TRIGGER WARNING - MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH,SEXUAL VIOLENCE, ABUSE, ASSAULT, FOSTER CARE

Summary - Fatima Whitbread is a former javelin World Champion, Double Olympian, Former World Record Holder and Care Leaver. In this episode Fatima and I talk about the ins and out of her foster care journey, Fatima was abandoned by her mother as a baby and spent her first 14 years in care homes. She faced neglect, physical and sexual abuse. Whilst in her mid-teens she finally found her forever home. Now, Fatima works hard to ensure she is making change for the next gen of care experienced young people,

Name - Fatima Whitbread

How We Met - Fatima and I are social media friends who want to make change for the next gen of care experienced people.

Awareness - Foster Care

Fatima's Socials

• Fatima's Insta Link - https://www.instagram.com/fatima.whitbread/
• Fatima's Insta Handle - @fatima.whitbread
• Fatima's UK Campaign - https://www.fatimascampaign.com/

Tayler's Socials

• Insta Link - https://www.instagram.com/tay_does_life_podcast/
• Insta Handle - @tay_does_life_podcast
• LinkTree (All Links) - https://linktr.ee/taydoeslife
• 6% Documentary - https://youtu.be/WLiqHQ9wCDs?si=nnxfFDdwTpQqa0vM

Mental Health Support Numbers

• Samaritan Phone - 116 123 or Email jo@samaritans.org You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
• National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK Phone - 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight every day).
• Nightline. If you're a student, you can look on the Nightline website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students too.
• MORE LINKS HERE

TRIGGER WARNING - MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, ABUSE, ASSAULT, FOSTER CARE

Summary - In this episode David and I discuss the ins and outs of being a foster parent. We hear about how David and his wife became foster carers, the process, how foster care changes lives and the progression that can be made within the system as foster parents. This episode is great if you are thinking about becoming a foster parent but want or need the extra push

Name - David Willard

How We Met - David is one of my foster parents. I love him and his wife Tracey so much. They are incredible people and I feel truly blessed to have them in my life.

Awareness - Foster Care

Tayler's Socials

• Insta Link - https://www.instagram.com/tay_does_life_podcast/
• Insta Handle - @tay_does_life_podcast
• LinkTree (All Links) - https://linktr.ee/taydoeslife
• 6% Documentary - https://youtu.be/WLiqHQ9wCDs?si=nnxfFDdwTpQqa0vM

Mental Health Support Numbers

• Samaritan Phone - 116 123 or Email jo@samaritans.org You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
• National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK Phone - 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight every day).
• Nightline. If you're a student, you can look on the Nightline website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students too.
• MORE LINKS HERE

TRIGGER WARNING - MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, ABUSE, ASSAULT, FOSTER CARE

Summary - Shilla is an incredible woman who grew up in the care system, She is a PhD Student examining the parenting experiences of care leavers in England compared to Scotland. As well as this she hosts her own podcast called The Doctor's Diary on Instagram and is the Promise Officer for Scotland. This episode is a great listen if you are working in the care sector and want to gain an insight to what life as a young person living in a residential home is like.

Name - Shilla Shomai

How We Met - Shilla and I are social media friends who want to make change for the next gen of care experienced people.

Awareness - Foster Care

Shilla's Socials

• Shilla Insta Link - https://www.instagram.com/phd.shilla/
• Shilla Insta Handle - @phd.shilla
• Shilla Insta Podcast Link - https://www.instagram.com/doctorsdiarypodcast/
• Shilla Insta Podcast Handle - @doctorsdiarypodcast
• Shilla's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shilla-shomai-660371114/

Tayler's Socials

• Insta Link - https://www.instagram.com/tay_does_life_podcast/
• Insta Handle - @tay_does_life_podcast
• LinkTree (All Links) - https://linktr.ee/taydoeslife
• 6% Documentary - https://youtu.be/WLiqHQ9wCDs?si=nnxfFDdwTpQqa0vM

Mental Health Support Numbers

• Samaritan Phone - 116 123 or Email jo@samaritans.org You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
• National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK Phone - 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight every day).
• Nightline. If you're a student, you can look on the Nightline website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students too.
• MORE LINKS HERE