Why do I feel so lonely? Parenting SOS with Michelle Kennedy

Put your feet up and get cosy, this episode of Happy Mum Happy Baby comes straight to you from Gi’s sofa! And who better to join her than Mrs Saturday Night, Tess Daly! Tess has been a familiar face on our screens for over two decades, but what does motherhood look like beyond the glitter of the Strictly ballroom? Gi and Tess dive into sleepless nights, the trials and triumphs of raising teenagers, and the importance of friendships in motherhood. Plus Tess describes the whirlwind of returning to live television just six weeks after having her daughter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They don't get more iconic than this... this week Giovanna welcomes EastEnders legend and ultimate hun, Natalie Cassidy! Natalie and Gi talk about growing up in the public eye, the rollercoaster of raising teens, and how her feelings about her body image have shifted over the years. Plus, Natalie opens up about navigating grief after the death of her parents. You can read more about Natalie's journey in her memoir Happy Days, out October 9th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Happy Mum Happy Baby we say hiya to actress, presenter and mother of four Joanna Page! Joanna opens up to Gi about life after Gavin & Stacey, and shares how she juggles the chaos of raising four children (and many pets!) alongside her acting career. She also reflects on the complications she faced during pregnancy, as well as her experience of becoming pregnant again at 44. Joanna's new autobiography Lush!: My Story - From Swansea to Stacey and Everything in Between is available now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in 2018, the iconic Davina McCall kicked off the second series of Happy Mum Happy Baby. And now… she’s back!! The legendary TV host behind some of the UK’s biggest reality shows and a fierce advocate for women’s health joins Gi once again for an honest and unfiltered conversation about childbirth, motherhood, and the realities of womanhood. She also opens up about undergoing brain surgery last year, sharing what that experience has taught her and how recovery is reshaping the way she sees herself. Davina’s brand-new book, Birthing, the ultimate guide to conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum is out now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode, Giovanna sits down with author Ali Harris for a deeply moving conversation about love, loss and finding hope through grief. Ali carried her third child, Poppy, for just under twenty-four weeks until the day she delivered her, knowing she had already died. She opens up to Gi about navigating this loss, and how she has channeled that pain, healing, and hope into writing. Her latest novel received countless rejections - “no one wants to read about baby loss'. But Ali was determined to create space for these stories in fiction, not only for the millions of women who know this grief firsthand, but also to help bring these experiences into the wider world of storytelling. Ali's new book, This Wasn’t Meant to Happen, is available from September 11th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.