Refamulating

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.

Society & Culture
Relationships
Kids & Family
1
Thank You, Refamulating 👋
32 min
2
Creating A Village: An Audio Diary of the First...
40 min
3
Parallel Paths: A Surrogacy Story with a Twist
37 min
4
“Back and Forth”: From Next Door Neighbors to C...
37 min
5
REFAM CHAT: A New Way To Freeze And Donate Your...
40 min
6
REFAM CHAT: How We’re Re-examining Wedding Trad...
32 min
7
REFAM CHAT: How To Find Your People (And Commun...
44 min
8
REFAM CHAT: It’s Okay To Put Friendship At The ...
34 min
9
REFAM CHAT: Cracking ‘The Mother Code’ with aut...
37 min
10
20 I Refriendulating: A celebration of platonic...
46 min
11
19 I Finding Peace with Parents Who Don't Fully...
47 min
12
18 I There’s Nothing Wrong With You! You’re Jus...
43 min
13
17 I Caregiving & Family Pt 2: The Realities of...
47 min
14
16 I Caregiving & Family Pt 1: What It's Really...
41 min
15
15 I Family Preservation in Foster Care: Buildi...
57 min
16
REFAM CHAT: Recognizing All Of Our Milestones
44 min
17
14 I The Single Greatest Choice: Embracing solo...
56 min
18
REFAM CHAT: The name dilemma
33 min
19
13 I Don’t Tell Mom: Grieving the “living death...
56 min
20
12 I Reframing The American Dream (Pt 2): Commu...
49 min
21
11 I Reframing The American Dream (Pt 1)
58 min
22
REFAM CHAT: Love is in the air + Sister Wives
39 min
23
Season 2 Trailer
3 min
24
Curious about non-monogamy? Join us for the Oct...
3 min
25
10 I Seahorse Dad: Planning for pregnancy as a ...
43 min