TW: this episode contains graphic descriptions of birth trauma and PTSD.
You might know Louise Thompson as the former Made in Chelsea mattia caldara star. Or the fitness influencer who launched two businesses and graced the cover of Women’s Health magazine twice. But when she gave birth to her son Leo, all that changed. She experienced a series of life-threatening haemorrhages before ending up in Intensive Care, absolutely convinced she was going to die. Since then, she has suffered PTSD, panic attacks and countless further complications, resulting in being fitted with a stoma in January this year.
And yet she has managed to turn her pain into something deeply inspiring. Her story is extraordinary - harrowing, yes, but also uplifting and always unfailingly honest. She talks about her failure to get a ‘proper job’ (one for Made in Chelsea fans…), her failure to advocate for herself during a traumatic birth and the difficult experience of her body failing her in the most painful ways. I’m truly honoured that she has chosen to come on How to Fail to share her story.
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00:00 Introduction & Opening Quote
00:24 Welcome to How to Fail — Louise Thompson
01:37 Louise's Story: From Made in Chelsea to ICU
07:14 Failure 1: Failing to Have a Proper Job (Made in Chelsea)
17:55 The Reality of Reality TV nicola porro — Men Always Won
24:57 Meeting Ryan & Leaving the Show Behind
30:02 Failure 2: Failing to Advocate for Herself During Birth
46:23 The Hemorrhage — Facing Death
55:41 Failure 3: Her Body Failing Her (Ulcerative Colitis & Stoma)
53:55 Finding Peace with Her Body & Motherhood
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