IT'S HERE! Well, almost. Helen's brand new book, How to Face Big Change and Come Back Stronger, is out on 2nd April! So we sat down for a chat about it.

Listen in to find out why Helen wanted to write the book, and what she learned during the writing process. Ellie discusses what it's like to support a friend through hard times, and there's some chat about healthy and not-so-healthy ways of coping. Plus, discover what makes Helen laugh more than anything else, and why Ellie is now really into oil rigs.

We are on tour, just for a change. But also - Helen is doing a book tour! And Ellie is joining her for a couple of the dates!

Bath 27 March, Chorleywood 7 April, Nottingham 9 April, Leeds 10 April, Mold 11 April. Tickets from tix.to/helenthorn

Helen's book is out next week but you can pre-order now! Go go go!

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Our guest for this episode is the brilliant comedian Cariad Lloyd!

We talk about her award-winning podcast, Griefcast, and why she decided to stop making it after seven years. We discuss helping a friend through grief - is it ever too late to offer support? What's the best way to handle tricky times like Mother's Day? And why is death sometimes so bloody funny?

Cariad shares what it was like to have a baby four days into the first lockdown, and why she's moved into writing children's books. We talk about her fantastic picture book, Where Did She Go?, and festive adventure Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish. They're both out now.

There's also some chat about Austentatious, the Jane Austen improv show Cariad appears in. And Helen tells us a thing about audiobooks that blows our minds.

As always we finish with Scummy Mummy Confessions - this time involving an unrelaxing bath, a feral child, and Ellie's husband's worst birthday ever.

For more from Cariad visit cariadlloyd.com and follow her on Instagram @cariadlloyd. Dates and tickets for Austentatious are available via austentatiousimpro.com.

We are now on tour! See you soon Kent, Manchester, Newbury, Cambridge, Stratford and South Norwood! Then we're visiting all sorts of venues all over the country right up till 2027. Yes, INCLUDING NORWICH! Visit scummymummies.com for dates and tickets.

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Thank you for listening!

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It's just the two of us as we sit down with some of the funniest and filthiest audience confessions from our live show. This is the stuff you just couldn't make up... Tune in to hear all sorts of tales about badly behaved teachers, a wrongfully accused cat, a hoovering accident and more...

Huge thanks to everyone who has shared their hilarious stories with us, and to everyone who has been to our shows and heard them live. Our Hot Mess tour is running right up until Christmas - Hertford this week, Scotland next week, and then everywhere from Norwich to Northern Ireland! Go to scummymummies.com for dates and reasonably priced tickets.

Thank you for listening!

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