63: 🎉 Celebrating 10 Years of #MatExp! 🎉

Wild Card - Whose Shoes?

🎙️ Wild Card - Whose Shoes? Podcast 🎙️
🎉 Episode 63: Celebrating 10 Years of #MatExp! 🎉

Join us for a festive and heartfelt episode as we celebrate a decade of the groundbreaking #MatExp campaign, born from the Whose Shoes? co-production movement!
This special Christmas edition revisits the vibrant energy of our 10-year anniversary event held on October 17th, 2024, blending highlights from the session with moving testimonials, joyful moments, and powerful reflections.

🍋💡🍋 Why listen?

• The Evidence Base: Hear live testimonials and stories that showcase the real impact #MatExp has had on maternity care, as shared by parents, healthcare professionals, and changemakers during the celebration.
• Moments to Remember: From lithotomy challenges and Mexican waves to the iconic #MatExp the Musical, we relive the creativity, courage, and co-production that have defined this journey.
• Hope for the Future: Reflect on the challenges facing maternity services today and the enduring hope for change, inspired by our community's dedication and innovation.
• Interactive Fun: Experience the joy of reconnection through breakout room anecdotes, graphic visuals, musical interludes - and even a live rap!

🍼 Special shoutouts to the incredible #MatExp community who’ve co-created resources, challenged traditional hierachies, and sparked “lemon lightbulb moments” that continue to improve maternity experiences worldwide.

🎄 Whether you’re a Whose Shoes “addict” or discovering us for the first time, this episode is an inspiring celebration of what’s been achieved—and what’s still to come. Together, let’s keep the #MatExp banner flying high!

✨ Listen now and feel the festive spirit of co-production in action! ✨
Links to some resources mentioned in the podcast:
🍋 Celebrating 10 Years of #MatExp - highly visual. Watch on Youtube!
🍋 Whose Shoes comes to Brighton - song and dance and CAKE!
🍋 The Robin Hood midwives in Sherwood Forest
🍋 #FabObs Flo's TED talk
🍋 Nottingham Whose Shoes event
🍋 The new neonatal unit being built at Alder Hey
🍋 Jo Minford and Mary Salama #IntentionalCoffee
🍋 Young parents - Birmingham Families - Whose Shoes event
🍋 #MatExp the Musical
🍋 Fab NHS Stuff - #MatExp collection
🍋 Whose News? - our #MPFTWhoseShoes project - children and families
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1. Gill Phillips kicks off the celebration with the story behind #MatExp, co-founded with Florence Wilcock. Plus, an original song to set the scene—join in the fun! 🎵 (00:00:00)

2. A Special Message from Prof. Jacqui Dunkley-Bent. Heartfelt congratulations from the former Chief Midwife of England, praising the resilience and impact of the #MatExp campaign. 🌟 (00:03:46)

3. How It All Began - Revisit the first phone call that started it all—Gill and Flo’s spark of collaboration at Kingston Hospital. 📞 (00:05:23)

4. Live Slido Fun. Celebrating friendships, collaborations, and Whose Shoes workshops with interactive polls and shoutouts to attendees worldwide. 🌍 (00:07:08)

5. Stories That Shaped #MatExp. The evolution of “Nobody’s Patient,” addressing gaps in care through powerful co-production and poignant parent stories. (00:10:07)

6. Cultural Curiosity & Whose Shoes Workshops - Exploring the simple yet powerful moments—like cooking rice—that spark understanding across diverse backgrounds. 🍚 (00:15:38)

7. #MatExp the Musical - Relive the joyful and highly impactful boldness of the #MatExp gang taking centre stage at NHS Expo with live poetry, music, and graphics. 🎭 (00:18:58)

8. The Lithotomy Challenge - From NHS Change Day to a nationwide movement, hear how this bold challenge transformed maternity care perspectives. 🛏️ (00:20:38)

9. The power of poetry. Helen Calvert’s poignant reading of 'Theoretical Mummy', capturing the emotional journey of neonatal care. (00:25:46)

10. Alder Hey Neonatal Unit - Discover how Whose Shoes? coproduction helped shape a new surgical NICU — complete with Whose Shoes-coloured windows! 🍋 (00:31:32)

11. Breakout Room Buzz - Reconnect with old friends and spark new ideas in virtual breakout rooms. What favourite memories did people share? 💬 (00:34:13)

12. #MPFTWhoseShoes - can the power and longevity of #MatExp be replicated in children's services? Lyse Edwards and Gill are doing their best! (00:35:47)

13. Catherine MacLennan shares how #MatExp’s energy and actions have created lasting positive changes in maternity care. 💡 (00:44:23)

14. Emma-Jane Cushnan reflects on the unique atmosphere of Whose Shoes workshops, where real change is inspired and driven by authentic conversations. ✨ (00:45:05)

15. Leanne Howlett describes how attending her first Whose Shoes workshop opened her eyes to the power of co-production and inspired her own work. (00:48:35)

16. Powerful storytelling and poignant experiences cannot always be captured on NHS spreadsheets (00:49:43)

17. Mexican Wave Madness - The energy peaks with a virtual Mexican wave—because #MatExp knows how to keep the fun alive! 🌊 (00:50:36)

18. The Power of Hope - Yvonne Newbold shares how Whose Shoes? fosters change through curiosity, kindness, and listening. 💖 (00:54:01)

19. Neonatal Vision - A drop-in from Jo Minford to share updates on Liverpool’s new neonatal unit, built with Whose Shoes’ co-production approach. 🏥 (00:56:49)

20. Anna Geyer’s Graphic Masterpiece - A live visual summary captures the magic of 10 years of #MatExp—creativity, courage, and connection. 🖍️ (00:59:33)

21. Kate Greenstock pops in from India - from foot massages during the lithotomy challenge to becoming a midwife and author, Kate shares her incredible #MatExp journey. (01:06:12)

22. We end on a high note with the #MatExp RAP —because the women and families need to be centre stage! 🎤 (01:08:47)