Last year I filmed an interview for Misunderstandings of Miscarriage, an Australian documentary that explores the physical, emotional and psychological impacts of miscarriage, and aims to open up a conversation to normalise pregnancy loss.
In the run-up to the film’s premiere at the start of Baby Loss Awareness Month, 60 Mins Australia broadcast a feature about pregnancy loss entitled Angel Babies - which I was honoured to take part in.
The full episode is only available to view in Australia, but the network put my bit up on social media (which at least meant I could check if I’d said anything completely idiotic!)
I was relieved to find out that (apart from learning that you need to put WAY more powder on for telly makeup than I thought, hence the mega shiny face) I didn’t disgrace myself on national TV - and mega chuffed to discover that the network had titled the segment ‘The Baroness of Barreness’ (and written a really nice intro blurb!)
Katy Lindemann is a UK blogger and writer who is in high demand as a commentator on pregnancy loss. She had two miscarriages before doctors told her she’d never be able to carry a baby to term. Where others might disappear into shame and grief, Katy has taken on the taboos of miscarriage, laughing at some of its worst myths and tells 60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown she’s on a mission to reclaim the word ‘barren’.
60 Mins: The Baroness of Barrenness, 28 September 2020
You can watch my interview clip above - but for an interesting take on the whole episode, Isy Oderberg has written a great piece on her blog Hard to Bear that’s definitely worth checking out too.
And for more about Misunderstandings of Miscarriage do check out the trailer here - I’m so, so proud to be a part of an actual film, and can’t wait till it’s available outside Australia* so I can show my family.
*and if you ARE in Australia, the doco is available on Stan from 1st October 2020!