Rae Earl and My Mad Fat Diary

The author of My Mad Fat Diary, Rae Earl, on growing up in a Lincolnshire market town wrestling with lust, weight issues, and her mother.

22 January 2013

8 minutes

This clip is from

Woman's Hour—Helen Hunt; singles; Rae Earl

Brain fog: ‘I felt like this was a massive failure. I was embarrassed’
Duration: 01:29
Parent and baby walking group: ‘It’s like reconnecting with your identity'
Duration: 01:50
‘Nature takes me away from the pressures of being a SEND parent’
Duration: 01:27
Have you experienced ‘friendship anxiety’?
Duration: 01:46