Blended

Kate Ferdinand

Hosted by Kate Ferdinand and co-host's Priscilla Kessie and Nathalie Holmes - 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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Jun 21, 2023 · 41 min
The Realities of IVF with Vicky Pattison
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 ve
Jun 14, 2023 · 45 min
Becoming Blended Through Displacement with Waad Al-Kateab
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-Katea
Jun 7, 2023 · 11 min
A Look Into My World: Busy Weeks, Baby Prep and Answering Your Questions!
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 c
May 31, 2023 · 30 min
What To Do If Your Blended Family Doesn’t Work Out With Nevine Coutry
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
May 24, 2023 · 45 min
Social Media For Children & Managing Trauma with Psychotherapist Louis Weinstock
TW: Mentions of self-harm and suicideToday 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 ca
May 17, 2023 · 23 min
A Look Into My World: Q&A with Rio
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 a
May 11, 2023 · 37 min
Introducing… The Motherkind Podcast
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 exp
May 10, 2023 · 7 min
A Look Into My World: Releasing my Blended Books!
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 nurturin
May 3, 2023 · 41 min
Learning to Parent in Your ’Second Life’ With Grace Victory
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 thei
Apr 27, 2023 · 16 min
A Look Into My World: Holidays, Hospitals & Baby Brain
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 g
Apr 26, 2023 · 7 min
Advice from Dr Martha's Talking Sense Podcast
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 y
Apr 19, 2023 · 42 min
Growing Up with Foster Siblings and Becoming a Single Mother with Lydia Bright
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 chil
Apr 12, 2023 · 55 min
Blending Families Harmoniously and Co-Parenting with Rickie Haywood-Williams & Natalie Harman
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 Melv
Apr 5, 2023 · 48 min
Blending a Family from Rio Ferdinand's Perspective
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
Mar 29, 2023 · 47 min
Leaning Into Joy While Managing the Fear, Navigating Pregnancy After Loss
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 b
Mar 22, 2023 · 42 min
Planning Solo Parenthood with Liv Thorne
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 R
Mar 17, 2023 · 10 min
A Look into My World: Rio and I Reflect On Mother’s Day
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 ha
Mar 15, 2023 · 37 min
Taking Time for Yourself to Benefit Your Family; Advice from Emily Samuel
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 emot
Mar 8, 2023 · 38 min
Why Everybody’s 'Normal' is Different with Lisa Timoney
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 sist
Mar 1, 2023 · 11 min
A Look into My World: Rio and I Reveal our Baby’s Gender
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 ou