30/04/2026
After years of thinking about this, talking myself in and out of it, waiting for the “perfect” moment, the “proper” setup, the “right” time…
I’m finally doing it.
The Cleft Conversations is coming into the world.
It’s going to be short, honest and human.
This podcast is not really about the hospital dates, the appointments or the surgeries, although of course they are part of the story.
It’s about the bit that happens underneath it all.
What happens inside us as parents.
What happens in our homes and families.
What happens when we are trying to make sense of this journey for our children.
What happens when we are carrying fear, grief, love, guilt, hope, exhaustion and fierce devotion and often all at the same time.
It’s for the mum filling the washing machine deep in thought.
The parent driving home from school drop-off.
The family waiting for their baby to come out of surgery.
The person awake in the middle of the night with a baby, a quiet house and far too many thoughts circling around.
It might be messy.
There might be background noise.
There might be a few repeated words.
Ella may make a guest appearance.
Will might too. Who knows. Following the flow over here ❤️
But I’ve let “not perfect enough” hold this back for far too long.
So here we go.
A podcast about cleft from a very human perspective, nervous systems, behaviour, identity, parenting, fear, resilience, connection and raising children who know who they are.
The first episode drops tomorrow. It’s short and snappy - to get a feel, we will see where we go. One episode a week unfolding as we run up to the American Tour of 100 of the most beautiful faces you will ever see ❤️
Comment PODCAST and I’ll send you the link to listen when it’s ready ❤️
Big love to you wherever you are on your journey with cleft ❤️
