{"podcast":{"title":"Thriving & Surviving","slug":"thriving-surviving-7589508","podcast_index_feed_id":7589508,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thrivingandsurviving/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thrivingandsurviving.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21637222/smalllogo.png","author":"Thriving & Surviving","episode_count":28,"summary":"🎙 Thriving & Surviving — the unfiltered podcast for women doing it all. Hosted by Grace and Ella, two single mums, business owners, and professional multitaskers, this is where real talk meets chaos. From juggling motherhood and entrepreneurship to keeping the social life alive, staying fit, and refusing to lose the “party girl” spark — nothing’s off limits. Expect honesty, humour, and a reminder that you can be thriving and surviving — even when you’re running on coffee, dry shampoo, and ambition.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T16:20:38.755992+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-surviving-7589508"},"episode":{"title":"The Louise Thompson Debate: Parenting Under Pressure","slug":"the-louise-thompson-debate-parenting-under-pressure","published_at":"2026-05-18T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-surviving-7589508/the-louise-thompson-debate-parenting-under-pressure","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-surviving-7589508","url":"https://thrivingandsurviving.podbean.com/e/louise-thompson-fallout-the-potty-training-comment-that-sparked-outrage/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qbxhjsihsnmijy9r/0518-rpc8zi-Optimized.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we’re unpacking the backlash surrounding Louise Thompson’s podcast comments about children starting school without being potty trained. We discuss the original clip, Louise’s apology, and why short snippets online can sometimes come across as judgmental, especially for neurodivergent children and SEND families. We also broaden the conversation into the wider pressures of parenting today, from increasing diagnoses and how routine and environment can play a role, to finding the balance between empathy and accountability. We share our own experiences and opinions around potty training, snack culture, school behaviour, social media, and whether cancel culture has gone too far.","meta_description":"In this episode, we’re unpacking the backlash surrounding Louise Thompson’s podcast comments about children starting school without being potty trained. W…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1800,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thriving-surviving-7589508/episodes/the-louise-thompson-debate-parenting-under-pressure/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-surviving-7589508/the-louise-thompson-debate-parenting-under-pressure.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}