{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7b4acef7-3bd0-4e25-ab0a-76963f47bb11/6a85e69f3c9059406024c3a3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rose Stokes: Taking weight loss jabs, breastfeeding struggles and living in a body people won't stop judging","description":"<p>My guest on this episode is Rose Stokes, best known for her honest, nuanced writing on motherhood, women's health and living in a body the world won't stop having opinions about. You'll have seen her byline in the Guardian, Grazia, the Telegraph and Women's Health. Rose is also a mum of two, and she's just about to launch her first podcast, A Matter of Fat, with Cambridge geneticist Professor Giles Yeo.</p><p><br></p><p>Rose tells me why she recently went back on GLP-1 weight loss jabs after having her second baby, knowing exactly the criticism it would bring, and why she still isn't fully comfortable with the word \"obesity\".</p><p><br></p><p>We also chat about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why she assumed breastfeeding would be the one thing she'd definitely be good at, and what happened instead</li><li>The moment she realised motherhood wasn't going to \"complete\" her the way she'd always been told it would</li><li>Having postnatal depression after her first baby and choosing to go again anyway</li><li>Why she thinks the UK not classing obesity as a chronic disease is more complicated than it sounds</li><li>What she actually wants listeners to feel by the end of an episode of A Matter of Fat</li><li>Her son's brutally honest take on leaving nursery</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Find Rose on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/rosestokes/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@rosestokes</a></p><p>Listen to A Matter Of Fat podcast: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/amatteroffatpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/amatteroffatpod/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating and review — it really helps other people find the podcast. And you can follow the podcast to ensure you don’t miss future episodes. Thank you!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Not Another Mummy Podcast is brought to you by me, journalist and author Alison Perry. I'm a mum of three and I love interviewing people about parenthood and confidence on the podcast. You can check out my other episodes and you can come chat to me on Instagram: <a href=\"http://www.instagram.com/iamalisonperry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@iamalisonperry</a> or on Threads: <a href=\"https://www.threads.com/@iamalisonperry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@iamalisonperry. </a>You can buy my book <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/OMG-Its-Twins-Birthday-Without/dp/1785043137\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OMG It's Twins</a> now.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Music: Epidemic Sound</p><p>Artwork: Eleanor Bowmer</p>","author_name":"Alison Perry"}