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.
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Episodes
22 episodes
In a Mother’s Mind: A letter to my social worker...
Welcome to a very special bonus episode of In a Mother’s Mind! This episode is hosted by Vanessa, a birth mother who has completed the Pause Programme and continues to get involved in Pause’s campaign work. Two years ago, Vanessa decided to wri...
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9:10
In a Mother's Mind: Reflections on Housing
Episode 3 Welcome back to the final episode of this 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 cr...
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18:19
In a Mother's Mind: Housing and Domestic Abuse
Welcome to episode two of this 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 four Pause graduates...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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23:26
In a Mother's Mind: Housing
Welcome back to another 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 four women who have experie...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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22:00
In a Mother's Mind: Messages of Support
Welcome back to this very special season of Pause and Listen! This is the final episode in our season ‘In a Mother’s Mind’, which aims to raise awareness about the mental health experiences and needs of women who have had children removed from ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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5:04
In a Mother’s Mind: Lack of Support
In a Mother’s Mind: the mental health needs and experiences of women who have had children removed from their care Welcome back to this very special season of Pause and Listen! This season is called ‘In a Mother’s Mind’. It ...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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23:30
In a Mother’s Mind: Stigma and Judgement
In a Mother’s Mind: the mental health needs and experiences of women who have had children removed from their care We are delighted to share this very special season of Pause and Listen with you! This season is called ‘In a ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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21:45
Pause North East: The Power of Music Therapy
For this special episode of Pause and Listen, we are passing the mic to women working with Pause in the North East. The women have been attending weekly music therapy sessions with Afra, a Nordoff R...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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20:08
Set Up to Fail
In this episode, we discuss expert witness assessments during care proceedings. Although these assessments fulfil the function of informing proceedings, they are carried out by independent experts that are usually not part of the mental health ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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27:02
Care Review
In this episode, we are joined by Ellen Marks, social worker, play therapist and also Pause’s Director of Practice and Learning, to discuss the Care Review’s final report and findings that were published in May. Pause has worked wit...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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17:58
#TimeToDeliver goes to Downing Street
Welcome back to Pause and Listen! We are so delighted to share our fourth series with you all. In this exciting episode, we take our #TimeToDeliver campaign on letterbox contact to Downing Street. Join us as we walk down Whitehall to Downing St...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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9:15
Bonus Episode: Time to Deliver
For this episode of Pause and Listen, we are joined by Harpreet Kaur, Practice Lead for Pause Southwark, and Liz, a woman who worked with Pause Hackney. Liz is now a Peer Mentor and has also set up her own support network called Little Steps. I...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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17:46
Two Good Mums
For this episode of Pause and Listen, we are joined by Laura and Peggy, a.k.a. Two Good Mums @TwoGoodMums. Laura and Peggy’s relationship is an exceptional story: they are the birth mother and adopt...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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16:28
Interview with Josh MacAlister
This episode of Pause and Listen is all about the Care Review: the independent review of children’s social care in England. We are joined by Josh MacAlister
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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22:43
Trauma-Informed Practice
Welcome back to Pause and Listen! We are so delighted to share our third series with you all. In this episode, we will be exploring trauma-informed practice: what it means in reality and what it feels like as a woman working with Pause. We are ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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21:13
2020 vision - A year in review
In this episode, we are looking back at what has been a challenging year for Pause, the women we support, and the sector at large.We are joined by two Pause Graduates, Emma and Heidi reflecting on a year in lockdown, Katherine Sack...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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16:39
Data and women's deaths - an unacceptable reality
In this episode, as part of our work during the 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence, we talk about something a bit different, and difficult. We talk about the premature deaths of women who’ve had more than one child removed from t...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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20:26
Exploring Domestic Abuse
In this extended podcast episode, to coincide with the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, we are discussing Domestic Abuse and highlighting less visible forms of abuse. We are joined by Teresa Williams, Head o...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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27:45
Things are different now
In the last of our podcast miniseries, we are joined by clinical psychologist, trainer, and author, Karen Treisman and Pause Chief Executive, Jules Hillier. We will be reflecting on the lockdown experience, creativity, and wellbeing during the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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18:46
Relationships with Children
In this episode, we hear from Vanessa and Gemma, two women working with Pause, about their experience of contact with their children and why the system of contact in the UK needs to change for the better. We are also joined by Lisa Harker, Dire...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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16:28
The difference a relationship makes
In the first ever Pause Podcast episode, we hear from Beth (not her real name), a woman working with Pause and her practitioner about the difference positive relationships can have. From building trust, working together and being creative – it ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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17:51