The Sile Show Ep 5 - Clara Gardiner

Описание: The Síle Show, Featuring Clara Gardiner, Mayo Rose 2025 🌹
In this deeply moving episode of The Síle Show, I sit down with the radiant Clara Gardiner, this year’s Mayo Rose and one of the most soulfully grounded young women you could ever meet.

Clara is a musician, an artist, and an advocate. Clara is using her platform through the Rose of Tralee, to raise awareness around disability, inclusion, and the quiet strength it takes to face unimaginable loss.

At the heart of Clara’s journey is love: love for her beautiful sister Jemma, who was born with hydrocephalus. Jemma tragically passed away in 2019 after entering hospital for a routine operation. Her passing left a howling silence within, that Clara is determined to address and express with purpose. Through advocacy, creativity, and conversation, Clara is ensuring that Jemma’s light keeps shining.

In this episode, we explore:

🧠 Neural tube conditions including spina bifida, hydrocephalus, and anencephaly.
💔 The non-linear nature of grief and how we learn to carry it.
📝 The power of journaling to process and grow.
🎨 Clara’s own path as a creative soul, and how music and art became tools for healing.
🧘‍♀️ The beauty of being truly present, and the generosity found in those moments.

Clara reminds us that grief doesn’t come with rules, all grief is valid and healing doesn’t have a timeline. What matters is our response: a YES to opportunity, a curiosity for life, and a willingness to dare greatly, even when we’re unsure.

This episode is full of quiet, powerful truths, especially for young mothers, those navigating loss, or anyone feeling stuck in life’s in-betweens. It’s a blueprint for bounce-back-ability; a gentle, golden reminder that tomorrow doesn’t have to be the same as today.

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