Breaking the Taboo with Theo Clarke

Theo Clarke

theodoraclarke@substack.com

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Booking Overview

Interview-led women’s health podcast focused on pregnancy, birth, motherhood, maternal wellbeing and maternity policy, typically featuring clinicians, researchers, campaigners, policymakers and accomplished founders or authors. Suitable pitches include obstetricians, pelvic-health specialists, maternal mental-health experts, maternity-care advocates, researchers and leaders with relevant books, organizations or lived-experience-informed expertise; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 48

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Female

Location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

theodoraclarke@substack.com

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Host

Theo Clarke - Former Member of Parliament for Stafford, bestselling author of Breaking the Taboo: Why We Need to Talk About Birth Trauma, and a prominent campaigner for improved maternity care. She chaired the f...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior clinicians, women’s-health researchers, maternity-care campaigners, policymakers, and founders or authors with substantial expertise or experience relevant to pregnancy, birth, motherhood or maternal wellbeing.
Required Achievements:  
Senior clinical or academic leadership, National professional leadership, Published books, Founded or led relevant organizations or companies, Campaigning or policy impact

Recent Guest Discussions

Dr Jo Senior - High-risk Pregnancy, Induction, Assisted Birth, Caesarean Sections And Reducing Psychological Birth Trauma.

Professor Ranee Thakar - Birth Injuries, Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries, Pelvic-floor Health, Prevention, Treatment, Recovery And NHS Maternity Care.

Michelle Kennedy - Loneliness In Motherhood, Support Networks, New Motherhood, Community, Identity And Building Social Networks For Women.

Recent Topics

Birth Trauma, Maternal Health, Pelvic Health, Maternity Care, Motherhood

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Breaking the Taboo with Theo Clarke
:

S5, E6: Understanding High-Risk Pregnancy: Induction, Assisted Birth and Caesarean Sections Explained

July 08, 2026

This week our host, Theo Clarke, is joined by Dr Jo Senior, Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, to discuss what it means to have a high-risk pregnancy and explain some of the most common interventions during labour and birth.Topics that we discuss on the show include: what “high risk” means in pregnancy; when induction of labour may be recommended; what happens during induction; how induced labour differs from spontaneous labour; the benefits and risks of induction; when an instru...

S5, E5: What Every Mum Should Know: Prevention, Treatment & Recovery from Birth Injuries

July 01, 2026

This week our host, Theo Clarke, is joined by Professor Ranee Thakar to discuss birth injuries, obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASI), and the importance of improving awareness, prevention, diagnosis and treatment for women after childbirth.Topics discussed on the show include: perineal trauma during childbirth; what obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASI) are and how common they are; the impact of birth injuries on women’s physical and mental health; the consequences of undiagnosed injur...

S5, E4: You’re Not Alone: Finding Support as a New Mum with Michelle Kennedy

June 24, 2026

This week our host, Theo Clarke, is joined by entrepreneur, author and Peanut founder Michelle Kennedy to discuss loneliness in motherhood, building support networks and why no mother should feel alone.Topics discussed on the show include: the emotional reality of new motherhood; loneliness and isolation after having a baby; expectations versus reality; building a support network; asking for help; identity and motherhood; what women need most in the early weeks after birth; and the importance...

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