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Glittering a Turd: Maren Sheldon on Pare...

Giovanna Fletcher
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Trigger warning: this episode includes discussions around bereavement and cancer. If you feel this may be a difficult listen, please choose another episode x


Giovanna is joined this week by her good friend and CoppaFeel! co-founder Maren Sheldon.


Maren opens up about navigating first-time motherhood alongside her twin sister Kris's incurable breast cancer diagnosis. and shares the honest, sometimes heartbreaking, and often unexpectedly funny realities of parenting through grief.


The new edition of Kris Hallenga's memoir Glittering a Turd, featuring new material from Maren and a foreword by Dawn French, is out 24th September. 


Head to CoppaFeel! for more helpful information and resources xx


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