Fostering Kingdoms | Faith at the Heart of Fostering | Support & CPD for UK Foster Carers
By Jessica Smithers-Jones
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Fostering Kingdoms is a faith-based podcast walking alongside UK foster carers with encouragement, gentle guidance, and practical CPD support. Each episode nurtures emotional wellbeing, resilience, and sustainable fostering through a Kingdom lens. This space exists to strengthen your heart, your home, and your calling. Putting care back into the carers so you can continue on your journey as a foster carer and with God at the centre of it all.
| Episode | Date |
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Loving Them Without Losing Yourself as a Foster Carer | When You Can’t Make Them Change
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Let’s Talk About This: Why Do Foster Carers Downplay Themselves?
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Are You Helping or Enabling? Boundaries Every Foster Carer Needs
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Proverbs 31 | She Considers a Field and Buys It | Wisdom, Stewardship & Intentional Decisions in Fostering
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Probers 31 | A Woman Who Fears the Lord | Identity, Peace & Sustainable Fostering
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Why Foster Carers Still Feel Broke, Even With Income
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Probers 31 | She Laughs at the Days to Come | Fear, Trust & Peace in Fostering
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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Proverbs 31 | Strength and Dignity Are Her Clothing | Identity, Resilience & Sustainable Fostering
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Proverbs 31 | She Opens Her Mouth With Wisdom | Foster Carers, Communication & Calm Leadership
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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What The Proverbs 31 Woman Teaches Foster Carers | She Watches Over Her Household
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Faith vs Professionalism in Fostering, Do They Clash?
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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More Money Won’t Fix Fostering Burnout | Stewardship for Foster Carers
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Can You Share Your Christian Faith as a Foster Carer?
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May 27, 2026 |
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When Foster Carers Don’t Feel Safe to Say They’re Struggling
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May 20, 2026 |
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Faith Before Everything in Foster Care | Living It Out With Peace
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May 19, 2026 |
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What Foster Carers Are Really Building | Trusting the Bigger Picture
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May 15, 2026 |
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You can't be available all the time as a Foster Carer
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May 13, 2026 |
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Enjoy Your Life as a Foster Carer | You’re Allowed More Than Survival
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May 12, 2026 |
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How to Stay Consistent as a Foster Carer | When Motivation Drops
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May 08, 2026 |
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Women Supporting Women in Fostering
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May 06, 2026 |
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Protecting Your Energy as a Foster Carer | Avoid Burnout Without Guilt
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May 05, 2026 |
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Letting Go of Needing Approval in Foster Care | Confidence Without Validation
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May 01, 2026 |
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Working With Social Workers Without Losing Yourself | Foster Carer Boundaries
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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When Foster Care Feels Too Much Again | Staying Grounded in Hard Moments
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Leading Your Home as a Foster Carer | Stop Just Managing Everything
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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When Fostering Becomes Long-Term | Why You Can’t Carry It All Anymore
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Faith Over Success | What Really Matters in Foster Care
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Emotional Resilience in Foster Care | How to Stay Steady Without Burning Out
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Trusting God in the Waiting Season | Foster Care, Faith & Uncertainty
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Keep It Simple | Systems That Support You as a Foster Carer
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Are You Just Surviving Foster Care? | How to Enjoy Your Life Again
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Compassion Fatigue in Foster Carers | How to Protect Your Heart
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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How to Lead a Peaceful Home as a Foster Carer
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Faith That Doesn’t Perform: Letting Go of Spiritual Pressure as a Foster Carer
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Regulating Before Reacting: Slowing Down as a Foster Carer
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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The Wilderness Season | What to Expect in the Early Years of Fostering
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Living a Beautiful Blessed Life
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Build Your Life Vision with God
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Creating Stability in an Uncertain System
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Building a Beautiful Life, Even in a Broken System
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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When Your Integrity is Questioned
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Same Care, Different Systems
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Carrying Responsibilities with Authority
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Professional Disagreement
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Advocacy That Costs You
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Awareness; Growing without pressure
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Emotional Safet; the foundation for healaing
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Rest, it's not optional
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Creating Space: Boundaries, Decluttering, and Stewardship at Home
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Boundaries that Protect your calling
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Mum Guilt
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Faith in the Ordinary
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Big, Bold Goals!
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Vision for the year
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Word of the year 2026
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Jan 04, 2026 |