Families Made Differently

Jack in July. We talked managing transitions, what we looked for as we chose a school and how to prepare significant adults to work with our children. Please do get in touch to share your story with us. @families.made.differently families.made.differently@gmail.com ⁠Financial Support Link⁠ Original music by Andrew Gunning

Honest, raw and real. Jayna shares her experience as an adoptive parent and social worker. She discusses the struggles children in care face, answering their questions, and how in Scotland there is a desperate need for foster carers and how the church should step up. Please do get in touch to share your story with us. @families.made.differently families.made.differently@gmail.com Financial Support...

This is therapeutic parenting, Louise joins us to share her insights and experience of Therapeutic Parenting. She sees lives changed by Therapeutic Parenting in her role with Safe Families and Home for Good as a Therapeutic Parenting Coach. Please do get in touch to share your story with us. @families.made.differently families.made.differently@gmail.com Original music by Andrew Gunning

What a lovely chat with Shona as she explores adoption identity, closed adoptions and advice for adopters. Please do get in touch to share your story with us. @families.made.differently families.made.differently@gmail.com Original music by Andrew Gunning

We are joined this month by Rosie, adopter and co-founder of Creative Calm as we talk all things self care . Please do get in touch to share your story with us. @families.made.differently families.made.differently@gmail.com Original music by Andrew Gunning

Hi, it's Becs! A lot has happened this year... let me tell you about it. Please do get in touch to share your story with us. @families.made.differently families.made.differently@gmail.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/angels-we-have-heard-on-high License code: YFR7POW3U6QYX9CY

It was lovely to hear Fiona's story as her and her husband followed God first into fostering and then onto adopt their Son. Please do get in touch to share your story with us. @families.made.differently families.made.differently@gmail.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/arend/let-the-light-in License code: S4WW8CLHNFPC4JUY

Jo shares with us this month about her journey into fostering and then taking a step from there into adoption. Please do get in touch to share your story with us. @families.made.differently families.made.differently@gmail.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/peter-lainson/home License code: XSHGJR9SBYRZVIOO

Debbie shared her story in such a vulnerable and honest way. We so appreciate hearing the good and the bad. Please do get in touch to share your story with us. @families.made.differently families.made.differently@gmail.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/brock-hewitt-stories-in-sound/another-chapter License code: 4WQ9RXY64VWSX0XA

Kieran a care experienced young person shares his story with us. What a privilege! Please do get in touch to share your story with us. @families.made.differently families.made.differently@gmail.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/brock-hewitt-stories-in-sound/firm-foundation License code: C1VDZH66UHBJAZ7G

Jack and I are back and reflecting on the last year. Families Made Differently is one year old!! Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/brock-hewitt-stories-in-sound/midsummer License code: AHTXV7T90OQGTXN6

Lovely chat with Sara who is in the early stages of exploring the possibility of becoming a family made differently. As she has just attended the Foundations Course that Home for Good run, following last months podcast with Tamsyn, it was great opportunity to hear what Sara thought about it and learnt from it. To sign up to attend the Foundations course visit Home for Good Please do get in touch t...

A lovely interview with Tamsyn from Home for Good/Safe Families about all things vulnerable children, equipping the church to surround families and home children. Please do get in touch to share your story with us. @families.made.differently families.made.differently@gmail.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/brock-hewitt-stories-in-sound/holy-holy-holy License code:...

What a lovely chat with Chloe an adoptee, what an amazing story she has, shaped by Christian adopters!! Inspiring and challenging us to open our homes to vulnerable children. If you are an adopter, adoptee, foster carer, care experienced young person, kinship carer, Supported lodging host, Social Worker or in any capacity involved with Accommodated Children and you would like to share your story p...

What a great chat with Laura a permanency carer who brought her son Micheal home 6 years ago giving him a family. Honest chats talking type of care pros and cons including the money involved. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/brock-hewitt-stories-in-sound/happiness License code: XZ6I6SPGAOEPFPHI

What a lovely chat with Stephen McQuoid, being completely real with the good and the bad that comes with adoption. Listen and be inspired and challenged. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kite-flight/love-story License code: CWERM1NHBNZGRMHR

My mum is back this month but this time she is in the hot seat. Are you a foster carer? Please get in touch, we would love to hear your story. Find us on Instagram @families.made.differently email us on families.made.differently@gmail.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/moire/laniakea License code: F5TAEIILBPBL2TIC

We gave you some insight into our story in Episode 1, but you are due an update. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/brock-hewitt-stories-in-sound/blessed-assurance License code: 6ZB31C09CSYBKE0T

This month Jennifer shares her experience being a part of a family made differently through adoption. It is such a privilege to speak to a birth child of adopters. Enjoy our November Special with this two part-er. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/zimpzon/calm

This month Jennifer shares her experience being a part of a family made differently through adoption. It is such a privilege to speak to a birth child of adopters. Enjoy our November Special with this two part-er. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/another-story-ends License code: RSWJPBFVRQOTCMKP

A conversation with Harriet a Social Worker, who works with lots of families made differently. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/a-moment-a-miracle License code: CUEWOHI82CB1NCBB

In this episode I speak with Helen who is a pillar in the community, supporting those who are providing a home to vulnerable children. She sees God heart for vulnerable children and she encourages us to go and do what we can. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/northwestern/piece-by-piece License code: 0M4GEMRO0N6L5S8L

In this Episode I chat to Chrissi who has been a Foster Carer of babies for 11 years. She was inspired by others and now she is inspiring. I really hope she inspires you. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/northwestern/piece-by-piece License code: 0M4GEMRO0N6L5S8L

We wanted to start by sharing the early stages of our journey and I thought it would work well to do that by interviewing my husband Jack. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/northwestern/piece-by-piece License code: 0M4GEMRO0N6L5S8L