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Adam Kay: doctor life vs dad life, potty training stress and how we're all just muddling through

Adam Kay: doctor life vs dad life, potty training stress and how we're all just muddling through

Update: 2025-08-06
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I’m joined this week by Adam Kay - the award-winning author and former junior doctor who gave us This Is Going to Hurt, a book that was equal parts hilarious and harrowing.


Since then, he’s gone on to write brilliant, gross-out educational books for kids like Kay’s Anatomy and Kay’s Marvellous Medicine, and most recently, his first fiction book for children and picture books for younger readers.


He's also dad to two almost-twin toddlers, who were born to two different surrogates, four months apart.


We chat about life as a toddler dad, why he gets most of the jobs involving poo while his husband gets involved with more of the play and the extreme pressure of potty training.


Check out Adam's website for details of all his latest books: https://www.adamkay.co.uk

Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amateuradam/channel/


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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 Twitter: @iamalisonperry. You can buy my book OMG It's Twins now.

 

Music: Epidemic Sound

Artwork: Eleanor Bowmer

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Adam Kay: doctor life vs dad life, potty training stress and how we're all just muddling through

Adam Kay: doctor life vs dad life, potty training stress and how we're all just muddling through