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27/07/2025

03/07/2025

Episode 13 of The Secure Start Podcast, with Andrew Isaac of BSN Social Care and the Children's Services Development Group (CSDG) is now live.

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Andrew is one of the earliest supporters of my work to make themselves known to me, and we have corresponded on and off over the last 10+ years. Recently, I was pleased to do a podcast as part of BSN Social Care’s carer portal of online resources and put BSN Social Care in touch with Emerging Minds here in Australia for shared endeavours.

Andrew is the Chair of BSN Social care, the parent company of six of the UK’s leading foster care agencies servicing much of England and Wales. Andrew is also the Chair of the Children’s Services Development Group (CSDG), a coalition of leading independent providers of care and specialist education services, who work closely with policymakers, regulators and local authorities to develop policy solutions that will ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people with complex needs. Andrew was previously the marketing and communications manager for the National Fostering Agency, which is when we first interacted with each other. I was under the impression that he retired some time ago, but as we will hear that does not appear to be the case.

I hope you enjoy the podcast.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/hvkW-FEW8vg

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Welcome to the Secure Start Podcast. I am Colby Pearce, and joining me for this episode is one of the earliest supporters of my work in the UK to make themselves known to me. My guest this episode is Andrew Isaac . . . Andrew’s BioAndrew...

26/06/2025

Lar Nossa Senhora do Livramento, or "Livramento" for short, is an inspirational home for girls and young women in need, with an interesting 215 year history! That's right, 215 years since a group of concerned citizens of Porto established a refuge for young mums in precarious circumstances in the wake of the Napoleonic invasions of Portugal. My guests on this episode of The Secure Start Podcast are Ivone, Maria, Carla, Liliana, and Bruna. They each are responsible for aspects of the therapeutic residential care programme at Livramento for girls and young women aged between 6 years of age and 25 years of age. I hope you enjoy the podcast as much as I did and please leave a comment with your thoughts or feedback.

Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2459807/episodes/1729599

Watch here: https://youtu.be/fZdKRwp3h9s

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Welcome to the Secure Start Podcast. I am Colby Pearce, and joining me for this episode is the core technical team of a residential child care home in Portug...

17/06/2025

I recently appeared on the Pondering Play and Therapy Podcast and this is now live. Click on the link to give it a listen, and let me know what you think of it.

https://ponderingplayandtherapypodcast.buzzsprout.com/2422439/episodes/16843130-ep23-play-and-attachment-an-interview-with-colby-pearce

Podcast Description: This week, I had the privilege of interviewing Colby Pearce, who shares his wealth of experience working with care-experienced families. Colby dives deep into the importance of attachment, emphasising that connection and consi...

15/06/2025

The Secure Start Podcast - highlights of episodes 1-10:

https://youtu.be/CZsmP57AUwY

A collection of key quotes from guests on the first ten episodes of The Secure Start Podcast.DisclaimerInformation reported by guests of this podcast is assu...

15/06/2025

This past week I had the privilege to speak to Dr Lisa Cherry FRSA on The Secure Start Podcast. Lisa is an inspirational global voice for children and young people who could not safely be cared for at home, and for the voice of care experienced adults. In this podcast we talk about a range of topics, including parenting, trauma recovery, and what child protection and education authorities should be doing right now to support better outcomes for those children and young people whom they serve. Those who know Lisa and her work will know that, though she is experiencing her own significant health travails, she continues to approach life with the same determination that saw her speak up for her peers from her mid-teen years onwards. Thanks, again, Lisa!

Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2459807/episodes/17334682

Watch here: https://youtu.be/Lm5yrSsvxZc

Welcome to the Secure Start Podcast. I am Colby Pearce, and joining me for this episode is an author, researcher, and leading international trainer and consu...

13/06/2025

A little snapshot of the first ten episodes of The Secure Start Podcast, covering such topics as:

➡️ Therapeutic residential and fostercare
➡️ Therapeutic organisations
➡️ Supervision in child safeguarding
➡️ Management in child safeguarding
➡️ Professional practice in child safeguarding
➡️ and related issues (eg safeguarding online, & managing shame therapeutically).

Links to podcast in the comments.

10/06/2025

The links below take you to a podcast interview I recently gave to BSN Social Care in the UK exploring attachment, self-worth, and shame. I really enjoyed the chat and hope you do too.

Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/06yEYQCp1pk

Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2459807/episodes/17295450

In this special episode of The Secure Start Podcast I am releasing an interview of me, conducted this past week by Edmund Hill-Thompson, Head of Learning at Blue Sky Network Social Care in the UK. What began as a discussion about attachment pivote...

31/05/2025

What Kiran Modi has achieved at Udayan Care is truly remarkable. From the in-home care, to the aftercare, the care leavers networks, and the scholarships and training of young people. Then there is the knowledge sharing through periodicals and conferences. Almost no stone has been left un-turned to afford disadvantaged children and young people the opportunity to attain "an ordinary life" (thanks to Adela Finkelstein-Holmes for this concept in this field of endeavour). Well done Kiran for showing us what is possible then we simply follow the path of simply doing the right thing. Truly inspirational.

https://youtu.be/iqUkjy_-oL8?si=L_jdkp2umRRa73Tj

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My guest this episode is Dr Kiran Modi.Kiran has a PhD in American Literature from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.Kiran founded Udayan Care, a non...

27/05/2025

Recently, I had the priviledge of interviewing the indomitable Lynne Peyton on The Secure Start Podcast. Lynne is a former senior manager in Health and Social Services, having held both operational and strategic management responsibilities for mental health and services for children and families during the 1970’s to 1990s, a time of political unrest in Northern Ireland’s history. Since establishing her business consultancy almost 20 years ago, Lynne has had major successes in helping organisations and senior managers to get better results....

Recently, I had the priviledge of interviewing the indomitable Lynne Peyton on The Secure Start Podcast. Lynne is a former senior manager in Health and Social Services, having held both operational…

25/05/2025

A recurrent theme in my podcast interviews with distinguished members of the social services and social care sectors has been adopting a stance whereby all service recipients deserve us adopting a reflective stance about the service we are providing to them. This clip is taken from a brilliant conversation with Simpn Benjamin, which is live now on The Secure Start Podcast.

Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2459807/episodes/17218767

Watch here: https://youtu.be/Pq26WrxUAUk

17/05/2025

Managing behaviours of concern exhibited by deeply hurt and troubled children and young people can be challenging, with conventional approaches like time-out, reward charts, and removing access to a desired item or privilege rarely resulting in a desired outcome. Often the behaviour becomes worse. Even if there is a reduction in the behaviour, these children and young people are prone to adopting very negative dispositions towards you and themselves; especially when the management strategy is punishment....

Managing behaviours of concern exhibited by deeply hurt and troubled children and young people can be challenging, with conventional approaches like time-out, reward charts, and removing access to …