Sophie Smith Lost Her Premature Triplets And Then Her Husband. This Is How She Kept Going
5/10/20261 hr 28 min
Sophie Smith thought she was about to become a mother to three baby boys.
Instead, after going into premature labour halfway through her pregnancy, she and her husband Ash found themselves facing unimaginable heartbreak. Over the course of 82 days, they lost all three of their triplets; Henry, Evan and Jasper.
In this deeply moving conversation with Kate Langbroek, Sophie speaks about those months of hope and heartbreak, the grief that followed, and the extraordinary way she and Ash channelled that pain into purpose by founding Running for Premature Babies — a charity that has since helped save the lives of thousands of premature babies across Australia.
Sophie also opens up about the second devastating loss that would change her life forever: losing Ash to brain cancer in 2016, after years of treatment and remission, and what it meant to continue raising their two young sons while carrying such enormous grief.
This episode is about motherhood, resilience, love, loss, and the ways we learn to keep going even after life turns out nothing like we imagined.
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CREDITS:
Guest: Sophie Smith
Host: Kate Langbroek
Group Executive Producer: Naima Brown
Executive Producer: Bree Player
Assistant Producer: Coco Lavigne
Audio and Video Producer: Josh Green
Social Media Producer: Olivia Colman
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First 90 secondsGemma Bath0:00
For too long, Australian law didn't just fail survivors, it forced them into silence. Nina Funnell is a Walkley Award-winning journalist and a survivor who helped overturn damaging gag laws in the Australian justice system. She was the driving force behind the campaign that allowed women to finally speak their own names. Her work doesn't just tell stories, it drives change. Hi, I'm Gemma Bath, host of True Crime Conversations, and this very special two-part episode isn't just about the justice system, it's about what happens when women are finally heard. A raw, honest look at the power of a single voice, how silence is shaped, and how women push through it. Hear my conversation with Nina Funnell on True Crime Conversations. Search True Crime Conversations wherever you get your podcasts, or click the link in the show notes to hear Nina's story now.
Sophie Smith· Guest0:55
I used to pretend sometimes, I'd sit down on the sofa with a cup of tea, and I'd listen to the silence, and I actually would pretend that Henry, Jasper, and Evan had just fallen asleep in the cot next door, and I was finally going to get just a few moments of peace before they woke up.
Kate Langbroek· Host1:20
And that's why it was so quiet.
Sophie Smith· Guest1:22
And that's why it was so quiet, and, oh, a bit of silence.
Kate Langbroek· Host1:26
[gentle music] Hi, I'm Kate Langbroek,