My guests this week are comedy duo, Ellie and Helen – otherwise known as the Scummy Mummies. They joined forces in 2013 and have since gone on to produce an award-winning podcast, a sell-out tour and a popular book. Their podcast, the Scummy Mummies Podcast, has now been downloaded over 5 million times and in 2020 won the Glomama UK podcast trophy. Scummy Mummies, welcome to the Mummafesto.

You can find out more about the Scummy Mummies upcoming tour here.

My guest this week is Natasha Devon. Natasha is a writer, broadcaster & activist. She tours schools and universities delivering talks as well as conducting research on mental health, body image, gender and equality. She campaigns both on and offline to make the world a fairer place. Natasha is founder of the Mental Health Media Charter, which scrutinises the way the media report on mental health. She co-founded Where’s Your Head At, which aims to improve mental health in British work places. She works with a number of charities, is a Patron for No Panic, as well as an Ambassador for Glitch and the Reading Agency. Natasha has a weekly radio show on LBC (Saturday from 6pm). She is a patron for Pride at Global, which works on LGBTQ representation across all of Global Media brands. Natasha has a column in Teach Secondary magazine, as well as writing regularly for a number of other publications, including The Guardian and Grazia Magazine.

The Mummafesto podcast is hosted by Stella Creasy MP, a Labour backbench MP and mum of two young children. Each week it considers how parenting influences politics.

My guest this week is author, coach and founder of Motherkind Zoe Blaskey. Zoe is passionate about helping mothers shift from guilt, exhaustion and comparison to confidence and empowerment. Zoe’s debut book is published today, and features advice and recommendations from over 60 experts on how to navigate the endless expectations of motherhood.

You can find out more about Zoe's debut book here.