To mark Black History Month, the final guests of season 5 are Alison Burton and Natalie Duvall, founders of March Muses, which produces luxury gifts representing people of colour and received backing from Dragons’ Den’s Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden. They are the only UK brand to have created a full range of Black Christmas decorations, shining the light on the need for diverse and inclusive figurines and baubles at Christmas time.
Alison and Natalie are single mums who also have full time day jobs and share their perspectives on balancing entrepreneurialism, motherhood and creativity.
It’s important that we raise our children to value diversity, feel visible and see all humans as equal. As mothers of Black daughters, I ask them why representation is particularly important to them.
Natalie and Alison also frankly share their experiences with motherhood:
“As a parent, you’re winging it every day, because you don’t know what you’re going to be faced with and you have to find a solution for it at that moment. You could be tired, you could be hungry, you could be fed up, you could be stressed, but you have to find the answer. And you have to come down to their level with the way that you communicate.”
“The beautiful thing is, you’re always learning from your children…”
You can follow March Muses on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marchmuses/ Find out more on https://www.marchmuses.co.uk/
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Season 3: Ep 28 - Inequalities, Opportunities and Progress among women in the South Asian diaspora
Season 3: Ep 27 - In conversation with Voices of Colour on the importance of mentorships, networking and representation
Season 3: Ep 26 - The power of Artificial Intelligence, pandemic data sharing, and gender disaggregated data
Season 3: Ep 25 - Voices of the South Asian diaspora: Why Mental Health matters
Season 3: Ep 24 - In the aftermath: Decolonising the Curriculum, Authentic Allyship, and Intersectional Storytelling
Season 3: Ep 23 - In conversation with WEN: Environmenstrual week, Garden Therapy and Sustainable Alternatives
Season 3: Ep 22 - Bereavement, Barriers & Breaking Stereotypes
Season 3: Ep 21 - Climate Change: an inconvenient reality
TRAILER: Season 3
LIVE PODCAST: Housing Stories of the South Asian diaspora in collaboration with #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
Season 2: Ep 20 - Reclaiming Sex: Positivity, Pleasure & Power
Season 2: Ep 19 - A review of Netflix’s ‘Never Have I Ever’: Sassy, predictable, hard-hitting.
Season 2: Ep 18 - Black Lives Matter: White Denialism, Colourism, and the desensitisation of Black Trauma
Season 2: Ep 17 - What is a woman? Exploring Gender, Sex, and Sexuality (Part II)
Season 2: Ep 16 - What is a woman? Exploring Gender, Sex, and Sexuality (Part I)
Season 2: Ep 15 - Feminism and Political Correctness: Have we strayed too far?
Season 2: Ep 14 - Identity Politics, Intersectionality and Freedom of Speech
Season 2: Ep 13 - Do we need a Feminist Foreign Policy?
Season 2: Ep 11 - Coronavirus Special: A compilation of Whatsapp voice notes
Season 1: Ep 10 - Women in Publishing: representation, well-being and safe spaces
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