This week on The Bizzimumzi Podcast Ashley is joined in conversation by Laura Black, of April Cottages. Laura Black qualified as a speech and language therapist in 2013 and has since worked as part of NHS and multi-academy trust school teams to provide support for preschoolers and school-aged children in mainstream settings and communication and interaction departments. Laura is passionate about empowering others to support children's communication skills and specialises in training parents and teaching staff to support children's phonological awareness, memory, vocabulary, early language development and access to the curriculum. In this episode, Ashley talks with Laura about the anxiety of attending Birthday parties and how it can be challenging meeting new Mom's. You will hear Ashley talk about her struggles as a kid with her speech issues and how Laura helps to navigate this world for growing children. Laura also sheds light on the impact the national lockdown had on a child's speech development. This show is lovingly supported by the fabulous sustainability app., Nudj. Not only are they supporting the podcast they want to support and teach you how to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Click here to download the Nudj App: https://tinyurl.com/Nudjfreeapp The Bizzimumzi Podcast is brought to you by coffee-infused host Ashley Verma. This show is created to share all the ups, downs and all arounds of being a mom, owning a successful business and truly managing being an un-single single mom, attempting to balance all aspects of family life! Each week Ashley will be joined by a fellow inspiring, thriving and surviving Bizzimumzi - who will share their own journey. This podcast is your weekly opportunity to take a deep breath as we try to navigate the wild world of parenting; think of this podcast as the safe space where we are not too hard on ourselves, we share our humility and relish in overcoming the inevitable failures that simply happen. This is a show for those Mom’s that are not trying to be shiny and filtered. This is a podcast for those who are unapologetically, at their best and worst, Bizzimumzi’s! We want to hear from you! Any questions or collaborations please reach out to us at: info.bizzimumzi@gmail.com Resources: Ashley Verma: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Nudj App: https://tinyurl.com/Nudjfreeapp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices