Blended
Hosted by Kate Ferdinand and co-host Priscilla Appeaning and Nathalie Homles - Lewis. 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, parenting, life after loss, step kids, co-parenting, fostering and (not-so-wicked!) stepmothers,
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 86
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Embracing Imposter Syndrome as a Step-Parent with Fearne Cotton
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 Fe…
01:08:27 |
Wed 16 Nov 2022
Does being a Step-Parent get easier over time? with Lynsey Hipgrave
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 p…
00:33:44 |
Wed 09 Nov 2022
Blending Biological and Foster Families with Jimmy Akingbola
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 …
00:44:11 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
Fatherhood in a Blended family with Bodé Aboderin
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 t…
00:44:37 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Domestic Abuse with Phoenix Brown
*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.…
00:28:16 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
Black Mums Upfront with Carina White, Natalie Duvall, and Nana-Adwoa Mbeutcha
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 Fa…
00:48:05 |
Wed 12 Oct 2022
Advice for Baby Loss Awareness Week
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 abou…
00:08:36 |
Mon 10 Oct 2022
Estrangement with Robyn Donaldson
Robyn Donaldson is an award-winning interior designer, writer and social media influencer. In today’s episode, Robyn opens up about her experiences with family estrangement - specifically from her m…
00:39:09 |
Wed 05 Oct 2022
Blended Families & Cultures with Ellie & Sonia Prohan
Today on Blended we have a really special story to share - one of resilience, displacement through war, love and powerful solo parenting. You might know Ellie Prohan as the Queen of all things Hip Ho…
00:46:28 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Life After Loss… Breaking the stigma of Baby Loss with Zoe Clark-Coates
On today’s episode of Blended, Kate speaks with best selling author and grief counsellor Zoe Clark-Coates all about how her husband Andy experienced the devastating loss of five babies. A true believ…
01:11:08 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
Opening Up About Miscarriage
Welcome back to Blended. As you may have seen on my socials, I recently had a miscarriage... and while we have a full new season of Blended coming up for you, I thought it's only right to share just …
00:11:56 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
Co-Parenting with Krept and Sasha Ellese
On today’s episode of Blended, Kate speaks to Krept (best know as one of half Krept & Konan) and Sasha Ellesse (beauty and fashion influencer), who share the uplifting story of their co-parenting rel…
00:38:42 |
Tue 21 Jun 2022
Father’s Day Special
Trigger warning: This episode covers loss of pregnancy, struggles with fertility and death of loved ones. Today on Blended, Kate shares the stories of those whose Father’s Day might look a little di…
00:25:36 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
How To Be a Happy Stepparent With Professor Lisa Doodson
Today on Blended, Kate welcomes author, psychologist, mediator, and (step) mother Professor Lisa Doodson. Lisa is the founder of Happy Steps, the UK's only research based stepfamily resource centre, …
00:38:45 |
Wed 08 Jun 2022
Preparing for Loss with Steve Bland
On today’s episode of Blended, Kate speaks to Steve Bland, presenter of the BBC Radio 5 Live podcast ‘You, Me & The Big C’. Steve tragically lost his wife Rachael Bland to breast cancer in 2018, leav…
00:29:24 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
Dope Black Dads with Marvyn Harrison
Today's guest is Marvyn Harrison - father, entrepreneur, and host of the award-winning podcast Dope Black Dads which creates a safe space for fathers who wish to discuss their experiences of parentho…
00:46:22 |
Wed 25 May 2022
30 years of Fostering with Debbie Bright
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 foster carer. Debbie is such a kind and caring sou…
00:49:36 |
Wed 18 May 2022
Choosing your family with Rochelle Humes
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 very question when she discovered later in life …
00:37:54 |
Wed 11 May 2022
Meeting your child with Saira Khan
Today on Blended we are talking about motherhood in all its beautifully messy glory with the wonderful television personality and former Loose Women panelist Saira Khan. Saira talks about how she ca…
00:42:56 |
Wed 04 May 2022
Not So Wicked Stepmothers with Kim and Amelia
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 pretty resilient to fit into an already formed family …
00:38:30 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
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