Beyond Beeps & Hums is a podcast created to support and empower families on their NICU journey — and in the life that follows.
Hosted by Anandé Ferreira, a two-time preemie NICU mama and pediatric occupational therapist from @playmoreot.
Each episode explores the complexities of life in and beyond NICU doors. You’ll hear conversations that validate, inform, and connect — helping parents and professionals find understanding, hope, and healing.
Launching 2026. No NICU journey should be faced alone.
If Someone You Love Has a Baby in NICU, Start Here - Replay
Replay - When someone you love suddenly finds themselves in the NICU world, it can be difficult to know how to help.
In this episode of Beyond Beeps and Hums, Anandé shares what NICU parents say they wish others understood about their experience—and practical ways friends and family can offer meaningful support.
In this episode we explore:
What parents wish others understood about NICU experiences
The emotional realities of becoming a parent in a medical environment
Common misconceptions about NICU journeys
Practical ways friends and family can support NICU families
Read the full substack piece: To my boys - I wish I met you in calm here. (https://substack.com/@playmoreot/note/p-190266133?r=4j13q2&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web)
Resources:
A Practical NICU Support Guide (https://drive.google.com/file/d/14DZxWtEmoLLUKz7CazHAsuQa1ITDKmZm/view?usp=sharing)
Beyond Beeps and Hums is a podcast exploring the emotional, developmental, and human side of NICU journeys. Through stories, conversations, and practical insights, the podcast supports families navigating life in NICU and beyond.
Hosted by Anandé Ferreira
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13 Oct 2026
Some mothers move next door, others move continents
Matrescence is a shared developmental transition, but we don't all experience it under the same circumstances.
In this short episode of Beyond Beeps & Hums, I'm sharing an excerpt from a conversation recorded for my Making Sense of Motherhood course.
Using the analogy of moving house, I explore how motherhood can rearrange our lives in very different ways, particularly when that transition includes prematurity, NICU, traumatic birth, medical uncertainty or limited support.
Because finding our way into motherhood doesn't always mean finding our way back to who we were before. Sometimes it means learning to understand the life we're living now, what has changed, and what support we need along the way.
Explore further:
🤍 Making Sense of Motherhood — Learn more about my four-week experience exploring your sensory needs, the load you carry, and how your needs and your child's meet. (https://playmore-ot.kit.com/873e46b03e)
🤍 Read the accompanying Substack reflection — A deeper exploration of matrescence and the different ways motherhood rearranges our lives. (https://playmoreot.substack.com/p/some-mothers-move-next-door-others?r=4j13q2&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer)
29 Sept 2026
NICU Awareness Month: The Tenderness That Remains
NICU Awareness Month is about making NICU experiences more visible. But for those who have lived them, that visibility can also bring old memories and emotions closer to the surface.
In this reflective episode, I explore the tenderness that can remain long after NICU and the reminder that healing doesn’t necessarily mean becoming unaffected by what happened.
Sometimes tenderness reminds us that what happened mattered.
Other episodes mentioned:
Why Are We Coping so Differently? Understanding NICU Trauma Responses - with Dr Frankie Harrison (https://open.spotify.com/episode/11FyeqagX8rcF745syHHvU?si=8wc1bkRqSSOvaHWizUpzGQ)
When Matrescence Meets The NICU - The maternal brain, trauma and becoming a mother in the NICU - with Lottie King (https://open.spotify.com/episode/72n002Jj10fMrWPVC2WAQq?si=2qnhd3nGT-6ZA8y7gIQDbA)
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