Description

Talking Taboos: The Podcast

Through honest discussions with people who have lived through taboo experiences - and those working to open up conversations about them - we explore what helps people speak, what keeps them silent, and what we can learn from both.

Each episode looks at how taboos are impacting people and the different ways we can support each other in the things we find hard to talk about.

WAIT...

...what is a taboo?

Taboos are social norms that prevent people from talking about uncomfortable topics. They create shame, inhibit open conversation, increase isolation and get in the way of the support people need.

...what topics are taboo?

Since 2023, our research has unearthed a range of urgent taboo topics that people feel uncomfortable talking about:

• Unmentionable mental health (Psychosis related symptoms)
• Shameful sex (STI's)
• Unruly bowels
• Silenced suicidal thoughts
• Surviving child sexual abuse
• Body-size bias
• Shamed SEN parenting
• Feeling addicted to porn
• Sexual assault by someone you know