Carina O’Brien

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1,722 appearances 9 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 4 Aug

Carina O’Brien’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 9 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 4.

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Working Mumma · Why Don't I Feel Like Me Anymore? Matrescence, Identity & Returning to Work with Amanda Jackson · 26 May 2026 podcast

Why what is it about matrescence that probably encourages to go through this process? voice-verified

Yeah, I certainly agree and I know that I can resonate a lot with that. voice-verified

So first of all, there's a lot that I want to unpack from that from that response. voice-verified

Number one, what would good support and I say good in inverted commas. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

How can we improve actually I should I should reframe this. voice-verified

How can we improve the support for women around matrescence too, particularly around this identity shift? voice-verified

There's so much focus as well on what's your birth plan? voice-verified

What are you where are you gonna go for the hospital? voice-verified

There's very little conversation about voice-verified

Did you know about matrescence? voice-verified

Are you prepared for your identity shift after you've become a mum? voice-verified

It's never really spoken about. voice-verified

Yeah, one hundred percent. voice-verified

So I think that's really great around providing that support. voice-verified

And it's uh you're so right that when we go and see a new mum, it's always like, How's it sleeping? voice-verified

How's it feeding? voice-verified

And very little attention is actually paid to the mother. voice-verified

And I like what you say around the return to work because also I think in terms of women's identities, just before I often say about transitioning back into work, that's when they start to go through, My goodness, I'm not the same person I was before I went on parental leave as to what I am now returning. voice-verified

And they suddenly start to go through voice-verified

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