<p>Our guest for this episode is the brilliant comedian Cariad Lloyd!&nbsp;</p><br><p>We talk&nbsp;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?&nbsp;</p><br><p>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,&nbsp;<em>Where Did She Go?</em>, and festive adventure&nbsp;<em>Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish</em>. They're both&nbsp;<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/author/cariad-lloyd/5087229" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">out now</a>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>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.&nbsp;</p><br><p>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.&nbsp;</p><br><p>For more from Cariad visit&nbsp;<a href="http://cariadlloyd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cariadlloyd.com</a>&nbsp;and follow her on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cariadlloyd/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cariadlloyd</a>. Dates and tickets for Austentatious are available via&nbsp;<a href="http://austentatiousimpro.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">austentatiousimpro.com</a>.</p><br><p>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&nbsp;<a href="http://scummymummies.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">scummymummies.com</a>&nbsp;for dates and tickets.&nbsp;</p><br><p>WE HAVE A SHOP! Visit&nbsp;<a href="http://scummymummiesshop.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">scummymummiesshop.com</a>&nbsp;for our ace t-shirts, mugs, and sweatshirts. FREE UK DELIVERY!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We're on X, Instagram, and Facebook @scummymummies. If you like the podcast, please rate,&nbsp;review&nbsp;and subscribe.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thank you for listening!&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>