Breaking the Taboo with Theo Clarke
By Theo Clarke
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Breaking the Taboo with Theo Clarke is a leading UK women’s health podcast exploring the issues that shape women’s lives before, during and after motherhood. Hosted by former MP and birth trauma campaigner Theo Clarke, the series combines powerful personal stories with expert insight and national policy conversations.
Now entering its fifth series, the podcast has evolved from a groundbreaking initial focus on birth trauma into a wider platform addressing maternal mental health, pelvic health, returning to work after birth, pregnancy complications, fatherhood, family relationships, NHS maternity care and women’s long-term wellbeing.
Featuring campaigners, clinicians, researchers, policymakers and families, Breaking the Taboo is helping drive public conversation around some of the most overlooked and unspoken issues in women’s health.
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S5, E10: Baby Brain Injury: Advice and Support for Parents and Families
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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S5, E9: How to Talk to Your Doctor: Self-Advocacy, Women's Health and Getting the Care You Need
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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S5, E8: Preparing for Pregnancy and Birth: What to Expect From Your Midwife
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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S5, E7: Closing the Gender Health Gap: Dame Lesley Regan on the Future of Women's Health
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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S5, E6: Understanding High-Risk Pregnancy: Induction, Assisted Birth and Caesarean Sections Explained
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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S5, E5: What Every Mum Should Know: Prevention, Treatment & Recovery from Birth Injuries
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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S5, E4: You’re Not Alone: Finding Support as a New Mum with Michelle Kennedy
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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S5, BONUS EPISODE: The Hidden Impact of Birth Trauma on Fathers with Ryan Libbey
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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S5, E3: Everywoman Festival LIVE: State of the Nation - What Needs to Change in Maternity Care?
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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S5, E2: Gillian Keegan on IVF, Infertility and Becoming a Stepmum
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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S5, E1: Anna Williamson's Journey through PND, Recovery Post Birth & Motherhood
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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S4, E10: Ask Me Anything with Theo Clarke: Recovering from Birth Trauma, Motherhood and Campaigning for Change
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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S4, E9: Improving Maternity Care — Interview with Donna Ockenden
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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S4 E8: Perinatal Mental Health: How to Support Parents & Families in Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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S4, E7: UK Government's Maternity Investigation Interim Findings
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Series 4, Episode 6: Gestational Diabetes in Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum: What Every Mum Should Know
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Series 4, Episode 5: How to Have a Safer Pregnancy & Preventing Stillbirths
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Series 4, Episode 4: Life after Prolapse, Pelvic Health & Recovery Post Birth
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Series 4, Episode 3: UK Government’s National Maternity Investigation Update
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Series 4, Episode 2: Your Postnatal Body: Caring for Yourself after Pregnancy and Birth
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Series 4, Episode 1: Supporting Perinatal Mental Health for New Mums & Reducing Maternal Suicides
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Avoiding Family Breakdown Post Birth Trauma | Series 3, Episode 10
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: Maternity Investigation: Normal Birth Ideology | Series 3
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Ask Me Anything on Birth Trauma | Series 3, Episode 9
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Special Investigation: Britain's Next Maternity Scandal? | Series 3, Episode 8
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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Navigating Twins and Multiples during Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum | Series 3, Episode 7
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Intrusive Thoughts, Recovery & Parenting Post Birth Trauma | Series 3, Episode 6
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Advice on Pre-eclampsia in Pregnancy | Series 3, Episode 5
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Hyperemesis Gravidarum — Support for Extreme Morning Sickness During Pregnancy | Series 3, Episode 4
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Coping with Miscarriage and Birth Trauma | Series 3, Episode 3
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Baby Bonding and the 1001 Critical Days with Dame Andrea Leadsom | Series 3, Episode 2
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Learning to Live Again After Birth Trauma with Louise Thompson | Season 3, Episode 1
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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S2 Ep10: Premature babies and support for families in NICU
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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S2 Ep9: Life after Birth Trauma: Birth debriefs, access your hospital records + living with birth injuries
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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S2 Ep8: Inequalities in maternal health
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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S2 Ep7: Everywoman Festival on changing landscape in women's health
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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S2 Ep6: Maternity care: what difference will an investigation make? Special podcast with Rosie Duffield MP
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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S2 Ep5: Black maternal health and birth trauma
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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S2 Ep4: Ask me anything on birth trauma
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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S2 Ep3: Pregnancy and Group B Strep
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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S2 Ep2: Saying Goodbye: Dealing with Baby Loss
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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S2 Ep1: Breaking the Taboo: Why we need to talk about birth trauma
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May 29, 2025 |
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S1 Ep10: Postpartum psychosis- maternal mental health and support
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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S1 Ep9: Matrescence: Pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood with author Lucy Jones
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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S1 Ep8: Ask me anything on birth trauma
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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S1 Ep7: Dad Matters - Support for fathers who experience birth trauma
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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S1 Ep6: Advice on going back to work after birth trauma
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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S1 Ep5: Maternal mental health- recovering from PTSD post birth
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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S1 Ep4: Birth injuries: perineal trauma, healing and recovery
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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S1 Ep3: Painful sex to pelvic health – physical recovery from birth trauma
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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S1 Ep2: Introduction to birth trauma: what it is and how to get help
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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S1 Ep1: Breaking the Taboo: Trailer
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Jan 22, 2025 |