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S3 Ep20: "Hope is 100% the thing that got me through it" with Martha Keith, founder of Martha Brook

Trigger warning: this episode discusses endometriosis, fertility, IVF, miscarriage, birth trauma and PTSD, so if it’s not the right time for you, please listen to an episode from the archive. Martha Keith founded Martha Brook two years into her fertility journey, having decided a stressful unfulfilling corporate career was perhaps not conducive to starting a family. Her award winning stationery business has gone from strength to strength, but Martha’s journey to 2 daughters has been difficult and long. Endometriosis, IVF, a traumatic birth and PTSD all feature, but ultimately, Martha’s story is a hopeful one. If she can come through all of this with a sense of humour, a beautiful family and a successful business, we can too. Yesterday was PTSD Awareness Day; 30,000 women a year experience trauma after birth, and yet Martha and I both felt ‘silly’ for our diagnosis. We didn’t think it happened to mums, only to war veterans. Conversations like this one are important, so more mums know that they are not alone in what they are going through and that they can come out the other side. Another thing that Martha and I have in common is how positive an influence we found our businesses. When everything else was a bit of a mess, it was soothing and hopeful to be able to channel our energy into something productive and positive, dare I say, controllable. I think this is true of every mum/business owner; it’s important to have something outside family life that connects you with that other side of yourself. Listen in for: - How important it is for people to talk more about their experiences, how “silly” Martha felt saying she had PTSD from birth trauma, but if 30k women a year experience birth trauma, we need to recognise and talk about it more - Entrepreneurship was never Martha’s plan, but having achieved her corporate career ambitions she still wasn’t fulfilled - Martha’s initial struggles to get pregnant and how they contributed to her change in career - Martha’s business journey, from a bootstrapping bedroom business to crowdfunding £250k - The Australian Martha Brook offshoot: ‘an experiment’ - Martha’s 18 year journey to an endometriosis diagnosis - The reality of IVF - The isolation IVF and then PTSD brought - Martha’s PTSD journey and the healing process of having a second baby - The Instamum community and ‘doing it all’ - How positive it is for a business to give a sense of purpose outside family life Resources Martha mentioned: Pandas Foundation: https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/ EMDR Therapy: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health... Human Givens Therapy: https://www.humangivens.com/ Fertility Show: https://www.fertilityshow.co.uk/ Links: Website: www.bumptobusinessowner.com Instagram:   / bumptobusinessowner   LinkedIn:   / carolinepooley   About Martha Keith Martha Keith is an entrepreneur, speaker, writer and business mentor who was awarded Great Britain’s Consumer Goods Businesswoman of the Year 2023. In 2013 Martha quit her senior role in healthcare to found the award-winning personalised stationery company Martha Brook. As CEO, She has led the growth of the business into the feel-good global brand it is today, turning over more than £1m ARR. Martha is also a passionate Small business mentor and speaker - alongside her achievements she is also on the Advisory Council for the British Library, inputting into the work they do helping businesses innovate and grow, as well as their custodianship, research, culture and learning programmes. Martha also now helps and advise other businesses at different stages of their own growth journeys. Not only all of her incredible (and I mean incredible - who does not love Martha Brook stationary?! - especially my VA colleagues) career achievements Martha is also a mummy of two. Martha’s story to motherhood includes endometriosis diagnosis, IVF and PTSD from birth trauma. Martha Keith’s Links: Website: https://www.marthabrook.com/ Instagram:   / marthabrookldn     / martha_keith   LinkedIn:   / martha-keith     / marthabrookldn