Blended
Episodes
30 years of Fostering with Debbie Bright
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You may know the much-loved TV personality Debbie Bright from The Only Way Is Essex, but over 200 children around the UK have known Debbie as their fo...
Choosing your family with Rochelle Humes
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you deal with one of your parents starting a new family? Today's guest is the presenter and businesswoman Rochelle Humes who had to tackle this...
Meeting your child with Saira Khan
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Blended we are talking about motherhood in all its beautifully messy glory with the wonderful television personality and former Loose Women p...
Not So Wicked Stepmothers with Kim and Amelia
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stepmothers seem to have an unfairly bad reputation, when the reality is that it takes a really strong person to be a stepparent. You have to be prett...
Navigating Double Grief with Lottie Tomlinson
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Losing a parent as a teenager is unthinkable, let alone when it's followed by the death of a beloved sister just over two years later. This has been t...
Life in and after foster care with Ashley John-Baptiste
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Kate on Blended this week is Ashley John-Baptiste, who you might recognise from his amazing BBC Three documentary, ‘Split Up in Care: Life W...
Love after Loss with Simon and Derrina Thomas
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Finding love and ‘moving on’ when you are in the thick of grief might feel impossible. But, sometimes (and often unexpectedly) you’re able to le...
Every family has a story with Julia Samuel MBE
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*Trigger warning* This episode covers the loss of loved ones. What is grief? Is there a right or wrong way to grieve? And what are the different appr...
For anyone who finds Mother's Day difficult
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*Trigger warning* This episode covers loss of pregnancy, struggles with fertility and death of loved ones. Mother’s Day is meant to be a beautiful c...
Introducing Blended
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Kate Ferdinand, this podcast is a celebration of blended families - exploring the stories of relationships bound by love, no matter what the...