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Imelda May; the 'boomerang generation'; maternal depression

Imelda May peforms live; how to cope if your grown-up kids still live at home; new research that says mums can suffer depression four years after giving birth.

Dublin-born rockabilly singer Imelda May will be joining Jenni to talk about her new album and performing live in the Woman's Hour Studio.

Following the death of Maya Angelou, the American poet and author, we look back at her influence and what her legacy will be.

Why according to the latest research from Australia mothers are more likely to suffer from postnatal depression four years after giving birth. They found that 14% of women suffered depression when their child was approaching school age, despite many of them never having had previous problems. But what are its triggers and how can you tackle it.

Plus according to the Office for National Statistics, 3.3 million UK adults in their 20s and 30s now live with their parents. We ask parents about the financial and emotional costs of keeping their grown-up family under one roof and the challenges of life as a parent of the so-called boomerang generation.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Maya Angelou

    We pay tribute to the American author and poet Maya Angelou.

    Duration: 08:15

  • Reinventing yourself in your 50s

    Alison Criado-Perez speak to Jenni about changing her life in her 50s

    Duration: 08:56

  • Post-Natal Depression

    Dr Hannah Woolhouse joins Jenni to talk about her new research into maternal depression

    Duration: 04:24

  • Imelda May

    Singer Imelda May joins us to talk about combining motherhood with her music career

    Duration: 09:39

  • Living with your adult children

    We ask parents about the costs of keeping their grown-up family under one roof

    Duration: 10:41

Maya Angelou

We pay tribute to the American author and poet Maya Angelou. 聽

Reinventing yourself in your 50s

Twelve years ago Alison Criado-Perez's twenty year marriage ended in divorce. In shock at her situation she returned to nursing, gained a diploma in tropical medicine and went to work for , the French, organization, taking her to some of the most violent places on the planet. Alison joins Jenni to explain the pleasure and challenges of reinventing yourself in your fifties.

Imelda May

Singer Imelda May joins us to talk about combining motherhood with her music career as 鈥淨ueen of Rockabilly,鈥 and to perform her track Good To Be Alive, taken from her new album, Tribal.

Tribal is out now on Decca

Living with your adult children

There is a growing tribe of people in their twenties and thirties forced to live in their family home because they can鈥檛 afford to rent or buy. According to the Office for National Statistics, 3.3 million UK adults in their 20s and 30s now live with their parents. That鈥檚 1 in 4 adults between the age of 20 and 34.聽

According to the housing and homelessness charity , if this growth continues, then by 2040, 50% of 20-34 year olds will be living with their parents

Soaring rents and house prices are pushing the prospect of independent living further and further away for many young adults. We ask parents about the financial and emotional costs of keeping their grown-up family under one roof and the challenges of life as a parent of the so-called boomerang generation.聽

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Post-Natal Depression

Mothers are more likely to suffer from postnatal depression four years after giving birth, according to an Australian study published in .聽 14% of women suffered depression when their child was approaching school age, and four in ten of them had not had any previous problems.聽 Women who had one baby were twice as likely to suffer from postnatal depression as those with more children.聽 Dr Hannah Woolhouse, co-author of the report joins Jenni to talk about her new research into maternal depression, its triggers and how to tackle it. 聽聽

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jenni Murray
Producer Beverley Purcell
Interviewed Guest Dr Hannah Woolhouse
Interviewed Guest Alison Criado Perez
Interviewed Guest Imelda May
Interviewed Guest Anjula Mutanda
Interviewed Guest Roger Lewis
Interviewed Guest Tina Day
Interviewed Guest Reni Eddo-Lodge

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  • Thu 29 May 2014 10:00

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