#70 Pram Talk and Parenthood; An Interview with Playwright Rosanna Jahangard

4 days after the release of this podcast on International Women's Day I'm going to see Rosanna's play, 'Pram Talk', at South Street Arts Centre in Reading. I can't wait!

Rosanna is a writer and has a background in Education Leadership. In 2023 her play 'Pram Talk' was a winning selection in the Royal Shakespeare Company's national playwriting competition '37 Plays'.

Rosanna lives in Berkshire with her partner and daughters. She is such a delight to talk to and listen to. Her honesty and passion shine through. Do go and see her play, 'Pram Talk' if and when you can!

The sound quality isn't the best at times. Please bear with us.

In this episode we speak about:

• a bit about Rosanna and work as a Mother and writer
• the town of Reading as a backdrop for her play
• Rosanna's experience of Matrescence; with her first and second daughter
• how a risk assessment made her cry in the best possible way (I love this so much, at 24 minutes 10 seconds in!)
• giving ourselves grace in our Matrescence — just as we would in adolescence
• how the FEELINGS and emotions of motherhood can be sidelined alongside the medical and psychological... (39 minutes and 30 seconds in)
• the value and power in knowing ourselves, our capacity and our limits
• the economy and the capitalism in motherhood(!)
• the brilliant, rebellious feeling of breaking the 'routine' and making your own choices with parenting
• how 'Pram Talk' has effected audiences; men, women and non-mothers alike

Themes: the arts, matrescence, motherhood, postnatal anxiety,

At the end, I share a poem written by Karen McMillan from her book 'Mother Truths'.

You can find out more about Rosanna and her play here and here on the Royal Shakespeare Comany website.

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