We Are Family

Latest Episodes:

LeVar Burton: Parenting the Son He Didn’t Know He Had Sep 07, 2021

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In the first episode of a brand-new season, host Julia Dennison talks to well-loved actor, director and television host LeVar Burton about growing up with an absent father, how his family shaped his career path and how he is proud of the relationship he has developed with the son he didn’t know existed.

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Season 2 is on the way! Aug 24, 2021

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The award-winning We Are Family from Parents.com is back! In this season, host and single-mom Julia Dennison will bring you conversations with some of the best-known and well-loved folks around, as they share candid conversations about their own wonderfully diverse families and the beautifully unique, often hilarious, and absolutely fascinating ways they live their lives. New episodes every Tuesday!

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We Are Family Presents: Savvy Psychologist: How to Stop Feeling Inadequate Sep 01, 2020

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Our friends at Savvy Psychologist know every human feels inadequate sometimes. Whether the whispers of “You’re not good enough” come from someone in your life or from inside your own head, these seven tips will help you feel more self-assured.

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Somos Familia Aug 25, 2020

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Hosts Shaun T and Julia Dennison talk to Orange Is The New Black star Dascha Polanco about co-parenting as a single mom, raising two kids with a strong sense of Dominican-American identity, and how incarceration impacts families. Plus, Parents Latina Editor-in-Chief Grace Bastidas shares her experiences bringing up her daughters in a bilingual, multicultural home.

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Parenting With Disability and Chronic Illness Aug 18, 2020

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Hosts Shaun T and Julia Dennison talk to Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler and authors Katherine and Jay Wolf about parenting with chronic illness and disability.

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Let’s Get Real About IVF and Surrogacy Aug 11, 2020

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Hosts Shaun T and Julia Dennison talk to Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss, bioethicist Dr. Robert Klitzman, and Meredith President and Chief Digital Officer Catherine Levene about building families through IVF and surrogacy.

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A Happy Divorce Aug 04, 2020

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Hosts Julia Dennison and Shaun T talk with Nikki DeBartolo and Benjamin Heldfond, authors of Our Happy Divorce: How Ending Our Marriage Brought Us Closer Together, about co-parenting.

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Single Parenting Heroes Jul 28, 2020

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Hosts Julia Dennison and Shaun T talk about single parenting, featuring Emma Johnson, author of The Kick-Ass Single Mom, and Adrienne Farr, Executive Operations Coordinator at Parents and a single mom by choice.

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“Are You My Dad?” “Do You Need Me To Be?” Jul 21, 2020

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Host Julia Dennison talks with Grammy-nominated bluegrass musician Barry Abernathy about expanding his family through foster care and adoption.

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Black Families Matter Jul 14, 2020

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Hosts Julia Dennison, Shaun T, and his husband Scott talk about Black Lives Matter, parenting as an interracial couple, and raising Black boys in America today.

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