About The Lesbian Romantic Podcast

Hi, I’m Sigrid! I’m 35 years old and was born and raised in Belgium. I live with my wife Muriel and our 4 furry friends. I’ve been fascinated with all things audio since I was a kid.

I create it to make you smile. I believe in the power of stories. I am convinced sharing stories about love can give people hope and a sense of belonging. Writing romantic stories and bringing them to life is the most fulfilling thing I have ever done.

Yup. Creating one single episode every week is a full-time job. To keep going, I ask listeners for their support. This show is listener-supported and proud of it! Find out more here.

The idea for the podcast came to me after attending a college reunion in 2016. I have a degree in radio journalism and, after talking to school friends, felt sad I was no longer working with audio.

The next day, back home with a legendary hangover, I started playing around with sound effects. I came up with a story along the way.  That’s how I created the first episode on a dreary afternoon.

And the ones after it, to be honest! But after a few months, I started to step up my game. Writing, recording and producing The Lesbian Romantic is now my full-time job.

I work from my home office in the most beautiful city in Belgium. I built an improvised studio with blankets here. I call it my pillow fort! I recently made some changes to improve the quality of my voice recordings:

I write the script first. Then, I switch on my microphone and record the narration in the pillow fort. My next step is to add music and sound effects to the recording in my audio software.

I spend a lot of time building the ‘soundscape’ of every episode. I always try to make the podcast as immersive as possible. It takes me about a week to create one single episode! Here’s another peek behind the scenes: