Voices of Fostering

National Fostering Group

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 by foster carers, you start to see the impact that fostering can have. When you decide to foster, it’s hard to imagine just how big a difference you could make. Not just to the young people you foster, but rippling out into countless other lives. Your choice to foster could transform the life chances of some of the most vulnerable people in society. In this podcast, you’ll hear young people who were fostered, birth children and foster carers talking openly and candidly about their experiences. You’ll get to understand why fostering can be simultaneously the most rewarding and the most challenging thing you’ll ever do and why embarking on this extraordinary journey changes people forever. If you’ve ever been curious about what it really means to foster, what difference it really makes, you’ll find the answers here. 

  1. Sep 8

    Natalie - Little Moments, Big Changes

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when a Christmas radio ad tugs at your heartstrings while you're pregnant with your second child? For Natalie, it sparked a fostering journey that has welcomed eight or nine children into her home over the past five years — and she's not stopping anytime soon. In this episode of Voices of Fostering, Natalie sits down with Helen to share the raw, real, and deeply rewarding reality of life as a foster carer. From the terrifying first night when a child arrives and your mind won't stop racing, to the joy of watching a child try a new food for the first time, Natalie holds nothing back. She opens up about fostering with very young birth children at home — and why it's been one of the best decisions she ever made for her family. She shares the heartwarming story of two children she fostered for 18 months who went on to adoption, and how she still sees them thriving today. She also speaks honestly about the harder endings: a teenager who left at sixteen, and a child who ran away and was never heard from again. Through it all, Natalie's message is clear — you're never alone. With support groups, counselling, and a community that feels like family, fostering isn't just about changing a child's life. It's about joining something bigger than yourself. If you've ever wondered what it really takes to foster, this episode is for you. If you would like to find out more about fostering please visit our website here. If you have any questions that you would like to be answered on our next episode email podcast@nfa.co.uk You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin and YouTube

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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 by foster carers, you start to see the impact that fostering can have. When you decide to foster, it’s hard to imagine just how big a difference you could make. Not just to the young people you foster, but rippling out into countless other lives. Your choice to foster could transform the life chances of some of the most vulnerable people in society. In this podcast, you’ll hear young people who were fostered, birth children and foster carers talking openly and candidly about their experiences. You’ll get to understand why fostering can be simultaneously the most rewarding and the most challenging thing you’ll ever do and why embarking on this extraordinary journey changes people forever. If you’ve ever been curious about what it really means to foster, what difference it really makes, you’ll find the answers here. 

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