
Hollie McNish
Sunday Times bestselling poet and author known for work on poetry and parenthood; guest on this episode to read poetry and discuss talking to children about sex and shame.
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Nov 4, 2022 • 22min
One Thing with Hollie McNish on how to talk to our children about sex
Hollie McNish, a Sunday Times bestselling poet known for her evocative exploration of parenting and shame, joins the conversation. She emphasizes the importance of breaking the cycle of shame in discussing bodies and sex with children. Hollie shares her candid poetry, focusing on how open dialogue can protect kids and dispel misinformation. The duo reflects on generational silence around language, tackles uncomfortable feelings parents often face, and highlights the joys and challenges of motherhood, especially concerning safety and self-care.

Mar 3, 2021 • 53min
#3 Hollie McNish
Hollie McNish, Poet and Ted Hughes Award-winning author, discusses motherhood myths, commercialization of parenthood, frustrations of modern life, guilt, class and snobbery, online abuse, unexpected freedoms of being a single parent, and reframing selfies as 'the oil paintings of the Tinder age'.