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Woman's Hour: The power of crying, Hubble astronaut Kathryn Sullivan, Children and Coronavirus

07/03/2020

The power of crying, Hubble astronaut Kathryn Sullivan, Children and Coronavirus

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, The power of crying, Hubble astronaut Kathryn Sullivan, Children and Coronavirus

The power of crying. Hubble astronaut Kathryn Sullivan. Children and Coronavirus.

The power of crying. Preserving breast sensation after surgery. Hubble astronaut Kathryn Sullivan.  How to talk to children about the Coronavirus.

The power of crying - Keith Brymer-Jones, one of the judges on the Great Pottery Throw Down, the psychoanalyst and psychotherapist Susie Orbach, and voice coach Joanna Cross discuss.

Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, was an astronaut in the team that launched the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990. 

After mastectomies the aim is to make breasts look and feel as they did before but sensitivity tends to suffer. Sarafina Nance is leading a campaign to increase understanding of sensitivity and talks about an experimental nerve-preserving procedure she received in the USA last year.  We also hear from the breast surgeon Dr Ayesha Khan on treatments available in the UK. 

Composer Emily Hall on the inspiration behind her piece for the Seven Ages of Women, a new commission by Radio 3 to mark International Women’s Day. 

Coronavirus – how do you reassure children when everyone is talking about it, and how can they best protect themselves? We hear from Professor Trudie Lang, Director of the Global Health Network at the University of Oxford and Emma Citron, consultant clinical psychologist. 

Vogue Williams, TV presenter and Instagram influencer on the rise of parent shaming.  

Celebrating 10 years of the Women of the World Festival - two young activists Eunice Mwende and Dajanaa 'Dexi' Stosic on working to empower young girls and women in Kenya and Serbia. 

Presenter: Jenni Murray 
Producer: Dianne McGregor

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