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Emma Szewczak

@emmaszewczak.bsky.social

Writing on medical misogyny for Chatto and Windus (she/her) - Cambridge UK

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Two children's books in the "Little Experts" series: Why Money Matters by Deborah Meaden and Why Politics Matters by Alistair Campbell

Two children's books in the "Little Experts" series: Why Money Matters by Deborah Meaden and Why Politics Matters by Alistair Campbell

New cursed children's book series just dropped

14.09.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover designs for 'The Stitch-Up' and '1945: The Reckoning'

Cover designs for 'The Stitch-Up' and '1945: The Reckoning'

New non-fiction books by the Catz community:
πŸ“š Fellow @andrzejharris.bsky.social‬ (2020) co-wrote 'The Stitch-Up' (2025, Chatto & Windus) with @emmaszewczak.bsky.social
πŸ“š Alumnus Phil Craig (1978, History) is celebrating the publication of '1945: The Reckoning' (2025, @hodderbooks.bsky.social‬)

04.06.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Publication day!! Can't believe our book The Stitch-Up: How Medical Misogyny Harms Us All is finally out, it has been a real marathon - a marathon with my cervix hanging out of my vagina for the last 23 and a half miles.

29.05.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Ben, haha, his finest moment!

29.05.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Ben!!

29.05.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well that was a *mad week*. Really looking forward to our book launching on thursday!! (no book launch though because I'm a wet blanket)

26.05.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very interested to read this (pre-ordered), @emmaszewczak.bsky.social (and all the more so after @doctoroxford.com's review in @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...

25.05.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Secrecy, stigma, blame & ignorance run like toxic waste through The Stitch-Up, a fierce polemic about the medical misogyny & gender violence that disfigure healthcare."

Delighted to review @emmaszewczak.bsky.social's powerful new book for @theobserveruk.bsky.social. Courageous, candid & timely.

25.05.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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My midwife looked up and said, β€˜Your vagina’s fallen out’ Emma Szewczak suffered a devastating prolapse after the birth of her second child. She reveals how the medical profession fails women like her

Emma Szewczak suffered a devastating prolapse after the birth of her second child. She reveals how the medical profession fails women like her

24.05.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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The private pain of prolapse: six things I wish I’d known – from sex to exercise to mental health Pelvic organ prolapse affects around half of all women, yet it is little understood and very rarely discussed. Here is what I found out after my diagnosis

The private pain of prolapse: six things I wish I’d known – from sex to exercise to mental health. Pelvic organ prolapse affects around half of all women, yet it is little understood and very rarely discussed, by @emmaszewczak.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025... via @theguardian.com

18.05.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

God when he decided to give us free will

24.02.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Kevin McCloud standing in a forest, looking serene. Text: trust the process

Kevin McCloud standing in a forest, looking serene. Text: trust the process

06.02.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Kevin McCloud in a hard hat in front of a digger, looking menacing. Text: This machine can do ten a day.

Kevin McCloud in a hard hat in front of a digger, looking menacing. Text: This machine can do ten a day.

Kev's on bluesky... and he's ready

15.01.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Tbf probably

05.01.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leaving my in-laws wearing this after initiating back-to-back arguments all christmas:

04.01.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no they told us there was something weird about how the tv looked so they went and put it back on lol

29.12.2024 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just realised that Andrzej's parents actively turned motion smoothing back ON after we turned it off in the summer

28.12.2024 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Walked into the room in my Lucy and Yak overalls and my Polish Father-in-Law goes "home for christmas from the shipyards of Gdansk"

27.12.2024 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have never in my life wanted to be in the UK before now

25.12.2024 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In Poland, don't know what a vpn is, sincerely want to hurt every single person talking about Wallace and Gromit

25.12.2024 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Four of the Mister Men books - translated by Google translate as LITTLE CUTE, LITTLE WISE, A LITTLE DESPOT and LITTLE BITCH lol

Four of the Mister Men books - translated by Google translate as LITTLE CUTE, LITTLE WISE, A LITTLE DESPOT and LITTLE BITCH lol

Bought these Little Miss books in Polish. Thought I'd check the translations. Can you guess the English language titles from these lol

24.12.2024 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6

I saw mommy fellating santa claus

23.12.2024 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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51 of the men who raped Gisèle Pelicot

19.12.2024 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The lengths my GP goes to to try and hide their phone number on their website. Well, good luck, because I've got you on speed dial you stupid bastards

17.12.2024 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Speaking of medical misogyny (😩) my book has a cover now

13.12.2024 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My son's ill and off school and my daughter, in a fit of jealously, hid the tv remote.

12.12.2024 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Marie Colvin on Channel 4 News
YouTube video by Channel 4 News Marie Colvin on Channel 4 News

With the fall of Assad, I'm thinking of journalist Marie Colvin who was murdered by his regime in 2012 during the Siege of Homs. Here's her final broadcast recorded in Syria hours before her death youtu.be/XL-okvk34qk?...

08.12.2024 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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