All Episodes

#54: A Big Heart And Spare Room Is Not A Care Plan, with Gareth K Thomas

#53: Residential Care Should Be A Thoughtful First Choice For Some Kids, with Martha Holden

#52: Small Moments Build Safety And Hope, with Mary-anne Hodd

#51: Leaving Care In Germany And Why Support Drops Away, with Tanja Abou

Good Residential Child Care Starts With Understanding Pain, with Professor James Anglin

#49: Who Counts As A Trauma Survivor When No One Sees You, with Ruth Clare

#48: Making The Unbearable Bearable In Trauma-Informed Care, with Dr Laura Steckley

#47: What Children In Care Say Matters Most - Lisa Holmes

#46: Attachment In Supervision, with Dr Alex Rowell

#45: What If “Bad Behaviour” Is A Disability We Refuse To See, with William "Liam" Curran

#44: I am seen, so I am*, with Paul van Heeswijk

#43: Whose Truth Becomes A Child’s Story? Therapeutic Life Story Work, With Professor Richard Rose

#42: How Barbara Docker-Drysdale Built Therapeutic Skill In Care Teams - John Whitwell

#41: From Bambi To Boundaries: What Objects Reveal About Mind, Body, And Meaning, with Richard Rollinson

#40: Rethinking Harmful Sexual Behaviour In Kids, with Alan Jenkins

#39: Sri Lanka’s Care System: Progress, Gaps, And Hope - Nimali Kumari

#38: Why Emotional Reactions Are Data And How Organisations Can Turn Them Into Care, with Emma Higgs

#37: From Chaos To Calm: Routines, Relationships, And Real Change In Residential Care, Tom Ellison

#36: What If Behaviour Is Just Armour For Hurt? Vicki McKeown

#34: Making the conscious unconscious, with Peter Blake

#35: What If Children's Safeguarding Began With Love? Carla Keyte

Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Care - A Recap of 2025 on The Secure Start Podcast

#33 Care Leavers To Care Leaders - with Surja (Udayan Care Alumni)

#32 It Takes A Network, Not A Superhero - with Robbie Gilligan

#31 Truth First: Caring Beyond The System, with Louise Allen

#30 - John Turberville: How The Mulberry Bush Helps Children Relearn Trust Through Relationships

#29 From Trauma To Hope, with Dr Hayley Lugassy

#28 What If Child Protection Started Before Harm Happened, with Professor Julie Taylor

#27 Why Clear Primary Tasks And Brave Authority Transform Children’s Homes, with Tom Ellison

#26 How a Reflective, Respectful Approach Helped Families Choose Healthier Relationships, with Adriana Dias

#25 How supporting adults creates the safety children need to learn, belong, and heal, with Megan Corcoran

#24 Holding the Helpers, with Richard Cross

#23 Thirty-Five Placements and Counting: Why Some Kids Need a Different Option, with Bruce Henderson

#22 Reimagining Children's Homes: From Last Resort to Purposeful Healing, with Kevin Gallagher

#20 Challenging Last Resort Thinking: Why Some Children Thrive in Residential Care, with Dr Laura Steckley

#21 The Science of Prevention: How We Can End Child Maltreatment, with Benjamin Perks

#19 From Winnicott's Piano to Adolescent Minds: Peter Wilson's Journey

#18 Relentless Kindness: The Foundation of Therapeutic Care, with Adela Holmes

#17 The Hidden Strengths of Residential Care: Challenging the Status Quo with Dr Jenna Bollinger

#16 Building Hope: Lighthouse Foundation's Legacy of Love

#15 Unlocking Potential Through Love and Acceptance, with Patricia Sheridan

#14 Learning to Live with Yourself and Others: Insights from Therapeutic Residential Care, with Richard Rollinson

#13 Breaking the Cycle: How Investing in Children's Services Changes Lives, with Andrew Isaac

#12 From Orphanage to Therapeutic Community: Portugal's Residential Care Revolution

#11 Breaking Cycles: Healing Across Generations with Dr. Lisa Cherry

Exploring Attachment, Self-Worth, and Shame, with Colby Pearce

#10 Transforming Lives: Dr. Kiran Modi's Journey with Vulnerable Children in India

#9 Leadership Alignment: The Backbone of Therapeutic Practice, with Simon Benjamin

#8 Beyond Management: Why Culture Flows Downhill, with Lynne Peyton

#7 From Cotswold Community to Global Health: Healing Systems, with Graeme Kerridge

#6 Healing Through Relationship: A Lifetime in Therapeutic Care, with Adela Holmes

#5 Shame Containment Theory: A Revolutionary Approach, with Lisa Etherson

#4 Parental Navigation of the Digital Frontier, with Catherine Knibbs

#3 Navigating Trauma Through Reflective Practice, with Dr Nicola O'Sullivan

#2 Building Healing Environments for Traumatized Youth, with John Whitwell

#1 Reunifying 1,200 Children: The Connecting Families Story with Sally Rhodes