"Confessions of a Single Parent" is a candid and relatable podcast hosted by Nevine Coutry, the Founder & CEO of Playdate, the UK's first dating app for single parents. Join Nevine and other single parents as they share their real-life experiences and emotions of raising children alone and navigating the dating world. From fun and heartwarming stories to the challenges and struggles of single parenting, this podcast is a safe space for all. Tune in for an honest and insightful discussion abo ...
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Tom Nash, aka Mr Divorce Coach, hosts the Divorce Coaching Podcast, talking all things divorce & separation, relationship breakups & the emotional rollercoaster of it all! Through to affairs, coparenting, step-parenting, blended families, domestic abuse & more. A mix of both personal and professional experiences, talking about everything and anything divorce & separation related, the List is endless! With many guest speakers, both individuals stories as well as divorce professionals such as ...
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Hosted by Kate Ferdinand, this podcast is a celebration of blended families - exploring the stories of relationships bound by love, no matter what their circumstances are. Covering subjects such as second marriages, divorce, grief and life after loss, adoption, fostering and (not-so-wicked!) stepmothers, Kate will champion different voices and experiences by speaking with experts, everyday people and celebrities in the public eye.
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Divorced Dads Story, Working with Mr Divorce Coach - Ep30
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Hey Listeners 👋, It's been some time since we recorded and upload a new episode! Too long in fact. You will also notice some changes, in that it's just Tom Nash - Mr Divorce Coach on episodes moving forward. I recently spoke to a former client of mine, who spent the best part of 2023 working with me as their Divorce Coach, following an introduction…
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A Look Into My World: Welcome Home, Baby Shae!
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Hey Guys! Well, it's been quite a journey since the last time we chatted, and I've stepped out of my little bubble to share a special life update... Shae's here! In today's mini update, I'll take you on a journey through what it's been like getting to know my gorgeous little girl and adapting to life with not just a newborn, but a toddler and teena…
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Meet Carmen Romero - A Trailblazing Single Mum
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Welcome to Episode Six of Confessions of a Single Parent! Join us in a riveting conversation with single mum, business professional and start-up founder, Carmen Romero, a trailblazer in business and at home! We discuss being a single parent alongside running multiple businesses and some of the joys and horrors of dating as a single parent. Carmen s…
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Meet Tom Nash AKA Mr. Divorce Coach: An Enlightening Conversation on Co-Parenting & Blending Families Harmoniously
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In this episode, we're thrilled to introduce Tom Nash, renowned as Mr. Divorce Coach, the UK's foremost Male Divorce Coach. With a unique perspective shaped by his personal journey, Tom shares some invaluable words of advice on how to navigate co-parenting with your ex and how to approach blending families. Tom's wisdom and insights provide a guidi…
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Stacy Thomson: Insights on Relationships from an IVF Solo Mum
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On this episode, we speak to Stacy Thomson, our first solo mum guest on the podcast, who is also a mental health practitioner and the founder of REDDI, the world’s first matchmaking app based on the science of attachment. Stacy gives us some real hard facts around relationships and how we are hardwired for that quick fix dopamine hit! She explains …
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Blending families and new challenges with Nick Boddington
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Welcome to Confessions of a Single Parent. I'm Nevine Coutry, your host, and today I have the pleasure of being joined by Nick Boddington, a single parent from Warwickshire. In this episode, we delve into Nick's journey as a single dad and the challenges he has encountered in the world of single parent dating. We'll explore the intricacies of datin…
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A Look Into My World: My Final Baby Prep and My Favourite Blended Moments
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Hey Guys! This is the last time you’ll hear from me for a little while, because when this episode comes out I’ll be 37 weeks pregnant and officially on maternity leave! To be honest I've been on maternity leave unofficially for a week or so because the tiredness has hit me SO hard. Before I go, I want to leave you with some final bits to round off …
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The Realities of IVF with Vicky Pattison
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Today on Blended, we are speaking to a guest that so many of you have been asking for! Former Queen of the Jungle, podcaster and author Vicky Pattison! Although Vicky herself isn’t part of a Blended family, hearing her journey to potential parenthood is very in keeping with the family stories we love to hear on Blended. Earlier this year she took t…
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Becoming Blended Through Displacement with Waad Al-Kateab
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TW: This discussion covers displacement through war, and descriptions of death and violence so please be kind to yourself when listening. Next week marks Refugee Week here in the UK, and we’re honoured to be joined on Blended by the inspiring Waad Al-Kateab. Waad is a Syrian journalist, filmmaker, and activist. Her documentary, For Sama, was nomina…
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Becoming a single parent from day zero with Aoife Brennan
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Welcome to Confessions of a Single Parent. I'm your host, Nevine Coutry, and joining me today is Aoife Brennan, a single parent from Warwick. On this episode, we discuss what it’s like becoming a single parent at pregnancy and navigating single parenthood alone from the start. Aoife shares her dating experiences, travels, and what it’s like opening…
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A Look Into My World: Busy Weeks, Baby Prep and Answering Your Questions!
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Hey Guys! As you’ll hear in today’s episode, life has been busy over the last few weeks! So it feels like a good time to fill you in on what I’ve been up to, book launches, birthdays and my ever growing bump! Thank you so much for all your questions that came in from my Instagram Q&A, I do my best to answer all the things you want to know! We’ve go…
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What To Do If Your Blended Family Doesn’t Work Out With Nevine Coutry
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Nevine Coutry is the founder of the UK’s first dating app for single parents, ‘Playdate’. After divorcing her ex-husband in 2016, Nevine found herself as a single parent to her 3 year old son. Nevine tried all the mainstream dating apps looking for a new partner but would often get ghosted after mentioning her son or her divorce. It wasn’t until a …
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Social Media For Children & Managing Trauma with Psychotherapist Louis Weinstock
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TW: Mentions of self-harm and suicide Today we welcome the wonderful Louis Weinstock to Blended. Louis is a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist and coach who has 20 years experience in guiding adults and children through some of the toughest challenges life can throw at us: loss, trauma, divorce, burnout and breakdowns. Louis is also a published author…
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A Look Into My World: Q&A with Rio
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Hey guys! Loads of you have been getting in touch with questions about Rio and I so it only felt right that I got him back on the podcast.We set the record straight on how we met, and as you’ll hear he didn’t make the best first impression… We also chat about how we’ve blended our lifestyles, how we resolve arguments (sort of) and there’s a bit of …
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Introducing… The Motherkind Podcast
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Here’s something very special for all the Blended listeners. A few weeks back, I did a live show with the amazing host of the Motherkind podcast, Zoe Blaskey. If you haven’t heard of the Motherkind podcast before, it’s basically a show where wellbeing experts help you find your calm, happy place in the madness of modern mum life. So today we’re sha…
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Welcome to Confessions of a Single Parent
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Welcome to the first episode of Confessions of a Single Parent. I’m your host Nevine Coutry, the Founder & CEO of Playdate, the UK's first dating app for single parents. On this podcast I will be joined by other single parents to share their real-life dating experiences as well as their experiences of raising children alone or within a blended fami…
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A Look Into My World: Releasing my Blended Books!
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Hi guys, I’ve got something very exciting to share with you today, it’s been a long time in the making, but I’m so excited to say that my brand new book ‘How To Build a Family’ is out tomorrow - I can’t quite believe it! How to Build a Family is a nurturing handbook that I wish I’d been given when I started out my journey in a fully blended family.…
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Learning to Parent in Your ’Second Life’ With Grace Victory
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Today’s episode of Blended is with content creator, author, mother and in her words survivor, Grace Victory. In December 2020, Grace was seven months pregnant when she was diagnosed with a severe case of Covid. Grace was taken into emergency care and their son Cyprus was delivered via C-section. Hours after giving birth on Christmas Eve, Grace was …
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A Look Into My World: Holidays, Hospitals & Baby Brain
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Hey guys, I thought now might be a good time to update you with what’s been going on in my world because believe me it’s been chaotic. The headlines are holidays, hospitals and a whole lot of baby brain. I’ve also been getting loads of questions from you guys about how we’re getting on with potty training Cree and as you’ll hear, it’s been an inter…
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Advice from Dr Martha's Talking Sense Podcast
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Raising kids is no small feat and I think most people listening in will be able to relate. Whether you are part of a Blended family or not, this messy, yet beautiful, chapter we call childhood is FULL of questions, worries and concerns and sometimes all you want is a bit of support so that you can feel more comfortable supporting your kids in retur…
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Growing Up with Foster Siblings and Becoming a Single Mother with Lydia Bright
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Today on Blended, we’re joined by the lovely reality TV star, Lydia Bright. For pretty much all of Lydia’s life she’s been part of a Blended family. Her Mum Debbie and Dad Dave fostered over 250 children across 27 years, as well as having 3 biological children of their own meaning the Bright household was always a busy place to be! Lydia’s now a si…
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Blending Families Harmoniously and Co-Parenting with Rickie Haywood-Williams & Natalie Harman
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Today’s episode of Blended is all about positive co-parenting and the process of blending two families with the hilarious Rickie Haywood Williams and Natalie Harman. You may know Rickie from TV and Radio, he currently presents a Radio 1 show alongside Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges, but chances are you haven’t heard of his partner Natalie who rema…
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Blending a Family from Rio Ferdinand's Perspective
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Today we have a very familiar face on Blended in the name of ex-footballer and more importantly my husband, Rio Ferdinand. Rio finally comes on the podcast for a full episode to talk about how the family has changed from his perspective over the years. Rio also discusses growing up in a blended family, both of his parents finding new partners and h…
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Leaning Into Joy While Managing the Fear, Navigating Pregnancy After Loss
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Something we place a lot of importance on in the Blended community is being really open and honest with our feelings and that’s exactly what we are in today’s episode with grief expert, loss author and CEO of the charity The Mariposa Trust (widely known by its primary support division ’Saying Goodbye’,) Zoe Clark-Coates MBE. As you may remember fro…
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Planning Solo Parenthood with Liv Thorne
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This week on Blended we have an inspiring conversation on single parenthood with author of the book ‘Liv’s Alone: Amateur Adventures in Solo Motherhood’, Liv Thorne. When Liv Thorne was in her twenties, and single, she would joke to friends that if ‘Mr Right’ didn't come along she'd have to take matters into her own hands and have a child on her ow…
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A Look into My World: Rio and I Reflect On Mother’s Day
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Today’s episode of Blended is all about Mother’s Day, an event which can mean so many things to different people. That’s why for today’s episode I really wanted you to hear my husband Rio’s perspective on this day. Rio and I talk about how our family has changed over the years and how our emotions of grief evolve around Mother's Day as time goes on…
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Taking Time for Yourself to Benefit Your Family; Advice from Emily Samuel
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After her advice went down so well with you guys at Christmas, we decided to invite child psychotherapist and co-host of the ’Therapy Works’ podcast Emily Samuel back to Blended to answer your questions. It can be really easy to get caught up in our emotions and everything can seem a little bit overwhelming in parenthood, but Emily gives simple and…
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Why Everybody’s 'Normal' is Different with Lisa Timoney
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Today on Blended we welcome author Lisa Timoney. Lisa has written 3 novels, including ‘Her Daughter’s Secret’ and ‘Her Mother’s Lies’, stories that are centred around Blended family setups. Lisa was adopted at a young age alongside her elder adopted sister owing to her adopted parents’ fertility problems. Lisa’s adopted parents are now divorced, pu…
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A Look into My World: Rio and I Reveal our Baby’s Gender
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I have a very special guest today on Blended… finally my husband Rio has agreed to join me! This is because we’re so excited to announce the gender of our baby with you all. It was great to sit down with Rio and relive the chaotic way we found out for ourselves. As Rio says “it was a typical Ferdinand household gender reveal, it went wrong!” as you…
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The Importance of Embracing Heritage with Adrienne Herbert
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Today’s episode of Blended is all about celebrating and understanding different ethnicities within Blended families and discussing how we can become the most authentic version of ourselves. Adrienne Herbert’s life centres around positivity and motivation. She’s the host of the Power Hour podcast, a TedTalk speaker and one of the UK’s leading wellne…
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The Rewarding Reality of Fostering with Caz and Britney
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TW: This episode covers matters related to drug abuse and eating conditions. So please be kind to yourself if that feels too close to home. Today’s episode is for anyone who may be considering the option of fostering, has already taken the leap and needs some advice or simply wants to learn more about the processes and experiences of fostering a ch…
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Roxie Nafousi Opens Up on How To Form a Positive Co-Parenting Relationship
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Trigger Warning: Themes of addiction are discussed in this episode. Today on Blended we have the brilliant author, self development coach and queen of manifestation, Roxie Nafousi and today's episode is all about building positive co-parenting relationships. Roxie and Wade are no longer together, but are passionately committed to staying great frie…
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How Loss Shaped My Blended Family with Emily Dean
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Writer and Broadcaster Emily Dean is the author of the hit book ‘Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog’ and subsequently the hugely successful Times podcast ‘Walking the Dog’. Emily’s life turned completely on its head when she lost all of her close family in a 3 year period. First her older sister Rachael to cancer, closely followed by both her parents, …
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A Look into My World: A Personal Update
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Hey everyone! I know I’ve been a bit quiet on social media lately, but I’ve received so many messages asking for an update on what’s been going on. Well… I have some big news to share with you all - I’m expecting another baby! I couldn’t be more excited, and I’m so glad I get to talk about this journey with all of you on these mini-episodes of the …
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How to Effectively Engage With Your Children with Dr Martha Deiros Collado
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Welcome to a brand new season of Blended! In this episode, Kate speaks with Dr Martha Deiros Collado - a clinical psychologist specialising in science of childhood. Her mission is to make the science of psychology accessible to everyone which she does this so well on her Instagram and podcast Talking Sense. Dr Martha has such a refreshing, calm, an…
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BONUS: How I've Created New Traditions in a Blended Family
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Wow there are just 4 sleeps until Christmas! To wrap up our mini-episodes I wanted to come on by myself to share with you all what my first Christmas was like coming into a Blended family and how our family has developed since. I share some of the new traditions we have created together and I’ve also got some quick practical tips which I found have…
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BONUS: Managing the Expectations of Christmas with Emily Samuel
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In the last of our Christmas minisodes, I sit down with a wonderful Emily Samuel, she's a child psychotherapist as she answers some of the questions you sent in that relate to your children's experiences of Christmas. We cover expectations of Christmas, managing children's behaviour, presents, and mental health around the Christmas period. These ep…
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Navigating the world as a 'childless stepmum' with Alex Willumsen
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On Blended today we have a very special guest, Alex Willumsen who’s story is one that so many people have been in touch about, and that’s being a childless stepmum.Alex Willumsen is a parent/step-parent of 11 years to two boys down in Brighton. We hear all about Alex's step parenting journey but also about her and her husband’s attempts to grow the…
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BONUS: Tips for dealing with grief and loss during the festive season with Ann Chalmers
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It’s nearly Christmas, a time filled with joy and excitement, but also a time that can be difficult for anyone dealing with the absence of a loved one. A few weeks ago, I reached out to you on the Blended socials and asked if you had any questions around Christmas. We were inundated with your questions, so I decided to host a short series of miniso…
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How being raised by a single mum has shaped me as a father with Babatunde Aléshé
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Today’s guest on Blended is comedian, actor, writer and I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star, Babatunde Aléshé. Baba joins me to talk about life growing up in a single parent home, and how his childhood was one of his biggest drivers in shaping his own parenting style. Baba’s Nigerian heritage and religion comes up too as it was a big pillar…
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BONUS: Lisa Doodson Answers Your Christmas Questions
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It’s nearly Christmas, a time which can bring so much excitement but also so much stress, especially if you’re part of a blended family. I reached out to you on the Blended socials and asked if you had any questions around Christmas: Be that grief, how to share the kids or anything else that’s causing you stress, and we were inundated with your que…
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Starting a family at 16 years old with Chloe Patton
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Today on Blended I’m joined by star of Teen Mom UK, Chloe Patton. We had such a lovely chat about Chloe finding out she was pregnant at just 16 years old, starting a family as a teen, navigating rocky times with her partner Jordan and also being a part of a beautiful blended family. Chloe's faced some really hard times along the way which were play…
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My Sister was our Surrogate with Brian Dowling
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Today on Blended, I’m chatting to the phenomenal Brian Dowling - the Irish TV presenter who rose to fame after winning Big Brother in 2001 and Ultimate Big Brother in 2010. Brian has a beautiful new baby girl Blake with his husband Arthur and their journey to welcoming her to the world is a fascinating one. Brian’s sister Aoife was their surrogate …
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Embracing Imposter Syndrome as a Step-Parent with Fearne Cotton
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Today on Blended, I’m chatting to the Amazing Fearne Cotton. Fearne is a well-known broadcaster, presenter, and host of the wildly popular podcast ‘Happy Place’. Today though, we are talking about Fearne’s role as a Mum. We talk about the huge shift that occurs when you become a parent, step or otherwise and how confidence really does come in waves…
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Does being a Step-Parent get easier over time? with Lynsey Hipgrave
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Today on Blended we are joined by TV and sports presenter Lynsey Hipgrave. Lynsey’s blended journey began when she met her now husband Dan Hipgrave 16 years ago who already had a daughter from his previous marriage. Together we spoke about what it’s like coming into a blended family, the transition between part-time and full time parenting. We disc…
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Blending Biological and Foster Families with Jimmy Akingbola
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Today on Blended we have the wonderful Jimmy Akingbola. Jimmy is an actor and producer that currently plays the iconic Geoffery in the new rendition of The Fresh Prince, ‘Bel-Air’. Now living in the bright lights of Los Angeles, Jimmy returns home to the UK to reflect on how his upbringing shaped him in a moving documentary called ‘Handle with Care…
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Fatherhood in a Blended family with Bodé Aboderin
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Today’s guest on Blended is the wonderful Bodé Aboderinor as some people know him, Papa B! Bodé has recently written a book on fatherhood, called Fatherhood, that literally discusses what it means to be a father today. Bodé has a blended family himself but in today’s episode Kate hones in on the big topics, covering everything from Fatherhood and m…
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Domestic Abuse with Phoenix Brown
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*Trigger warning: This episode involves stories of domestic violence and physical abuse.* Today on blended we're talking about something that too often gets brushed under the carpet: domestic abuse. Today's guest Phoenix Brown who has been incredibly brave talking about her experience of growing up around emotional and physical abuse. She opens up …
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Black Mums Upfront with Carina White, Natalie Duvall, and Nana-Adwoa Mbeutcha
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Today on Blended we are talking to 3 incredible women, Carina White, Natalie Duvall, and Nana-Adwoa Mbeutcha - who, as you’ll hear between them, each have their own different experience of Blended Families. Today’s topic in question is the Black Motherhood experience here in the UK. While this might be a bit different to what you’re used to on Blen…
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Advice for Baby Loss Awareness Week
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Its baby loss awareness week, and as I'm sure most of you know, this is really close to my heart. At the start of this season I had a special sit down with Zoe Clarke Coates, where she opened up about baby loss, miscarriage, and pregnancy after loss. Zoe gave lots of amazing advice and support and today we have some bonus advice that Zoe has kindly…
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