Raising Brave: Hair loss and Online Hate - Claire Balding

Whether it’s in the classroom or the football pitch, we tell our children to be kind. Not to bully. We also tell them to do what we do. To see us as their role models.And yet. As we’ve seen after football games, or in workplaces, or… online anonymously in groups and gossip sites, adults, women, mothers are sharing hate. In this episode Sinead talks to Claire Balding best known for sharing her experience of hair loss and creating Trua a clinic supporting hair regrowth, to talk about her experience of online hate, boundaries being crossed and strangers making her feel afraid. How when she checks their profile they are often mothers themselves and how it was in fact this weight of keeping up with motherhood, the not being able to admit to needing a break, or asking for help or showing the world that it was even a little bit hard which contributed to her alopecia and hair loss in the first place. I understand this fear of being judged or shamed or cancelled or thought of as less. But I know we are raising brave.So we need to do better because hashtag bekind is not enough. If not for each other, but because our kids are watching our every step. If you enjoyed it or found this episode supportive then please rate, leave a review or share by tagging everymum on instagram.everymum the podcast is kindly supported by Waterwipes proven to be purer than cotton wool and water. WaterWipes the worlds purest baby wipes, are the no1 wipe against nappy rash, proven to be purer than cotton wool and water, they’re ideal for sensitive, newborn and even premature babies’ skin.As the number wipe in Ireland** WaterWipes are an essential product for every mum from that first nappy change to those messy weaning months. Now 100% biodegradable & compostable and winners of three National Parenting Product Awards 2020, including Best Baby Wipes, they cleanse and instantly hydrate sensitive, newborn and premature babies’ skin. WaterWipes are approved by Allergy UK, awarded the National Eczema Association Seal of Acceptance and accredited by the Skin Health Alliance. They’re now 100% biodegradable, plant based and compostable wipes – so you can do what’s best for your baby’s skin and help protect the planet.*Based on total market, value sales, YTD & L12W. Nielsen read 27th Dec. **Within 12 weeks in an industrial setting/plant in accordance with EN13432. Wipe materialNo.1 Wipe against Nappy Rash = * Price AD et al., The BaSICS (Baby Skin Integrity Comparison Survey) study. No.1 wipe in Ireland - **Based on total market, value sales L12W. Nielsen read 28th March 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.