
When Play Feels Hard
“I thought I’d be more playful.” “I thought I’d enjoy this more.” “I thought I’d be more patient.” These are some of the most common reflections I hear from parents. In this short reflective episode, I explore an often-o

Hosted by Anande Ferreira · 🇺🇸 US · EN-ZA · 13 episodes
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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.
Anande Ferreira hosts Beyond Beeps & Hums, a kids show with 13 episodes published.

“I thought I’d be more playful.” “I thought I’d enjoy this more.” “I thought I’d be more patient.” These are some of the most common reflections I hear from parents. In this short reflective episode, I explore an often-o

One parent wants to talk. One shuts down. One becomes hypervigilant. One throws themselves into work. One feels the need to control everything. One seems emotionally distant. In this episode, I’m joined by clinical psych

Leaving NICU doesn’t mean your nervous system automatically feels safe again. In this episode of Beyond Beeps & Hums, we shift the focus onto parents — exploring how trauma, chronic stress, sleep deprivation, sensory ove

Discharge from NICU is often seen as the finish line, but for your baby’s nervous system, and for yours, it’s a transition, not an endpoint. In the womb, babies develop in a carefully buffered environment, dim light, fil

This is a short, reflective episode for Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. In NICU, there is often an unspoken pressure to be okay, to look calm, to hold it together, to be strong. Behind that, many mothers are navig

In this reflective episode, I share thoughts and experiences following NICU graduation, and why the expectation to simply move on can overlook the impact of what both babies and parents have been through. There can be de

In this episode, we explore what gentle, supportive care can look like for babies after a NICU journey. Many parents leave the NICU feeling both relieved and uncertain, wondering what support their baby might need, and w

In the womb, the environment is carefully buffered, movement is rhythmic, sound is filtered, light is dim, and babies experience constant containment and gentle pressure. But in the NICU, many of these sensory experience

Leaving the NICU is often described as a “graduation.” But for many families, coming home brings a complex mix of joy, relief, fear, and uncertainty. After weeks or months of living in survival mode, surrounded by monito

In this short reflection episode, I share a personal perspective following my conversation with Tasmin Bota on kangaroo care. I reflect on two very different experiences I had in two NICUs — one where kangaroo care and p

Kangaroo Care, Advocacy & Support: Navigating NICU as a Parent In this episode, I sit down with Tasmin Bota as we explore some of the most important and overwhelming parts of navigating a NICU journey as a parent. We unp

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

In this opening episode of Beyond Beeps and Hums, Anandé Ferreira introduces the heart behind the podcast and why conversations about the NICU experience matter. This space was created for parents, families, and caregive

Here, we’ll laugh, cry, and grow side by side as we navigate NICU and life beyond the beeps and hums. Launching 2026 – No NICU journey should be faced alone. Follow the show so you’ll be first to listen when we begin thi
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Beyond Beeps & Hums is hosted by Anande Ferreira. The show is categorised under kids (family) and has published 13 episodes.
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