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This is your space to unwind. The Carers’ Meditation Podcast offers short guided meditations designed for those caring for someone living with dementia. Take a few quiet moments for yourself — to rest, reconnect, and restore your energy.
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EPIC Conversations Podcast explores the real challenges parents and carers face when supporting young people through mental health struggles or risky, even life-threatening, behaviours. Each episode features meaningful discussions with guest speakers who bring lived experience, professional insights, and practical strategies. Our goal is to equip parents, carers, and those working with young people with tools, knowledge, and hope — so they can better support both their young people and thems ...
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Do you care?

Caroline Cosh

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This podcast is for any informal carer or family member whose loved one is requiring homecare services. Each podcast explores how to navigate the complex world of social care, with the aim of supporting people to make the right decision for them and their family.
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Being a parent or carer for a neurodivergent child can seem like an overwhelming new world. We’re here to help you breakdown the diagnosis, navigate the big feelings and hear stories of real family life. With specialists and people who have lived experience, think of us as a little neurodivergence decoder in your back pocket. We’ve been there, we get it, we got you!
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Melissa and Jane have been caring for their daughters for over 20 years, helping them to lead hugely successful lives. But they've made some mistakes along the way, and learnt a lot. Or, learnt the hard way. They've been tired, burnt out, broke, ignored, isolated - yet still expected to keep going. Let's Take Care is their way of helping other carers of disabled children feel less alone - and more equipped to cope with the realities of care that no one talks about. In each episode they'll ta ...
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Wellbeing means feeling good in different ways, like being healthy and happy. It’s about how we feel physically, mentally, and emotionally, as well as our connections with others and finding meaning in life. In this series, we look at different aspects of wellbeing, and how it relates to family and friend carers
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Cups & Courage is a podcast about breast cancer, body image, and the power of lived experience. Each episode dives into honest, funny, and courageous conversations with people who’ve been there — patients, survivors, carers, families, and healthcare professionals. We talk about the parts often left out of leaflets and hospital corridors: treatment choices, body confidence, relationships, the pressure to reconstruct, and what breast cancer really feels like day to day. With warmth, humour, an ...
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The Queen of Business Organisation brings you The Strategy, Sales & Systems Business Podcast for Growing Your Service-Based Empire , for business owners who are ready to hear real talk on building a successful business. Dani walks you through the reality of what it takes to put a business strategy in place, achieve recurring revenue through sales and get your business organised with sustainable selling systems, whilst embracing the chaos of family life, being a carer or managing additional n ...
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This podcast is dedicated to talking to experts and others about all aspects of death and dying. You know, that thing we don't really want to talk about! As a hospice carer and former psychiatric nurse as well as writer and former Theatre director, I invite guests to talk about their roles in and what to expect in the last four weeks of life. What happens to the person dying, what help is there, what to do before and after the event. Many of the families we go in to see have one thing in com ...
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The Guilty Carer

Jason van Genderen

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I'm speaking out loud about my messy journey as a Dementia Caregiver for my unforgettable mother, from day 1 of her diagnosis to her death. Being a Carer can be an intensely wholesome experience but it's also conflicted by a barrage of emotions I just wasn't prepared for. Real, raw and bare, I hope the sharing of my story will help so many other Carers feel less alone, and more human.
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A show where I talk candidly about Dementia and Alzheimers. I've been caring for my parents who "both" have Alzheimer's / Dementia. All whilst living 165 miles away from them too! I share what I've seen and experienced, from my own personal perspective. This is a journey that none of us carers ask to be on, however we find ourselves on this journey and each and with every ounce of our hearts, each day, each and every one of us are doing our absolute best. For every carer and person with Alzh ...
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Tune in to Carer Catalysts - a podcast connecting innovators for unpaid carers. There's a sense of hope bubbling away in the world of carer support. There's a hope that right now we're bringing new, exciting, innovative solutions that could be truly transformative - helping us all to care, and thrive. But innovation is no mean feat. That's why we've been speaking with the people who are catalysing the change. These are leaders in carer support whose journeys and experiences have brought them ...
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Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

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Ian Hislop and Private Eye magazine venture into the world of audio with Page 94, hosted by Andrew Hunter Murray. Available from Private Eye at www.private-eye.co.uk as well as on Apple, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon and many other audio platforms.
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Fostering Respect

Hackney Foster Carers' Council

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The Hackney Foster Carers' Council Podcast explores the way the Care System treats foster carers and what this means for the national crisis in recruitment and retention.
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Carers Together

North Lanarkshire Carers Together

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A podcast by carers for carers from North Lanarkshire Carers Together. We bring unpaid carers and the people supporting them together to talk about the issues most important to them. From sharing on the realities of life as an unpaid carer to calling for change and highlighting carers’ rights, join us to hear more on the hot topics affecting carers now.
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Voices of Fostering

National Fostering Group

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Voices of Fostering brought to you by National Fostering Group. Everyone’s life takes a different path. As children and young people decisions can be made for us that shape our lives forever – whether for good or bad. As adults, we have the opportunity to make our own choices. And what we choose can have a positive impact on us and the world around us. Particularly if one of those choices is fostering. When you listen to the stories of children and young people whose lives have been touched ...
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This series has been developed for New Zealand’s army of unpaid family carers who are looking after a loved one who is dying. Developed by the specialist palliative team at Otago Community Hospice and supported by Hospice New Zealand, the series provides reliable advice and information for carers.
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To provide adult carers (parents, grandparents and other carers) with information, guidance and support, tips, and links to resources to help support young people online – particularly when they are exposed to cyberbullying.
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Who Cares Wins

Kyro Brooks & James Townsend

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The brand new podcast from Kyro and James at Mobilise. We're sharing the stories, wisdom and experience of people who have been caring for a loved one.
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Now What Now is a podcast about parents and carers figuring out how to act on climate while navigating their work and family life. Meet parents and carers who are thinking about the legacy we leave as parents, have experienced climate grief, connected with other families, created groups for their community, championed local solutions, learnt new skills, met friends for life along the way and more. If you're concerned but you haven't figured out how to act, hear how other parents and carers a ...
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for someone else

Hannah Wright

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for someone else is a podcast series exploring the world of carers. Each podcast varies in time but speaks to a different carer about their caring situation and how they cope. This is a project that is not only a podcast but also a visual website visit : http://www.forsomeoneelse.co.uk
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The Care Podcast

The Care Podcast

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The Care Podcast is here to help you make sense of care - with honest conversations, expert advice, and real support for every stage of the care journey. Whether you're supporting a loved one, planning ahead for yourself, or working in the care sector, this podcast offers clear, compassionate guidance to help you feel more confident and better informed. Hosted by the team at Unique Senior Care, the podcast brings together expert voices, including health professionals, social care leaders, le ...
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This podcast is about Sia’s daily life which includes producing music, making beats, recording videos, inventing new gadgets, recommending new movies and tv shows she likes, make-up she loves, dealing with her personal development and being a carer for her parents. It's a full on life!
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Parent and Carers Council (PACC) Shropshire host a monthly look into what's new in Shropshire's Special Educational Needs and Disability community. Discussing the issues our SEND community are wanting to know more about and deep diving into a specific topic, service, or area of need each month with guests. There will be a Q&A opportunity for our SEND community to ask questions of our guests each month too.This podcast is a conversational style podcast which explores the challenging and compl ...
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Our podcast series is dedicated to exploring topics related to adoption, fostering and kinship care. We invite children’s social care professionals and experts by experience to join us to share best practices, their experiences and knowledge.
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Choice and Control

Carers Queensland

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Meet people with disability from across Queensland, and discover their stories, achievements and contributions to their communities. We’re talking to people with disability doing innovative things and reaching for the stars in sport, business, the arts, and every aspect of life. You’ll hear from the inner city, our major regional centres, and our state’s rural areas. Join us as we celebrate Queenslanders with disability and work towards improving access and inclusion for everyone, of all abi ...
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Caring Craftivists

Domestic Dusters & We Care

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Can craft tell the untold stories of carers? Welcome to Caring Craftivists the podcast where craftivism and caring intertwine to create powerful stories of resilience, advocacy, and hope. Hosted by Vanessa, a researcher and lecturer at the University of Brighton, and Katy, an unpaid carer and founder of the We Care Campaign, this podcast stitches together carers' experiences who use craft as a tool for change. In 2023, we invited unpaid carers from across Wales to embroider their experiences ...
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Are you a Psychologist struggling to stay on top of your paperwork? Missing out on weekends playing catch up? You are not alone!! I am a psychologist, a mum, a wife, a carer, and business owner, and can assure you I hear the frustration. I have worked hard to develop hacks, and time savers purely from necessity, and LOVE helping psychs get their days under control.. You are welcome to join me in our safe and supportive clinical community where we talk hacks, ask questions.. and support each ...
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Penny Wincer is not too busy to write. Except of course, sometimes she is too busy to write as much as she would like. Join Penny as she has conversations with other writers about writing, publishing and creativity whilst juggling all the demands on them such as motherhood, caring and other paid work. Penny Wincer is the author of two narrative non-fiction books, Tender and Home Matters and a non-fiction writing coach. She's an Australian and long-term resident of London, a mother of two tee ...
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One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – whether by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both. Yet too often, the voices of people who are facing the many complex challenges of dementia go unheard. Presented by award-winning journalist, editor, podcaster and Dementia UK Ambassador Marianne Jones, Dementia UK’s podcast, ‘My life with dementia’, takes listeners on a personal journey through the world of dementia, as told by people who have e ...
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Are you a parent or a carer of children and wondering how you can best navigate the challenges of COVID-19? Parenting in the age of coronavirus is a new podcast from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, supported by Medibank. Child health experts will discuss the challenges parents are facing, and explore how you can best support yourself and your children so they can continue to learn, thrive and develop. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and tell your ...
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In this episode, Peter Coyle shares his journey from corporate life to becoming a psychotherapist and introduces the concept of heart-centred listening. Peter explains how listening with empathy, awareness of your own nervous system, and understanding the Polyvagal response can help parents and carers create safe, meaningful connections with their …
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This gentle guided meditation invites you to pause and reconnect with gratitude—not in a grand or pressured way, but by noticing the quiet, beautiful moments that often go unseen. Through breath and reflection, you’ll shift your focus from stress and exhaustion to appreciation and presence, one small joy at a time. If you’ve found this meditation h…
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In this episode we speak to Family Action - Young Carers Darlington. Young Carers Darlington supports young carers, young adult carers and their families living in Darlington. The service ensures that children and young people are protected from inappropriate caring and have the support they need to learn, develop and enjoy positive childhoods. Fur…
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Welcome back to CoramBAAF Conversations! In this episode, we’re diving into a powerful discussion drawn from the 'Adoption & Fostering' journal. Host Dr Dennis Golm, Editor-in-Chief, and Production Editor Vicky Walker are joined by two leading voices in fostering research and practice to talk about one of the sector’s most challenging issues—allega…
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Medication can be one of the scariest parts of caring for someone with dementia. Maybe you’ve discovered that your loved one has taken today’s tablets twice, or even opened several days’ worth of pills in one go. It’s frightening, it’s exhausting — and it leaves many carers feeling guilty or overwhelmed. Trigger warning - references to Overdose in …
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For many kinship carers, one of the biggest challenges is supporting a child’s education. Navigating enrolments, dealing with schools or early childhood services, managing tricky transitions and making sure the right supports are in place can feel overwhelming. In this episode, we speak with Murray Geddes, Executive Principal of the South-East Vict…
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Hospital Radio Medway's Dave Mcintosh chats to Richard Fletcher 'Fletch', about his cancer journey. Fletch describes his discovery, confirmation, treatment and recovery. He also tells us about how it affected him and his family and friends. Fletch also tells us how Macmillan Cancer Support helped him and his family. https://www.macmillan.org.uk/ An…
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Send us a text Welcome to another heartfelt episode of Voices of Fostering! In this episode, host Helen sits down with Joanne and her sons, Max (16) and Oliver (12), to share their inspiring journey as a fostering family. Discover what it’s really like to open your home to foster children—from the initial decision and assessment process, to welcomi…
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Conversation with Skye from the Youth Engagement Project about strategies and mindset to engage with young people. To view the episode transcript, go to the EPIC Website at www.empoweringparentsincrisis.com/epic-conversations-podcast/youth-engagement-project To learn more about the Youth Engagement Project visit their website at www.youthengagement…
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In this episode, Dani dives into the daily CEO habits that set successful entrepreneurs apart and help them consistently grow to 5-figure months. From starting success the night before with intentional rituals, to prioritising health and wellbeing, to implementing themed days for focus, Dani breaks down the simple but powerful shifts that boost pro…
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In this thoughtful and research-informed conversation, Rich and Tim speak with Professor Rick Barth about his influential article, “Ten Common Child Welfare Misconceptions.” The episode explores how widely held beliefs about child protection and foster care often diverge from evidence and practice realities. Relational Activism: https://www.relatio…
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What are neuroaffirming and low demand parenting? Why are they important? And could they have the ability to alter the energy in your family home? Celebrating the individualism of your unique child and placing them at the centre of the decisions made about them is the most effective way to create a positive self image for your child. But what does …
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In this episode of CoramBAAF Conversations, consultants Jane Poore, Clare Seth, and Emma Fincham explore the extensive work behind the recent updates to three key social work assessment tools: Form K (Kinship Care Assessments), Form F (Foster Carer Assessments), and the CPR (Child’s Permanence Report) for England. They discuss the reasons for revis…
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Judith and Caroline discuss how Judith agreed to accept support for her husband Ian, after a very powerful conversation with their son. They chat about the importance of trust, acceptance and advocacy when arranging care and how the right care package will meet both the client's and informal carer's needs. Arranging care is not always straight forw…
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