Refamulating is a podcast that celebrates different ways to make a family. A generation ago, most Americans were guided by the idea of the nuclear family: a mom, a dad, two kids, and a derpy dog. Many still have a family like this, and that’s great! But the numbers show it doesn't represent the majority of American households. In fact, there is no one-size-fits-all for what a family should look like. We’re collectively reformulating our understanding of what makes a family in today’s world. We call this refamulating, and this show invites us to understand it one story at a time. On each episode of Refamulating, host Julia Winston delivers emotionally honest stories of real people with nuanced experiences that census data could never tell us. Think queer parents, egg and sperm donors, surrogates, blended families, child-free folks, tales of communal living, and much more.
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12 I Reframing The American Dream (Pt 2): Communal Living Makes a Family
Saison 2 · Épisode 12
mardi 12 novembre 2024 • Durée 54:18
Show Notes:
What happens when you expand beyond the nuclear family home? In this episode, we meet people who've chosen to share their daily lives with others in unconventional ways - from two married couples buying a house together to raise kids, to a man who's spent 14 years living on a hippie commune. Their stories challenge our assumptions about what makes a successful adult and show how living communally might be an antidote to America's epidemic of loneliness.
Additional Resources:
"Everyday Utopia" by Kristen Ghodsee
Learn more about Twin Oaks in Virginia
Learn more about The Radish in Oakland
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Every month, we host ReFamily Dinner, a virtual event that connects our audience with someone who has refamulated. The guest talks about their experience and answers your questions. This month’s dinner is a conversation on communal living with Lily Lamboy and her husband Alex Savtchenko. Lily & Alex own and operate Ryza, a community home in Berkeley which they share with six friends.
Sign up for this month's event here, and join us Nov. 13 from 8-9:30 p.m. EST.
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The episode transcript is here.
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Host: Julia Winston
Producer: Claire McInerny
Manager of Engagement: Grace Barry
Audio Engineer: Josh Gilbert
Theme Music: Luke Top
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11 I Reframing The American Dream (Pt 1)
Saison 2 · Épisode 11
mardi 12 novembre 2024 • Durée 01:03:58
The nuclear family has been held up as the ideal for generations, but it's actually a relatively recent invention. From college dorms to pandemic pods, some of our happiest moments come from living in community with others. So why do Americans cling to independence as a marker of success? In our Season 2 premiere, we explore how our individualistic lifestyle developed, what it's costing us, and how reimagining family structures could create a more connected future.
Our guest is Dr. Kristen Ghodsee, professor of Russian and Eastern European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life.
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Every month, we host ReFamily Dinner, a virtual event that connects our audience with someone who has refamulated. The guest talks about their experience and answers your questions. This month’s dinner is a conversation on communal living with Lily Lamboy and her husband Alex Savtchenko. Lily & Alex own and operate Ryza, a community home in Berkeley which they share with six friends.
Sign up for this month's event here, and join us Nov. 13 from 8-9:30 p.m. EST.
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Referenced in this Episode:
"Everyday Utopia" by Kristen Ghodsee
"Homeward Bound" by Elaine Tyler May
"The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake" by David Brooks in The Atlantic
U.S. Surgeon General's report: "Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation (2023)
Johnson County city bans co-living with four or more people
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The episode transcript can be found here.
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Connect with us:
EMAIL: hello@refamulating.com.
WEBSITE
INSTAGRAM
TIK TOK
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Subscribe to our Substack for more refamulating! We write about how refamulating looks in our lives, share resources we’re using as we make this show and share special bonus content for paid subscribers.
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Our team
Host: Julia Winston
Producer: Claire McInerny
Manager of Engagement: Grace Barry
Audio Engineer: Josh Gilbert
Theme Music: Luke Top
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We are a member of the Feelings and Co network.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We'll Be Back In June!
Saison 1
mardi 30 avril 2024 • Durée 04:39
We are taking a break this month to produce the rest of Season 1. We got some amazing submissions from you all, and we are excited to come back with stories about your families :)
We'll be back with a new episode June 4.While we're away, consider signing up for our newsletter. Each month we share all of the articles, books, movies and podcasts we're listening to as we make these episodes.
Send your family's submission to us at hello@refamulating.com or connect with us on Instagram.
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05 I Are You My Llama: Creating a blended family after divorce
Saison 1 · Épisode 5
mardi 23 avril 2024 • Durée 51:36
Lauren always knew she wanted a family. The way she imagined it, she’d meet a great guy, get married, and have babies. But when she finally met Dan in her late 30s, that’s not how it happened. Dan was a divorced dad with two small kids, so their family became a blended one. Lauren’s transition from Lauren to Mama (aka Llama), led her on a journey to grieve her single life, learn her new role as a bonus parent and grapple with her least favorite word: step-mother. Along the way she gained more love than she ever imagined was possible.
The episode transcript can be found here.
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Connect with us:
EMAIL: hello@refamulating.com.
WEBSITE
INSTAGRAM
TIK TOK
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Subscribe to our Substack if you want a monthly newsletter about all things refamulating. We share resources for people refamulating, upcoming events and links to other podcasts/articles/books that discuss refamulating topics.
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Our team
Host: Julia Winston
Producer: Claire McInerny
Manager of Engagement: Grace Barry
Audio Engineer: Josh Gilbert
Theme Music: Luke Top
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04 I Professionally Pregnant: For this mom, being a surrogate is more than a job, it’s a calling
Saison 1 · Épisode 4
mardi 16 avril 2024 • Durée 48:59
When Jen was pregnant with her daughter, she had one of those unicorn pregnancies you never hear about in real life: she wasn’t tired or sick, and she felt energized by it all. But she and her husband didn’t want more biological kids, so Jen started thinking about how she could experience the magic of pregnancy again. That’s when she became a surrogate and found her life’s purpose.
The episode transcript can be found here.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
What do surrogacy laws look like in your state?
Maternal mortality statistics- CDC
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Connect with us:
EMAIL: hello@refamulating.com.
WEBSITE
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TIK TOK
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Subscribe to our Substack if you want a monthly newsletter about all things refamulating. We share resources for people refamulating, upcoming events and links to other podcasts/articles/books that discuss refamulating topics.
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Our team
Host: Julia Winston
Producer: Claire McInerny
Manager of Engagement: Grace Barry
Audio Engineer: Josh Gilbert
Theme Music: Luke Top
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03 I Accidental Parents: Creating a family after tragedy
Saison 1 · Épisode 3
mardi 9 avril 2024 • Durée 48:20
Four years ago, Lindsay and Jeff were just starting their family. The 32-year-old couple had recently bought a house. They were talking about getting married and they knew they wanted kids…one day. Then, Lindsay’s step-sister collapsed, and overnight everything changed. Lindsay’s sister had 10-year-old twins, and as their mom lay unconscious in a hospital, Lindsay wondered if she and her boyfriend could take care of and parent these kids.
The episode transcript can be found here.
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EMAIL: hello@refamulating.com.
WEBSITE
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TIK TOK
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Subscribe to our Substack if you want a monthly newsletter about all things refamulating. We share resources for people refamulating, upcoming events and links to other podcasts/articles/books that discuss refamulating topics.
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Our team
Host: Julia Winston
Producer: Claire McInerny
Manager of Engagement: Grace Barry
Audio Engineer: Josh Gilbert
Theme Music: Luke Top
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02 I Picture Perfect: A single dad’s journey to fatherhood
Saison 1 · Épisode 2
mardi 2 avril 2024 • Durée 51:17
Tony Lilios always imagined himself as a father. When he was younger, the picture he had in head included a wife, a few kids, and a white picket fence. Then he came out as gay and had to totally re-imagine his vision for family. It took him almost 20 years, but Tony finally created a family that’s better than he ever could have dreamed. And he couldn’t have done it without the help of two very special women.
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The episode transcript can be found here.
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EMAIL: hello@refamulating.com.
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Our team
Host: Julia Winston
Producer: Claire McInerny
Manager of Engagement: Grace Barry
Audio Engineer: Josh Gilbert
Theme Music: Luke Top
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01 I My Big, Gay, Blended Family
Saison 1 · Épisode 1
mardi 2 avril 2024 • Durée 52:08
Wait...what is a family? When host Julia Winston donated her eggs to a gay couple in her late 30s, it blew up her idea of what it means to make a family. That’s how “refamulating” was born – it’s a noun, a verb, a show. This show!
Through this journey, Julia realized she’s been refamulating her whole life. She went from a traditional nuclear family, to divorced parents, a gay dad, and eventually, a whole new understanding of family. But it took a long time to get there. In this episode, Julia interviews her mom, dad and sister as she prepares to embark on an unknown future as a known egg donor (aka “fairy godmother).
You can hear more about Julia’s experience as an egg donor in the Terrible, Thanks for Asking Episode "Becoming Fairy Godmother". It’s also Episode 0 in our feed.
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The episode transcript can be found here.
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Connect with us:
EMAIL: hello@refamulating.com.
WEBSITE
INSTAGRAM
TIK TOK
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Subscribe to our Substack if you want a monthly newsletter about all things refamulating. We share resources for people refamulating, upcoming events and links to other podcasts/articles/books that discuss refamulating topics.
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Our team
Host: Julia Winston
Producer: Claire McInerny
Manager of Engagement: Grace Barry
Audio Engineer: Josh Gilbert
Theme Music: Luke Top
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00 I Becoming Fairy Godmother: Egg donation and creating a new kind of family
mardi 2 avril 2024 • Durée 54:17
Two years ago Julia Winston was asked to help a gay couple start a family by donating her eggs. At the time, she was 38, single, and had no idea if she’d start her own family. Sometimes that made her feel insecure, so the opportunity to donate her eggs allowed her to help create a family, just not the one she imagined in her head. Since the donation, she’s gone through an emotional transformation that opened her eyes to all the different ways a family can look.
This episode originally aired on Terrible Thanks for Asking, hosted by Nora McInerny.
The episode transcript can be found here.
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Tell us how you’re refamulating! If you want to share your family’s story or connect with us, shoot us an email at hello@refamulating.com.
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Host: Julia Winston
Executive Producer: Claire McInerny
Manager of Engagement: Grace Barry
Audio Engineer: Josh Gilbert
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Introducing Refamulating!
Saison 1
mercredi 20 mars 2024 • Durée 03:56
Refamulating is a new podcast that celebrates different ways to make a family.
Episodes 1 and 2 drop April 2.
A generation ago, most Americans were guided by the idea of the nuclear family: a mom, a dad, two kids, and a derpy dog. Many still have a family like this, and that’s great!
But the numbers show it doesn't represent the majority of American households. In fact, there is no one-size-fits-all for what a family should look like. We’re collectively reformulating our understanding of what makes a family in today’s world. We call this refamulating, and this show invites us to understand it one story at a time.
On each episode of Refamulating, host Julia Winston and producer Claire McInerny deliver emotionally honest stories of real people with nuanced experiences that census data could never tell us.
Think queer parents, egg and sperm donors, surrogates, blended families, child-free folks, tales of communal living, and much more.
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Learn more about Refamulating at refamulating.com.
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Follow us on Instagram.
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Tell us how you’re refamulating! If you want to share your family’s story, send us an email at hello@refamulating.com.
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