How Robin Bailey Survived Repeated, Unimaginable Loss

How Robin Bailey Survived Repeated, Unimaginable Loss

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April 19, 2026 · 1h 17m

About this episode

Robin Bailey shares her experiences of profound loss and resilience in a heartfelt conversation with Kate Langbroek.

Robin Bailey is one of Australia’s most recognisable radio voices. Warm, open, and deeply relatable, she’s built a career on making other people feel less alone. But behind that voice is a life shaped by repeated, unimaginable loss. In this conversation, Robin sits down with Kate Langbroek to share the moments that changed everything. From losing her father as a child, to the devastating death of her first husband, and later, the loss of her second husband to cancer, Robin speaks with a level of honesty that is at times breathtaking. She reflects on the moment she had to tell her three young sons that their father had died, and the decision she made about how they would face that grief together. She also opens up about the more complicated chapters of her life, including the choices she’s wrestled with and the long road back to herself. This is a conversation about grief, but it’s also about resilience. About motherhood, survival, and what it really takes to keep going when life keeps changing in ways you never expected. Robin’s memoir, Flamingos Aren’t Born Pink is out now . If this episode raises anything for you, support is available at…

People in this episode

Host: Kate Langbroek

Guest: Robin Bailey

Topics covered

  • grief
  • resilience
  • motherhood
  • loss
  • survival

Keywords

  • grief
  • loss
  • resilience
  • motherhood
  • Robin Bailey
  • Kate Langbroek
  • cancer
  • memoir

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: beyondblue

Books & works: Flamingos Aren't Born Pink

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