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Woman's Hour: Listener Week: Women & Walking, Bulimia, Becoming a Mother Unexpectedly

25/08/2020

Listener Week: Women & Walking, Bulimia, Becoming a Mother Unexpectedly

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Listener Week: Women & Walking, Bulimia, Becoming a Mother Unexpectedly

The pleasures of walking, becoming a young mother unexpectedly, discussing bulimia.

Two listeners talk about the pleasures of walking around the Welsh Coastal Path, and Kerri Andrews considers ten women writers over three centuries all passionate about walking.

Would you consider walking 880 miles around the Wales Coastal Path? Two listeners, Helen and Rhian, tell us about their experiences, and they are joined by academic Kerri Andrews, author of Wanderers: A History of Women Walking.
Daisy Leigh was 23 when she felt an unfamiliar kicking sensation and was shocked to discover she was 30 weerks pregnant. She had just two months to prepare, mentally and practically, for becoming a mother. Nine months on, she says her daughter is the best thing that's ever happened to her, and she'll be talking about the challenges and pressures of becoming a young mum when her career was taking off.
Helen got in touch wanting to highlight bulimia, which she feels is often overshadowed by anorexia. She talks about her experience with the condition and how difficult it is, particularly as her weight is a healthy one. Also on the programme is Associate Prof Lucy Serpell, Dept of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology at UCL, who also treats bulimia patients in a clinical capacity.
Lockdown inspired listener Suzanne to start her own business. Furloughed from her work as a child advocate, she had time to return to developing her hat-making skills using recycled 100% wool.

Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Lucinda Montefiore

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