Growing Hope Conversations

Growing Hope Conversations // Ep.5 Adeola Aremu & Parenting a child with Autism // Welcome to this week's conversation! Our hosts Naomi and Mark are joined by Adeola Aremu who shares her personal story of caring for her son who has autism whilst also single-handedly raising 3 other children. Adeola's incredible story will encourage those facing similar challenges. It’s also a great episode if you...

Growing Hope Conversations // Ep.4 Paul and Becky Harcourt & Disability and Leadership // Our hosts Naomi and Mark are joined by Paul and Becky Harcourt - national leaders of New Wine England and All Saints' Woodford Wells in London. They talk about their experience of working in public-facing leadership roles whilst also raising children who have additional needs. This juggling act of balancing w...

Growing Hope Conversations // Ep.3 Emily Thompson - My Life with Down's Syndrome // Welcome to this week's conversation! Naomi and Mark are joined by Emily and her mum Cheralyn. Emily talks about what her life looks like, the activities she takes part in, her personal faith and her aspirations to become a mermaid. Growing Hope Conversations is a new 12-part podcast series sharing stories of those...

Growing Hope Conversations // Ep.2 John Williams - Disability in Schools // This week Naomi and Mark talk to John Williams about growing up with cerebral palsy. John also talks about his work as a Chaplain in a secondary school in Wigan. Growing Hope Conversations is a new 12-part podcast series sharing stories of those living with additional needs and tackling barriers of accessibility. We believ...

Growing Hope Conversations // Ep.1 Emily Owen - Living with NF2 // Join our hosts Mark Arnold and Naomi Graham as they talk to author and public speaker Emily Owen about her experience of living with NF2 - a genetic condition that causes tumours to grow along your nerves. Growing Hope Conversations is a new 12-part podcast series sharing stories of those living with additional needs and tackling b...

This conversational podcast is based on an interview with Occupational Therapist Naomi Graham, Lead Therapist of Growing Hope King's Cross. She gives practical tips, strategies and insights into Occupational Therapy for children with additional needs and their families, and the journey of therapy in Growing Hope.

This podcast interviews Speech and Language Therapist Aimee Hobbs, exploring language delays and disorders and giving practical tips, strategies and insights into Speech and Language Therapy for children with additional needs and their families.

This conversational podcast is based on an interview with Occupational Therapist Shaaron Powell who is launching the Growing Hope Clinic in Brockley. She gives practical tips, strategies and insights into Occupational Therapy for children with additional needs and their families.

This conversational podcast is based on an interview with counsellor Heather Graham, giving practical tips, strategies and insights into parent/carer and children's counselling on the journeys children with additional needs and their families may take.

This conversational podcast is based on an interview with Music Therapist Georgie Harris, giving practical tips, strategies and insights into Music Therapy for children with additional needs and their families. 

This conversational podcast is based on an interview with Physiotherapist Lizzie Johnson, giving practical tips, strategies and insights into Physiotherapy for children with additional needs and their families. 

This podcast interviews Speech and Language Therapist Abi Page, giving practical tips, strategies and insights into Speech and Language Therapy for children with additional needs and their families, particularly considering the Autistic Spectrum.

This podcast gives practical tips and strategies as to how to support your child's writing development from letter formation to pencil grip. 

In this podcast Naomi discusses how you can support your child's play and common questions often asked about how children play.

This podcast discusses different questions that parents and carers often ask around supporting children's dressing. It gives lots of practical ideas about how to help your child develop these skills from putting on their coat to tying their laces. 

We all have days in which our behaviour is more challenging than others. This podcast discusses calming strategies that can help with both mild and extreme challenging behaviour that we may see in our children. Behaviour is a form of communication so this podcast helps us to reflect on ways in which we can support our child. It includes some relaxation strategies which may be helpful for both your...

This podcast discusses common difficulties children have with their motor skills and their sensory processing when eating and provides quick practical strategies that parents and carers can try.

This podcast discusses how to enable your children to get a better nights sleep, particularly when sleep difficulties seem more prevelent during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Growing Hope provides free therapy for children and young people with additional needs. In this episode Naomi Graham explains why we have created this podcast to give support to parents and carers.