Episodes 32
Avg. Duration 59m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jun 2025
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Care Visions Talks

Care Visions Talks is a podcast series that brings together voices from across care, education, health and community support to explore what it really means to care — and to be cared for.

The series includes two strands:


Care Visions Family Talk has two hosts: Dr Linda de Caestecker and Lucy Johnston.


Dr Linda de Caestecker, former Director of Public Health and experienced paediatrician, leads warm, accessible conversations designed for parents, carers and families. Her episodes cover topics such as childhood trauma, fostering, resilience, separation and mental health, with expert guests offering practical guidance and compassionate insight.


Lucy Johnston is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster with a long-standing commitment to social affairs, health, and children’s welfare. In her episodes, she shares powerful stories about young people in care and explores the systems that shape their lives. With a background in investigative reporting, Lucy began her career at The Big Issue before moving to The Observer and later The Sunday Express, where she is Health and Social Affairs Editor. Her work has exposed neglect in care homes, failures in mental health services, and injustices faced by vulnerable children and families.


Care Visions Professional Talk is hosted by Humphrey Hawksley, award-winning author, broadcaster and former BBC foreign correspondent. These in-depth episodes are created for those working in or studying social care, health, education and related fields. Guests include thought leaders, researchers and practitioners discussing the emotional realities, challenges and evolving practices in work with children, young people and families.


Whether you're a parent, a professional, or someone passionate about care and community, Care Visions Talks offers space to listen, reflect and learn.

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S2E2 Male Identity in a Changing World | Dr Andrew G. Thomas | Care Visions Professional Talk

Feb 20, 2026 58m

In this episode of Care Visions Talks: Professional Talk, host Humphrey Hawksley is joined by Dr Andrew G. Thomas, PhD for a thoughtful conversation exploring male identity in a rapidly changing…

S2E2 Fostering Reform in the UK with Children’s Minister Josh MacAlister | Care Visions Family Talk

Feb 06, 2026 34m

In this episode of Care Visions Talks: Family Talk, host Lucy Johnston is joined by Children’s Minister Josh MacAlister OBE MP for a timely and in-depth conversation on fostering reform in the…

S2E1 What Are We Really Trying to Fix in Care? | Social Pedagogy with Claire Cameron

Jan 30, 2026 49m

In this episode of Care Visions Talks: Professional Talk, host Humphrey Hawksley is joined by Professor Claire Cameron, the UK’s first Professor of Social Pedagogy, for a reflective and…

S2E1 Care Visions Familly Talk: Your Brain On Porn with Mary Sharpe

Jan 16, 2026 53m

In this episode of Care Visions Family Talk, host Lucy Johnston is joined by Mary Sharpe, Chief Executive of The Reward Foundation, for an open and informative conversation about the impact of online…

S1E20 Helping Young People Navigate Pornography, Misogyny & the Manosphere with Gael Cochrane | Care Visions Family Talk

Dec 08, 2025 1h 5m

In this episode of Family Talk, Linda de Caestecker speaks with Gael Cochrane, Learning, Development and Innovation Lead at Community Justice Scotland, about how pornography and the online manosphere…

S1E19 Poverty, Phones and the Future of Childhood | Mary Glasgow | Care Visions Family Talk

Nov 21, 2025 1h

Family Talk is part of Care Visions Talks, a UK podcast exploring the real issues affecting children, young people and families.In this episode, host Lucy Johnston speaks with Mary Glasgow, Chief…

S1E10 Care Visions Professional Talk - Nurturing Belonging to Enable Becoming: The Value of Social Pedagogy in Residential Child Care with Associate Professor Yvalia Febrer

Nov 13, 2025 1h

Host: Humphrey HawksleyGuests:Associate Professor Yvalia Febrer, Associate Professor of Social Work, Kingston University LondonDanny Henderson, Service Manager, Care VisionsEpisode Summary:How do we…

S1E18 Lost Boys: Why The Manosphere Is Seducing A Generation with Mark Brooks OBE

Oct 31, 2025 43m

Why are so many boys feeling angry, numb, lonely or adrift — and who’s rushing in to offer them answers?In this conversation, Lucy Johnston speaks with Mark Brooks OBE, chair of the Mankind…

S1E17 Why Kids Are Struggling: A Wake-Up Call for Modern Childhood with Sue Palmer

Oct 17, 2025 51m

Modern childhood is facing an unprecedented crisis — rising screen time, falling literacy, and overstimulated young minds. In this Family Talk Live event, Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood and…

S1E9 Care Visions Professional Talk - The Human at the Heart: Rethinking Disability and Autism Care with Dr Steven Carnaby

Oct 03, 2025 1h 2m

In this episode of the Care Visions Professional Talk series, Humphrey Hawksley is joined by Dr Steven Carnaby, a Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist with more than 30 years’ experience…

S1E16 Care Visions Family Talk - No Child Left Behind: Protecting Young People from County Lines and School Exclusion with Baroness Anne Longfield

Sep 25, 2025 1h 3m

Every year, thousands of children across the UK are groomed into county lines gangs, while growing numbers of school exclusions leave vulnerable teenagers without the structure and support they…

S1E15 Care Visions Family Talk - Behind the Headlines: Tackling Youth Violence Together with Karyn McCluskey

Sep 10, 2025 1h 13m

Knife crime and youth violence: moving beyond headlinesKnife crime and youth violence are not just about crime statistics — they’re rooted in poverty, trauma, exclusion and lack of opportunity. So…

S1E6 Care Visions Professional Talk - Therapeutic Care Beyond the Therapy Room: Everyday Moments That Heal with Professor Ruth Emond

Aug 29, 2025 1h 2m

Therapeutic Care Beyond the Therapy Room: Everyday Moments That HealIn this Family Talk conversation, Dr Linda de Caestecker speaks with Ruth Emond, senior lecturer at the University of Stirling,…

S1E14 Care Visions Family Talk - Raising Steady Kids in an Unsteady World with George Hoskin OBE

Aug 25, 2025 1h 14m

Care Visions Family Talk | Raising Steady Kids in an Unsteady WorldHow do we raise steady kids in an unsteady world?In this Family Talk conversation, Dr Linda de Caestecker is joined by George…

S1E9 Care Visions Family Talk - Understanding Sextortion & Protecting Young People with Lyndsay McDade

Aug 01, 2025 57m

In this powerful and open conversation hosted by Care Visions Family Talk, Dr Linda de Caestecker spoke with Lyndsay McDade, Fearless Lead at Crimestoppers Scotland, about the growing threat of…

S1E13 Care Visions Family Talk - Understanding & Responding to Childhood Aggression with Carly Kingswood

Jul 28, 2025 56m

Why do distressed young people sometimes become aggressive or violent? In this powerful conversation, Lucy Johnston talks with Carly Kingswood – Attachment and Trauma Therapist, DDP Practitioner,…

S1E5 Care Visions Professional Talk - Trauma Responsive Practice, Challenges and Opportunities with Richard Cross

Jul 28, 2025 1h

In this in-depth conversation, Humphrey Hawksley sits down with Richard Cross to explore the principles and application of trauma responsive practice — an approach that goes beyond simply being…

S1E12 Care Visions Family Talk - ADHD and Trauma, Preventing Negative Cycles with Professor Helen Minnis

Jul 07, 2025 1h 5m

Family Talk Live: ADHD, Trauma and the Young MindCaring for children with complexity – with Professor Helen MinnisCaring for a child with ADHD brings energy, individuality, and challenge - and when…

S1E11 Care Visions Family Talk - Navigating Online Misogyny, Influencers & Identity in Adolescence with Professor Harriet Over

Jun 23, 2025 52m

Raising children today means guiding them through an online world that changes rapidly. In this episode of Care Visions Family Talk, we explored a growing digital trend every carer should understand.…

S1E10 Care Visions Family Talk - Protecting Young People From Harmful Online Content with Professor Alexis Jay and Lyndsay McDade

Jun 12, 2025 1h

Recorded live at The Grange Manor in Grangemouth, this powerful panel discussion explored how exploitation is evolving in today’s digital world. Whether you work with young people, are raising…

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Care Visions Talks has published 32 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.

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