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.

This episode contains descriptions of abuse.

Charlotte Church hosts a series of intimate conversations about belonging, working class identity and the unbreakable bonds of family.

A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Sounds.

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