Helen Thorn: Discovering her husband's affair, rebuilding from the ground up after divorce and going from Monster Munch to marathon runner

This week's guest is Helen Thorn - comedian, one half of the Scummy Mummies duo, author and marathon runner. Six years ago, Helen's life changed overnight when she discovered her husband of 22 years had been having an affair. What followed was divorce but then, eventually, a complete rebuilding of herself. Helen's new book, How to Face Big Change and Come Back Stronger tells that story, and weaves in the experiences of 50 other women who have faced their own life-altering moments. We chat about the whole journey, from the darker moments of her "rebellious explosion" phase to completing all six of the World Marathon Majors and finding peace and happiness on the other side. We also discuss: Why lockdown, as brutal as it was, became an unexpected "sad boot camp" that forced her to actually face her grief The difference between the false confidence of her post-divorce rebellion and the much deeper confidence she has now How she went from size 18, smoking behind her house and sobbing, to running marathons on every continent Why becoming a stronger, happier version of yourself can be really confronting for the people around you What her kids have learned from watching her rebuild her life Why the goal after big change isn't to be happy all the time - it's to be OK with being sad You can follow Helen on Instagram: You can follow the Scummy Mummies: And you can pre-order Helen's book How to Face Big Change and Come Back Stronger : If you enjoyed this episode then please leave a rating or review - and you can follow the podcast to ensure you don’t miss future episodes. Thank you! Not Another Mummy Podcast is brought to you by me, journalist and author Alison Perry. I'm a mum of three and I love interviewing people about parenthood and confidence on the podcast. You can check out my other episodes and you can come chat to me on Instagram: @iamalisonperry or on Threads: @iamalisonperry. You can buy my book OMG It's Twins now. Music: Epidemic Sound Artwork: Eleanor Bowmer Support this show . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Helen Thorn: Discovering her husband's affair, rebuilding from the ground up after divorce and going from Monster Munch to marathon runner is an episode from Not Another Mummy Podcast by Alison Perry.

This episode is 50:30 long.

This episode was published on Mar 19, 2026.

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