Zoe Birkett on Grieving While Performing Eight Shows a Week

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. If you think you may find this difficult to listen to, please choose another episode x You might know her from Pop Idol, starring in the West End as Tina Turner, or her recent stint joining Take That on tour, but this week Zoe Birkett is reflecting on her role as a mum. Zoe shares with Gi how she never imagined motherhood for herself, how meeting her husband changed everything, and why returning to a career she loves has made her a better mum. She also opens up about her experience of pregnancy loss while performing as a leading lady in the West End, opening up about navigating grief behind the scenes, and the support that helped her through. Listen to the podcast here: https://podfollow.com/happymumhappybaby JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: Substack: https://substack.com/@happymumhq Instagram:   / happymumhq   Facebook:  / happymumhq   TikTok:   / happymumhq   Subscribe: https://goo.gl/ZTyXhD Chapters 00:00:00 - 00:03:37 Introduction  00:03:37 - 00:08:51 Upbringing 00:08:51 - 00:18:25 Pregnancy & Natural Section Delivery  00:18:25 - 00:32:10 Balancing Motherhood  00:32:10 - 00:42:31 Suffering a Miscarriage  00:42:31 - 00:58:06 Grief, Rebuilding & Awareness  00:58:06 - 01:01:26 Letter on Motherhood