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Love Meets Joy

By: Smile Train Podcast Network
  • Summary

  • Love Meets Joy is a Smile Train-sponsored podcast hosted by cleft advocates Iva Ballou and Ashley Barbour. Join Ashley and Iva as they discuss their personal journeys and all things cleft lip and palate. From dating and relationships to bullying and the power of words, nothing is off-limits in this honest and empowering series.

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Episodes
  • Season 1 Highlight: Advocacy
    Jul 25 2024

    In this highlight, from the very first episode of Love Meets Joy, Iva and Ashley share how they began their cleft advocacy journeys.

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    9 mins
  • Announcing Love Meets Joy Season 2
    Jul 11 2024

    Join hosts Iva Ballou and Ashley Barbour for Season 2 of Love Meets Joy! This season, Iva and Ashley share the mic with fellow cleft community members. Hear from a diverse group, including a TikTok influencer, a child psychologist, a tap-dancing lobbyist, a fashion designer, and even their brothers. With such a wide range of perspectives, this is a season you won’t want to miss!

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    1 min
  • A Parent’s Cleft Journey: Meet Carolyn Ballou
    Sep 20 2022

    In this special, two-part episode, Ashley and Iva introduce listeners to a completely different perspective of their cleft journeys – their mothers’. When did they find out their daughter would have a cleft? What was the most challenging part of the cleft journey for them? Is there anything they wish they’d known at the beginning? Did they grapple with any guilt? Joined by their daughters, Janet Barbour and Carolyn Ballou open up about all these topics and more. 

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    39 mins

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