Carina O’Brien

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1,722 appearances 9 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 4 Aug

Carina O’Brien’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 9 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 4.

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But an email to tell the news just doesn't do the moment justice. matched

They might be having fifty other matched

things going through their mind or they might I don't even see it. matched

Tell them first, but then also follow up in writing for the record. matched

And second, lead with the positive before the practical. matched

Something like, I've got some exciting news I wanted to share with you. matched

I'm pregnant. matched

I'm due in X month. matched

I wanted to tell you sooner rather than later because I know it'll need some planning. matched

And I wanted to make this as easy as possible for the team. matched

That's it. matched

You don't need anything lengthy, you don't need to go and make any excuses, you don't need to apologize. matched

You are sharing your very exciting, very personal news. matched

Please don't have the guilt as I mentioned before. matched

Please don't think that you need to apologize because you don't. matched

If you want to acknowledge the timing, you could, but you could also make it brief. matched

So you could always say something like, I know this is soon. matched

And I appreciate that it's a lot to take in. matched

I'm happy to work together on how we manage the handover and whether keeping my previous cover in place makes sense. matched

That's one line about the keeping the maternity cover might be worth its weight in gold. matched

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