, Yoga baby

Episode 14 -Valantina, Yoga baby

Valantina set off for her yoga class as usual not realising something extraordinary would happen right in the middle of the session. The following events caught everyone off guard and an unforgettable race across London have kept Valentina and her husband dinner party story royalty…

The Eve Event · Episode 13 - Laura Bailey, An UBER journey to remember

Episode 13 - Laura Bailey, An UBER journey to remember

Laura and her husband Dominic found themselves in a new country and pregnant! As delighted as they were to be starting a family they needed to work out how the maternity services could work for them, and who were these healthcare people called midwives!?
Laura's journey started with plans to epidural up in an obstetric led hospital just like they do back in the USA.... and ended with an UBER journey to remember. The hilarious story of a race to get into a birthpool!

The Eve Event · Episode 12 - Amanda Burleigh, Bullying

Episode 12 - Amanda Burleigh, Bullying

The ugly truth of the universal problem of bullying is clearly defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as to ;
“seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)”
The culture of bullying is known to be healthy within the NHS and is evidenced in the high levels of stress related illness in the midwifery, nursing and medic professions, with suicide rates 23% higher in these professions than the national average for the general population.
Amanda tells us about her own terrible experiences as a whistle-blower and trailblazer. She clearly has major inner strength and courage but it nearly wasn’t enough. We hugely appreciate her tenacity and will always walk beside her. Let’s show her the love and leave a supportive comment for her on the website.

Episode 11 - Jo Marchant, the cure

Jo Marchant is a scientist and a writer. She is, in fact an award-winning science writer who travels a wide terrain of ideas – from hypnosis to meditation, from placebos to positive visualisation – rescuing each from the realm of pseudoscience.! She is also a phenomenal disobedient women who fought her way through a dis-empowering birth experience to triumph as a birth goddess. A true superhero in our books. You will love her too.

Episode 10 - Liz Jobanputra Being older

Liz is an extremely successful career woman with a young family. Both her babies were born at home but the journey to her chosen destination was bumpy and needed careful negotiation, mostly due to her age! Liz has a quiet determination and a gentle disobedient streak that achieves a great amount of good willed movement. A great advocate for choice, Liz is an inspiring woman who is incredibly modest.

Episode 9 - Kat Berry, the enlightened one!

Kat Berry is another of the enlightened beings that women work with when they are looking for support and guidance on their birth journey’s. Kat is the author of “Why hypnobirthing matters” by Pinter and Martin, her clear, measured written exploration of the subject translates well into her popular classes, held in central London. She has a wise, mindful approach to life that is calming and reassuring but boy does this girl know how to have fun too. One of our favourite girlfriends we think you will love her too.

Episode 8 - Wait for white with Amanda Burleigh

Today’s episode is a conversation with Amanda Burleigh, awarded midwife of the year 2015 for her outstanding work highlighting the importance of challenging the ritualistic practice of immediate cord clamping. Shockingly, the majority of babies born in the UK and around the world are denied this vital third of their blood volume circulating through their placentas at the time of birth. Even more shocking is the unregulated stem cell industry (non-statutory) moving aggressively into hospital units to persuade parents to donate their baby’s blood!

Like all trailblazers and disobedient women Amanda and her message has not been received well in some quarters, disappointingly the midwifery profession has been slow to pick up the baton.

Episode 7 - Shetland with Lucinda Hodge

Lucinda is a young midwife who packed her bags and took off to pastures new! Fairly typical for young people right? Except Lucinda and her husband upped sticks from London and landed in…Shetland. The beautiful and wild island has captured their hearts but it comes with its own challenges

Episode 6 - Hypnobirthing the journey to parenthood

Katharine Graves was one of the first pioneering women who brought hypnobirthing to the UK. The tools that are taught have been helping women to meet the challenges of childbirth for a couple of decades now but this invaluable tool have recently been embraced and endorsed by celebrities and royalty alike, making this visualisation technique a more mainstream offering to women researching their options for resources for labour.

Episode 5 - Children who use drugs

Todays conversation is with Cindy. She is an inspiring, warm and nurturing woman with 4 adoring sons and you can just tell the feeling is mutual. Cindy tells us about how she is dealing with living through supporting a child with an addiction. Its a roller-coaster ride that impacts the whole family.

OMG! There’s a baby on the bed! With Margaux and Deborah

Today we are meeting Margaux, teacher, mother and hypnobirthing practitioner. When Margaux found out she was pregnant she knew exactly what she wanted for the birth of her child, a home birth with minimal fuss, just like her mum. We talk to independently minded mother and daughter about their experiences and the hilarious arrival of baby Frank, closely followed by the birth of another confidently powerful woman.

Ritualistic practices: necessary or damaging?

We are meeting with Sarah today, she is a performer, poet, activist and entrepreneur. Sarah experienced a reduction of options for the birth of her second child due to the circumstances of the birth of her first child. Sarah explains her journey to achieve her plan of birthing her baby vaginaly after a previous cesarean section (VBAC). You can visit Sarah’s website www.areyoulisteningtome.com to read her manifesto.

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Am I allowed part 2

In this episode we will be talking to author, journalist and human rights campaigner Rebecca Schiller. Rebecca is the co-founder of the human rights charity Birthrights, she is a strong advocate for women and works tirelessly to highlight and improve healthcare for women especially in the field of reproduction, maternity and motherhood. We will explore in more detail where all this self regulation originates from, if its of any personal benefit and how we can continue the healthy questioning of these artificial boundaries.

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This is our first foray into the podcasting world. We wanted to kick off with that enigmatic question we all pose to ourselves at times. Am I allowed? Where has this concept come from? Is it a question that helps or hinders? Are we just sleepwalking through the important moments of our lives without realising it? Or have we been inclined to question this concept but been pushed back into line by being labeled disobedient? Tune in, listen and tell us your thoughts.

Am I allowed?

This is our first foray into the podcasting world. We wanted to kick off with that enigmatic question we all pose to ourselves at times. Am I allowed? Where has this concept come from? Is it a question that helps or hinders? Are we just sleepwalking through the important moments of our lives without realising it? Or have we been inclined to question this concept but been pushed back into line by being labelled disobedient? Tune in, listen and tell us your thoughts.

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