Guest Consent & Release Form
🌍 About the Podcast
Concept & Purpose
Grown Between Worlds is a podcast by and for adult children of immigrants (i.e., people who immigrated during childhood or adolescence, or were born into 1st or 2nd generation immigrant families after settlement) and their partners, exploring their unique and often overlooked experiences. This podcast aims to elevate the voices of women, queer and trans, neurodivergent and disabled people in immigrant communities and in inter-ethnic / inter-racial / inter-faith partnerships. This is a space where stories of identity, belonging, resilience, love, and the in-between of cultures can be seen and heard.
The “Grown Between Worlds” Podcasting TEAM (i.e., the Podcasters)
FOROUZ SALARI (she/her) Founder, Executive Producer Primary Host, Operational Lead | MIRANDA RAMNARAYAN (she/her) Executive Editor, Producer, Co-Host, Production Lead |
Audience
Adult children of immigrants seeking validation and connection.
Non-immigrant partners wanting to better understand their loved one’s background.
Women, queer and trans, neurodivergent and disabled folks navigating immigrant family and cultural dynamics, or intercultural / interethnic / interfaith / interracial / queer partnerships.
Therapists, educators and community workers supporting immigrant communities.
Goals
Building visibility and community for the often-overlooked experiences, narratives and needs of adult children of immigrants and their partners.
Providing practical insights and shared wisdom for listeners navigating identity, relationships, life choices, mental health and wellbeing.
Highlighting the layered realities of women, queer and trans, neurodivergent and disabled immigrants, particularly when navigating partnership or career choices that challenge familial, cultural or community expectations.
Creating companion resources (guidebooks) that extend the podcast into tangible tools.
Future Companion Resources
📘 Guidebook for Child & Teen Immigrants (and likely a children’s book)
📘 Guidebook for Non-Immigrants Partnering with Adult Children of Immigrants
📘 Guidebook for Mental Health Workers and Community Workers supporting immigrant communities
📩 Practical Notes for Guests
Recording: Guest interviews take place online via Riverside. The podcasters will email you a private meeting/recording link, once your interview booking is confirmed.
Length of Episode: 40–80 minutes (depending on conversation flow).
Recording session will be scheduled for 90-minutes to allow for enough time and space.
Style: Warm, conversational, open-ended, reflective and process-oriented (without emphasizing private and intimate personal details). Guests may draw on relevant insights from their lived experiences and professional experiences, as they see fit and within their own boundaries.
Informed Disclosure: Guests are welcome to share as much or as little personal information as they are ready and comfortable to disclose publicly, during their podcast interview.
Confidentiality: If guests prefer to participate anonymously, only their audio (not video) will be recorded and released. Guests will also be asked to select a pseudonym.
Before Recording:
Guests will connect with Forouz Salari for a 30-40 min video call (via Zoom) to discuss what they feel drawn to talk about, clarify any questions, and schedule their interview recording.
If professional guests (particularly therapists, counsellors, coaches, consultants, instructors or facilitators who support / serve immigrant communities) would like to publicly disclose their work, they will be asked to provide a brief bio, a profile photo and a link to their online professional profile / website. This info will be included in Guests’ episode description, cover photo, and related marketing (e.g., podcasters’ websites, blogs, social media accounts, etc.). Podcasters will NOT endorse any services or products.
Guests must read, complete and submit this digital Guest Consent & Release Form, at least 72-hours before their scheduled interview recording session.
Intro Question for Each Guest at Episode’s Start:
Tell us a bit about your personal connection to immigration (either as someone who is an adult child of immigrants OR as someone partnered with an immigrant).
Final Reflection Question for Each Guest at Episode’s End:
If there had been a guidebook for immigrant kids / teens OR for people partnering with adult children of immigrants — what’s one piece of advice or wisdom you’d want included?
This question anchors the podcast’s purpose – building resources, guidance and community wisdom for those navigating life “between worlds.”
Guests’ names and professional contact info (or pseudonyms) will be included in such resources as “contributors”, to acknowledge their generosity in sharing their personal and/or professional experiences and insights.
After Recording:
Guests will have the right to withdraw their consent to participate in the podcast up to 30 days after the recording date of their interview.
At least 30 days prior to the release of a season that includes the Guest’s episode, they will be sent a private, view-only link to review an edited version of their episode. During this review period, Guests may request the removal of any significant factual inaccuracies, unintended over-shares, or content that no longer feels appropriate to disclose publicly, in alignment with the podcast’s trauma-informed approach. Requests for edits must be submitted within the timeframe provided alongside the review link.
Spread the Word: Guests are asked to share the podcast’s marketing materials and relevant links with their networks.
🌟 Guiding Questions for Guests
Before their podcast interview, guests are asked to consider and reflect on these guiding questions, paying close attention to what they’re feeling drawn to talk about:
For Adult Children of Immigrants:
1. Now as an adult, what cultural / ethnic / national identity do you claim? How was your journey of arriving at this identity? What influenced or impacted the identity you’ve chosen to claim? If your identity has changed over time, how so?
2. Looking back, what was the hardest part of trying to “fit in” (within the wider society of your host culture or country &/or in your cultural, ethnic or national community-of-origin)? Conversely, what was the easiest part?
3. What’s one part of growing up as an immigrant kid — or as the child of immigrants — that you really wish more people understood?
4. At what points in your life — whether in relationships, school or work — have your immigrant experiences felt especially present or important?
5. How do you think your immigrant background has shaped the choices you’ve made in love, career or life overall? Has that influence shifted over time?
6. Have other aspects of your identity or lived experiences been more impactful or influential than your immigrant background? Has that shifted throughout your life? How has this been perceived by your immigrant family or community?
7. What stands out to you the most about your experience of “Code-Switching” between different spaces or communities? How has this impacted your identity formation, sense of self and overall wellbeing, throughout your life?
8. What does “success” mean to you, as an adult child of immigrants? What influenced your definition? How has your definition shifted, throughout your life? Have there been any barriers to you recognizing and living out your own aspirations?
9. What’s one challenge or interesting moment you and your partner have faced when balancing Canadian norms with your family’s cultural traditions?
10. What’s one thing you wish your non-immigrant partner already knew about your background, your family, or the immigrant experience — without you needing to explain it?
11. If you could go back, what’s one piece of advice you’d give your younger self about navigating life as a child of immigrants?
12. If you were put in your immigrant family’s or community’s shoes, what’s one thing that you would’ve done differently? Why?
For Non-Immigrant Partners:
1. When you first started dating your immigrant partner, was there something you were nervous or unsure about asking them — or their family?
2. What has been the most surprising or confusing part of building a partnership with someone from an immigrant background?
3. What differences between you and your partner have stood out the most? And what unexpected similarities have you noticed?
4. How do you and your partner find ways to weave together your family traditions with the norms of your host culture (i.e., the country that you’re living in together)?
5. Through your partnership, what’s one thing you’ve had to reflect on or re-learn about your own upbringing, identity, or assumptions?
6. Based on your experiences, what has stood out to you about the ways that people from different cultures and generations deal with meal-time, holiday celebrations, gift-giving, life’s milestones, achievements, etc.?
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
Forouz Salari (“Founder, Executive Producer, Primary Host & Operational Lead“) and
Miranda Ramnarayan (“Executive Editor, Producer, Co-Host & Production Lead”)
(herein jointly referred to as the “Podcasters”)
of the “Grown Between Worlds” Podcast (herein referred to as the “Podcast”)
Sponsored by Forouz Salari Online Counselling & Consulting
AND
Interview Guest (herein referred to as the “Guest”)
The above-named Guest hereby consents to the following:
a) The audio recording, broadcast, or other distribution of the Guest’s voice as part of the “Grown Between Worlds” Podcast.
b) The video recording, broadcast, or other distribution of the Guest’s recorded image (if applicable) as part of the Podcast.
c) Forouz Salari (“Founder, Creator, Executive Producer & Co-Editor”) is the primary and majority owner, with Miranda Ramnarayan (“Producer, Editor & Collaborator”) as the secondary and partial owner, of all rights in and to the Grown Between Worlds podcast and the recordings thereof. This includes the right to distribute, reproduce, and publish the podcast by any medium or form of transmission, including but not limited to streaming, digital sharing, educational use, and the creation, distribution, or sale of related compendium resources and products.
d) All materials relating to the production, editing, and distribution of the podcast shall remain the property of Forouz Salari Online Counselling & Consulting.
Guest Acknowledgements
a) The Guest understands that participation in the Podcast is voluntary and that no monetary compensation will be provided.
b) The Guest grants permission for their name, likeness, and any biographical or professional information voluntarily shared with Forouz Salari and/or Miranda Ramnarayan to be used in connection with the promotion of the Podcast and related materials (but not as a product or service endorsement).
c) The Guest releases and discharges Forouz Salari and Miranda Ramnarayan, together with all affiliates, contractors, employees, agents, heirs, and assigns, from any and all liability arising out of or connected with the creation, production, editing, publishing, or use of the Podcast and related media.
d) The Guest has the right to withdraw their consent to participate in the Podcast up to 30 days following the recording date of their interview. Withdrawal requests must be submitted in writing to the Podcasters within this timeframe.
e) The Guest understands that, at least 30 days prior to the release of a Podcast season featuring their episode, they will receive access to a private, view-only version of their edited episode for review. During this review period, the Guest may request edits to address significant factual inaccuracies or unintended over-sharing of personal or sensitive information, in alignment with the Podcast’s trauma-informed values and approach. While the Podcasters will make reasonable efforts to accommodate such requests, final editorial decisions remain with the Podcasters, with a commitment to representing the Guest’s contributions respectfully, accurately, and in context.
Use in Future Educational & Creative Works
a) The Guest understands and consents that anonymized or excerpted portions of their words, ideas, or insights shared during the interview may later be referenced, quoted, or paraphrased in related works developed by the Podcasters.
b) These may include, but are not limited to, blog posts, articles, educational resources, compendiums, guidebooks, or books (including creative and children’s literature) that expand upon the themes of the Podcast.
c) Guests’ names and professional contact info (or pseudonyms) may be included in such resources as contributors, to acknowledge their generosity in sharing their personal and/or professional experiences and insights.
d) If such works are developed, the Podcasters will ensure that any use of the Guest’s contributions is handled respectfully and in context, without distortion or misrepresentation. Any personally identifying information about Guests will be removed and anonymized.
e) The Guest grants the Podcasters a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use excerpts or paraphrased ideas from their interview for these purposes, while retaining full ownership of their own personal story, voice, and lived experience.
Performance Rights
a) All rights to the Guest’s individual performance remain the property of the Guest.
b) This release does not include any rights to mechanical reproduction of the audio (e.g., compact discs, records, or other commercial audio compilations) without the Guest’s express written permission.
Covenant of Good Faith
a) Both the Guest and the Podcasters agree to act in good faith to support and promote the collaborative purpose of the Podcast.
b) The Guest agrees to make a reasonable, sincere effort to share and promote their episode (e.g., through personal or professional networks), and the Podcasters agree to represent the Guest’s contributions accurately, respectfully, and in context.
The Grown Between Worlds Podcast
is sponsored by and made in collaboration with
Forouz Salari Online Counselling & Consulting.
