Pause and Listen

About Pause and Listen

Pause and Listen aims to provide a platform for women who no longer have children in their care, to share their stories and experiences. In each episode, we talk about an issue that affects their lives. We will be joined by women with lived experience, professionals and sector experts to discuss the issues they face, reflect on their experience, and think about how we can work together to make things better. *Trigger warning* podcast episodes discuss issues which may cause distress to some, including domestic abuse and mental health issues. Pause is a national charity working with women who've had - or are at risk of having - their children removed from their care. pause.org.uk / @PauseOrg / communications@pause.org.uk

Publisher

Pause

Category

business · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Aug 2020

Latest episode

28 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jul 2025

   In a Mother’s Mind: Birth mothers’ experiences of having children in kinship care

   This podcast series aims to raise awareness about the experiences and needs of women who have had children removed from their care. It was created by a group of women who have completed the Pause Programme, who all have experience of having children removed from their care. In this episode, we’ll be focusing on the experiences of women who had children placed in kinship care, which is when a child lives with a relative or close family friend who isn't their parent. Our hosts, Helena and...

2. 

   21 Jul 2025

   In a Mother’s Mind: Lollipop – A Conversation with Daisy-May Hudson

   In this special episode of In a Mother’s Mind, we sit down with two women who share lived experience of the challenges portrayed in the new film Lollipop, a raw and emotional story directed by Daisy-May Hudson. Lollipop follows Molly, a young mother recently released from prison, as she tries to reunite with her children. But instead of finding support, she’s blocked by a system that demands she secure stable housing before regaining custody, even though she can’t get housing without he...

3. 

   4 Feb 2025

   In a Mother’s Mind: Birth mothers’ experiences of domestic abuse

   **trigger warning** although there is no description of physical acts of violence, this podcast episode discusses experiences and the impact of domestic abuse. Please take care when listening. Welcome to our third season of ‘In a Mother’s Mind’! This podcast series aims to raise awareness about the experiences and needs of women who have had children removed from their care. It was created by a group of women who have completed the Pause Programme, who all have experience of havi...

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

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Quality

27

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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