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The Stallion and the Hare is an Astrology Podcast that treats the astrological weather of the times. Every New and Full Moon, Amalia of The Hare in the Moon and Jonah of Camp Wizard Camp have a conversation about significant transits, narrating cosmic cycles and archetypal stories with the intention of getting folks more in tune with what's happening around and within them. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stallion-and-the-hare/support
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It's one truth and one lie with Alexa Steele (Degrassi: The Next Generation)! Guests from all over the entertainment industry -- including people from Degrassi, Suits, The Boys, Covert Affairs, Sullivan’s Crossing, and more -- tell one true story and one stolen story and Alexa Steele and her comedian sidekick Ian Fisher have to try to figure out which one really happened to them!
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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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Send us a text Becoming a Foster Carer: Insights and FAQs with Nic from National Fostering Group Join us for a special bonus episode of Voices of Fostering, where we speak with Nic, a carer recruitment manager from National Fostering Group. Nic walks us through the entire process of becoming a foster carer, from the initial visit to training, asses…
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Luke Hutchie is a Canadian actor, television writer and producer. He is most known for creating and starring in the OUTtv series EZRA and is now the creator and host of CBC’s Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan. He joins the podcast to talk about creating Ezra, and tries to trick our hosts with some spooky ghost stories. Can you guess whi…
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Send us a text Rachel and David share their journey of fostering over the past five years. From their love for children to the unexpected moments that shaped their path, Rachel and David talk candidly about their experiences, including the joys and challenges of balancing birth children with fostering. If you would like to find out more about foste…
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Nug Nahrgang is an actor, improviser, and the host of the podcast One Dollar Words. He was a talking head on Sportsnet’s Aftermath for 8 years and has also been seen on Murdoch Mysteries, Stacked, and Children Ruin Everything. Nug has worked with Second City in the Canadian National Touring Company, corporate events, and on Norwegian Cruise Lines. …
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Send us a text In this episode of our Voices of Fostering podcast, we are joined by Amalia, one of our amazing foster carers. She has been fostering for 10 years alongside her husband. Amalia shares her unique journey, from working in high-end casinos and running a pub to becoming a foster carer after seeing a simple advert. She reflects on the joy…
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On this week’s episode, Cody Crain and Damien Doepping from the improvised scary story podcast Spooked join the show! They talk about meeting A-list celebrities at TIFF parties and concerts, along with the time they won a radio contest! Or did they? Don’t miss it! Wanna watch us talk? Watch & Subscribe to the video version of the podcast here on Yo…
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Send us a text In the latest episode of our Voices of Fostering podcast, Helen speaks with Scott, a foster carer who started fostering in his early 20s. Scott speaks about what inspired him and his wife to step into fostering, how they navigated the challenges of starting during the pandemic, and the emotional experience of welcoming their first pl…
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On this week’s episode. winner of CBS’ Survivor 41 and host of the podcast Happy to See Me Erika Casupanan joins the show and talks about Yoga retreats gone wrong, potent brownies and more! Don’t miss it! Wanna watch us talk? Watch & Subscribe to the video version of the podcast here on YouTube Brought to you By: The Sonar Network…
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Send us a text For the past 15 years, May has been a dedicated foster carer with NFA Scotland, fulfilling a lifelong dream. She and her husband waited until their daughter turned 16 before taking the step into fostering, ensuring it was the right time for their family. The journey has been a rollercoaster, but one they wouldn’t trade for anything. …
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On this episode of the show, Tenaj Williams from Jann, Wynonna Earp and the award winning musical Disney’s the Lion King comes by and tells us stories about the process that got him to Canada’s broadway, and fighting off multiple giant bug encounters in one night in Turks and Caicos! Don’t miss it. Wanna watch us talk? Watch & Subscribe to the vide…
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On this episode dancer Keanu Uchida sits down with Alexa and Ian and talks about getting scammed in Peru, dancing at the Oscars, and potentially being behind a major pop culture moment! Don’t miss it! Wanna watch us talk? Watch & Subscribe to the video version of the podcast here on YouTube Brought to you By: The Sonar Network…
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On this episode of the show Lyle Lettau & Olivia Scriven (Degrassi) also known by their band name Cute Whore join the show and tell two stories from a while road trip through the south, bending the truth and making our hosts get lost in what’s true and what’s not. Don’t miss it! Listen to their music here Wanna watch us talk? Watch & Subscribe to t…
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Send us a text Jayne and Ken have been dedicated foster carers for 19 years, and their journey is nothing short of remarkable. In one of our most heartfelt episodes yet, they share stories of children once labelled by local authorities as "children from hell," some facing unimaginable medical challenges. Despite the odds, Jayne and Ken's unwavering…
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On this episode, Trishelle Esposito joins the show and tells some amazing LA celebrity filled stories with her two lies and a truth. If you like blind items or celebrity gossip or the mid 2000s, this is the episode for you! Wanna watch us talk? Watch & Subscribe to the video version of the podcast here on YouTube Hosts: Alexa Steele, Ian Fisher Gue…
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Scott Yamamura has been performing on comedy stages for over 2 decades. His screen performance credits include Transplant, Orphan Black: Echoes, and Deep Six. He has also performed in various Second City ensembles including The Education Company, as MainStage Understudy and now The Touring Company. On this episode he also decides to bring ghost sto…
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Amalia Williamson is an actress from Oakville, Ontario, who you might know as Lola from Sullivan’s Crossing on the CW! She also played Maddie in the CBC/Netflix family drama Northern Rescue among other credits and after studying film television at Sheridan College she went on to LIE TO US LIKE A TRUE PSYCHO on this show! Don’t miss it! Wanna watch …
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Send us a text We had the incredible honour of welcoming gold Paralympic medalist, Ellie Simmonds, onto our podcast! 🎙️ In this week’s episode, we take a deep dive into Ellie’s inspiring journey. From her early years in foster care to being adopted by her amazing parents who are foster carers, Ellie shares how these experiences shaped her extraordi…
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Jordan Todosey is a Canadian actress who is known for her role as role as Adam on the long-running TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation, and as Lizzie McDonald on Life with Derek but these days you can also find her on Twitch and making music as Odditie! Her new album is out now! And you can listen to her music here. She joins Ian and Alexa in t…
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It’s one truth and one lie with Alexa Steele (Degrassi: The Next Generation)! Guests from all over the entertainment industry — including people from Degrassi, Suits, The Boys, Covert Affairs, Sullivan’s Crossing, and more — tell one true story and one stolen story and Alexa Steele and her comedian sidekick Ian Fisher have to try to figure out whic…
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Send us a text Phil is passionate about sports and, most importantly, is an exceptional foster carer. In this episode of our Voices of Fostering Podcast, Phil discusses the importance of boosting foster children's self-esteem and how one way he has managed to do this is through karate. We will also learn more about Phil and his fostering journey. I…
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Send us a text In this episode, we are thrilled to introduce Zak, our Training Team Leader. Zak works with our current foster carers to provide them with top-notch training and equip them with essential skills. Tune in to hear about our redesigned Skills to Foster Training, therapeutic parenting courses, and how we use VR to elevate our training to…
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Send us a text In this episode, we meet foster carer Nigel who fosters alongside his wife Penny! Back in 2018, whilst fostering Nigel was involved in an accident that unfortunately left him with full sight loss, in this episode Nigel speaks about that experience, his highs and his lows and ultimately why he continues to foster! If you would like to…
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Send us a text In the latest episode of the Voices of Fostering Podcast, we introduce Matt, whose passion for fostering is deeply rooted in his family history. Inspired by his father's experiences growing up in the care system during the 1950s, Matt pursued a career in the military before he and his wife embarked on their journey as foster carers. …
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Send us a text Hayley has been familiar with fostering since her teenage years, as her parents were both foster carers. This experience set her on a wonderful path that led her to adopt her daughter, Shirley, who was initially fostered by her parents. Now, two years later, Hayley has been approved as a foster carer herself. Her story showcases the …
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Send us a text In some cases, you can still foster while working full-time, as is the case for Andrew, a single carer who continues to work. In this episode of the Voices of Fostering Podcast, Andrew shares his experience as a foster carer over the past year. He discusses how he has managed to balance his job with fostering and talks about the chil…
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Send us a text Fostering teenagers is something that Sol and her wife Michelle were very passionate about, and four years later, they have fostered two teenagers, one of whom is now with them permanently! In this episode of our Voices of Fostering Podcast, you will learn more about their experiences as foster carers, their hopes for the future, and…
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Send us a text Our next episode of our Voices of Fostering podcast episode is out now, and this time you get to hear from one of our supervising social workers! In this episode, you'll hear from Anna, one of our dedicated supervising social workers. It's an excellent opportunity to gain insights into the role and understand the support you can expe…
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Send us a text Sue and Hugh always had an open-door policy for all of their daughter's friends, offering help in any situation. This was second nature to them, but upon reflection, it marked the very beginning of their journey toward becoming foster carers. Sue and Hugh have been fostering for over 10 years they had debated looking into adoption, b…
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Send us a text Ever wondered if age is a barrier to fostering? Join us in our latest podcast episode as we debunk this myth with Pat, a first-time foster carer embarking on this journey at the age of 70! In this special virtual edition, amidst the candid conversation with Pat, you'll also experience the joyful babbling of the baby she currently fos…
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Send us a text In this episode of our fostering podcast, you will meet Julie, who with her husband have fostered for 23 years, which is truly remarkable. In this candid episode, Julie speaks about her recovery from breast cancer and what that meant for her and her foster family. Julie is truly an inspiration, her constant upbeat attitude has meant …
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Send us a text In this episode of our Focus on Fostering Podcast, you get to meet Sue and Kelvin who decided to foster when they retired. Sue and Kelvin both nurses, first heard about fostering from another couple on a cruise, it was a few years later once retired that they decided to take their step into fostering. In this episode you will hear fr…
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Send us a text In this episode, you will meet Jenna and Craig, who foster alongside their 9-year-old daughter. Together for 15 years and married for 5, both Jenna and Craig wanted to pursue fostering to make a difference. Jenna and Craig primarily foster babies, and in this episode, they discuss the assessment process, the children moving on, and t…
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Send us a text To conclude our first season of "Focus on Fostering," we're thrilled to present a truly extraordinary episode. Join us as we introduce you to Geoff, a dedicated foster carer, and his remarkable young person, Aiden, both of whom played featured in the compelling BBC One Documentary, "Teens in Care." As is our tradition, our episodes a…
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Send us a text Coming up on Episode 6, we meet Mark who is a foster carer of unaccompanied minors, young asylum seekers who arrive in the UK by themselves, scared and in need of a safe and loving home. But in helping them, he has helped himself, he has faced incredibly difficult personal challenges but says he couldn’t have got through them without…
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Send us a text Coming up on Episode 5 we explore how our past experience impact our lives, and how children in foster care benefit from Therapeutic Life Story work, processing their trauma with the help of a professional like our guest, Linda. If you would like to find out more about fostering please visit our website here. If you have any question…
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Send us a text Coming up in episode 4. We meet Carol and her daughter Emma and hear their incredible story of how being a fostering family has shaped their lives, from her adopting her foster child Ryan to how they all come together to support each other in difficult times. Carol has a wealth of experience and this is an incredible episode to liste…
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Send us a text Destiny is a lively and articulate young woman who spent her childhood in various foster homes before finding her forever home with her current foster family. She speaks candidly about her anger growing up and the many traumatic experiences she faced. Describing herself as a “very troubled child”, Destiny found out at age four that t…
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Send us a text Leonie’s mum and dad have been fostering since she was just two. It’s pretty much all she’s ever known. One of her earliest memories is of a young foster child coming into the room where Leonie was watching TV, sitting down on her lap and falling asleep. She’s since learned that many foster children feel uncomfortable with adults bec…
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Send us a text Sarah Jane wears two different hats when it comes to fostering and adoption. She’s a foster carer recruitment officer for National Fostering Group and an adoptive mum to her 11-year-old son. At work, it’s her job to meet would-be foster carers and tell them what fostering’s all about, alongside looking after the agency’s team of fost…
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Hello all! Happy Aries New Moon. We're back today for the final episode of The Stallion + The Hare. It's been an amazing experience collaborating to craft this show in the past two years. We're so grateful to all of you for listening and supporting us in this endeavor. Because it's time for both of us to begin new chapters of our lives, and because…
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Welcome back for round II of our exploration into 2021, the year ahead. We went over the first half of 2021 in our last show and in this episode we are covering July - December. So get your pens and paper ready because there is a lot of information coming at you as we unpack the last half of what is looks to be a pretty wild and transformative year…
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Welcome to the 2021 Year Ahead Spectacular, Part 1. This episode is a tour through January to June of 2021, a revolutionary year of breakdowns and breakthroughs. We look at healing generational, cultural traumas through the lens of a completely new era. As we all take part in toppling toxic hierarchies, this episode details kairotic (well-timed) mo…
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Welcome to a packed episode of the Stallion and the Hare. This time around we have two huge astrological events to talk to: the first is the end of Eclipse Season with the Sagittarius New Moon Solar Eclipse on Dec. 14, and the second is one of the most momentous events of our lives: the Great Mutation on Dec. 21, which is when Saturn and Jupiter me…
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Welcome to Eclipse Season friends. In this episode, we unpack what's going on with the upcoming North Node Lunar Eclipse in Gemini. Issues around truth come to the surface as we release outdated systems of belief and dogmatic ways of thinking. This lunation urges us to ask hard questions and meet the world with curiosity and an open mind. And becau…
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In this episode of The Stallion and the Hare we discuss some recently freed-up energy for going inward and orienting to the liminal time that we find ourselves in. The Scorpio New Moon that occurs this Saturday nigh (11.14) takes place after Mars and Mercury have stationed direct, so we take time to touch on how folks can find some forward movement…
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In this episode we talk about the Taurus full moon happening on Halloween. This is going to be a very supercharged and unpredictable lunation due to the moons conjunction with Uranus. It's a time to expect the unexpected and to release old patterns as we learn to connect with our own personal ghosts. We also talk about Mercury stationing direct on …
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In this episode we discuss what it looks like to commit to a process of learning how to commit to one another in order to create real solidarity amongst all our relations. We also talk about the weird ways Mercury retrograde in Scorpio might impact the psychology of our encounters, and how to resource ourselves with relationship-building tools when…
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In this episode we unpack the Aries full moon and the relationship of the self to the other through the lens of the Aries / Libra polarity. We look at healing core wounds through the full moons conjunction to Aries and how we can find healing and resilience through commonality and connection. We also look at the upcoming Mercury retrograde in Scorp…
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In this episode we dive into the Virgo New Moon and mythology that helps us develop personality integration in response to grief, betrayal, loss, and anger. We talk apocalypse, revolution, agriculture,, balance relationship dynamics, and more. Tune in for some practical tips on how to stay human and cultivate resilience as the Equinox brings in the…
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In this episode we break down the Pisces full moon and its electric connection to the revolutionary Uranus. We also talk about the tension of a T-square forming between Venus Saturn and Mars and what that might mean for relationship and the way in which we fulfill our desires. We also examine the upcoming Mars retrograde through the lens of the Sum…
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