<p>Maria Church is Charlotte’s mum, the matriarch of the family and the owner of a dog hotel. She shares her remarkable story of growing up in Cardiff and overcoming incredible hardship to raise Charlotte. </p><p>This episode contains descriptions of abuse. </p><p>Charlotte Church hosts a series of intimate conversations about belonging, working class identity and the unbreakable bonds of family. </p><p>A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Sounds. </p><p>Producer: Lynsey Martenstyn
Executive producer: Paul Smith
Music by Jonathan Powell & Charlotte Church
Development executive is Emma Shaw
Additional production and editing: Helen Brown
Commissioning editor for BBC Sounds: Rhian Roberts</p>
