This week Georgia Jones sits down with Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton for a chat about motherhood across four decades, perimenopause and reclaiming her music career on her own terms.

Natasha gets real about becoming a mum again at 43 after IVF, the emergency surgery that followed, and what it was like being a 20-year-old pop star with postnatal depression and a newborn on a world tour, back when the right support just wasn't there.

Then it goes deeper: the mental breakdown that led her to therapy, parenting a 24-year-old and a toddler at the same time, the terrifying social media experiment that changed how she protects her daughter, and why HRT gave her her life (and her marriage) back.

Plus the music: her new EP Extraction, the deeply personal track White Feather written for her late grandmother, and the family-filled video where her daughter plays a young Natasha.

Grab a cuppa and get comfy.

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Find Natasha:

• EP – Extraction, out now
• Substack – https://natashahamiltonnotes.substack.com/
• Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/natashahamilton/

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This week on Mum's The Word, Kelsey Parker is joined by psychologist and author Dr Charlotte Armitage, the woman behind Generation Zombie and founder of Be Device Wise, for an honest look at why she's gone completely screen-free at home.

From shocking Ofcom figures (some kids on screens eleven hours a day) to the dopamine trap, the ADHD overlap, and the real dangers reaching children in their own bedrooms, Charlotte breaks down the science every parent needs to hear, plus why it's good for kids to be bored and how to set boundaries from a place of love.

Grab a cuppa, get comfy, and join Kelsey and Charlotte for another episode of Mum's The Word.

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This week on Mum’s The Word, Georgia Jones sits down with award-winning broadcaster and Relatively host Catherine Carr to talk about the relationship we rarely know how to talk about: the one with our siblings. Her debut book, Who’s The Favourite?, busts the myths and shares the science behind the brothers and sisters we love and occasionally want to throttle.

• Why might siblings be the longest relationship of your life?
• Why is no child ever born into the same family?
• And why do labels like the golden child, the funny one or the baby follow us into adulthood?

Catherine and Georgia get into birth order, the truth about only children, whether firstborns really are cleverer, sibling rivalry, and the stat that 74% of parents admit to having a favourite.

Plus the beautiful idea that reframes it all: that family isn’t a hierarchy, it’s a constellation.

Find out more:

Listen to Catherine’s podcast RELATIVELY

Get the book WHO’S THE FAVOURITE?

Follow Catherine on Instagram @tall.lady.carr

Grab a cuppa, get comfy, and tuck in.

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This week Kelsey Parker sits down with Phoebe Tomlinson for an honest, funny and emotional chat about motherhood, grief and growing up in the public eye.

Phoebe gets real about becoming a mum at 20, the trolling that hit the moment she announced her pregnancy, and the "teen mum" stereotype she still battles.

Then it goes deeper: losing her mum at 12 and her sister at 16, why she'll always be honest with Olive, signs from loved ones, and the eerie moment Olive recognised her late nan from a photo.

Plus the lighter stuff: the Christmas debate, twin life, and nursery fees that'll make your eyes water.

Grab a cuppa and get comfy.

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Georgia's been to Ibiza for "work," back to her mum's for buttery toast and zero phone signal, and left Cooper twice in one week, after he begged her not to go.

Kelsey reveals a secret brother nobody knew about, and the pair get into it over why Sienna Miller gets called "irresponsible" at 41 but Robert De Niro gets a free pass at 80.

This episode covers the big stuff:

• Geriatric pregnancy labels
• The double standards older mums face, perimenopause chat, and why women are judged no matter what they do
• Plus the everyday chaos: kids who eat everything at school but "get the ick" about your dinner, eco homework ordered off Amazon, and watching Bluey alone with zero shame.

They also rank the top five things they miss about life before kids. Spoiler: freedom, sleep, and adults-only hotels make the cut.

Grab a cuppa and get comfy. This one's a good one.

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Claire Warren (@MyKindaMum) joins Georgia Jones for a no-filter conversation about the stuff mums think but rarely say out loud.

They cover mum guilt, the mental load, bottle vs breast judgement, relationship resentment, the contraceptive pill and anxiety, teaching boys to wee standing up, and why being called a "geriatric mother" at 36 is absolutely outrageous.

Clare shares how she went from posting baby-led weaning content to building a huge community around just admitting motherhood is hard and Georgia opens up about not feeling instant love for Cooper when he was born. It's raw, it's funny, and you'll relate to every single word.

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This week on Mum's The Word, Georgia Jones and Kelsey Parker are back, and nothing is off-limits.

Georgia gets emotional recounting Danny, her dad and Cooper's first ever three-generation golf trip (and admits to feeling a tiny bit of mum jealousy about it).

Kelsey opens up about choosing to actually live life, why she's done with self-doubt, and how watching people relocate to Asia on TikTok is becoming dangerously tempting.

Then it's the Top Five: things that shouldn't be homework. The answer? Everything. From impossible recycling projects to maths neither of them can do, they pitch a dream app where someone else builds your kid's school project for you: "Shit, but not too shit."

Plus: Georgia's decade-old wedding thank you card confession, the joy of five minutes of silence in the car after drop-off, re-gifting etiquette, and the moment Georgia asks if Brazilian is a language?

Grab a cuppa, get comfy, and join Georgia and Kelsey for another episode of Mum's The Word.

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This week on Mum's The Word, Kelsey Parker is joined by the brilliant Holly Hagan-Blyth, host of Cbeebies Parenting Helpline and former Geordie Shore star, for an incredibly open, funny and moving conversation that covers everything from pregnancy confessions to navigating life's hardest moments.

Holly, who's pregnant with baby number two, opens up about full-blown nesting mode (she panelled her entire front room in an hour and a half), why she's choosing another planned C-section, and the very real, and very specific fear, that's kept her away from natural birth.

Let's just say it involves pushing, pooing, and a husband who hasn't heard her fart in ten years.

The pair then dive into the story behind son Alpha Jax's unforgettable name, the baby name shortlist for number two (Alessia Wild Bloom, anyone?), and why the name they've actually chosen might surprise everyone.

The conversation takes a deeper turn as Holly speaks honestly about losing her sister six months ago, the frustration of being told how grief is "supposed" to hit, and why showing up and being strong doesn't mean you're not grieving. Kelsey shares her own reflections on loss, anniversaries, and how her children have been her greatest source of purpose.

They also look back at Holly's Geordie Shore days from walking into the house at just 18, to nine pairs of eyelashes held on with hair glue, to the audition answer that had producers rubbing their hands together.

Plus, the realities of the influencer world, why four million followers doesn't automatically mean business success, and how a Club biscuit addiction led Holly to discover nervous system regulation and her true passion in fitness and postpartum wellbeing.

It's honest, it's hilarious, and it's a reminder that none of us have it all figured out.

Grab a cuppa, get comfy, and join Kelsey and Holly for another episode of Mum's the Word.

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