Creativity, Courage & Chloe: The Making of a Children’s Book

Lisa sits down with her friend Joy to talk about the journey behind her debut children’s book The Day I Met Someone New. What begins as a nostalgic catch‑up about their carefree teenage summers quickly becomes a heartfelt conversation about motherhood, healing, and starting over.

Joy shares how writing became her lifeline during the loneliness of COVID—late‑night journaling, emotional letters to her daughter Chloe, and the moment she realised there were no books to help children navigate meeting a new partner . So she wrote one herself, first as a love letter to Chloe, and later as a story she hoped could help other children in blended families feel seen and supported.

The episode explores the courage it took to publish something so personal, the four‑year journey to bring the book to life, and the strength Joy found in returning to her parents’ home—a place filled with love, culture, and the “village” that helped her rebuild.

A warm, honest, uplifting conversation about change, family, and the power of creating something meaningful from a difficult chapter.

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