Love, Faith and Me - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
My Hindu Coming Out Story
28-year-old Anish came out as gay at university ten years ago. For the past decade, he's felt disconnected from his faith and the wider Hindu community, but now he's starting to think about his future and one day would like to have a family of his own. He wants to find out if he can reconcile his faith and his sexuality and celebrate being both gay and Hindu. He also faces his greatest fear by revisiting the school where he experienced homophobic bullying as a teenager to speak to the students there today about tolerance and sexuality.
Dating, Halal Style
Twenty-three-year-old Muslim convert Chiedza wants to find love. She converted to Islam three years ago and has changed much of her lifestyle for her new faith. Now she wants to find a husband and will be following traditional and modern Muslim dating rules. She tries a marriage introduction day at a mosque, a Muslim-only app and a live dating event with a difference. Will she find love, and will her mother approve?
Our Supersized Christian Family
Tattoo artist Alex and social worker Amy live in Sunderland and have five children under the age of five, including identical triplets. Can their Christian faith, family and community help them juggle a chaotic home-life now that they're both back to work and the toddlers are getting more and more active?
Married, Sikh and Wanting a Baby
Sarina and Vik have always wanted children, but after two miscarriages and three years of trying, they are seeking medical help to conceive while also drawing on their Sikh faith and community. Will their religion help them navigate this emotional time?
The Highs and Lows of a Kosher Marriage
Saul and Shoshi are happily married, but like all couples, they face challenges. Can following their strict Orthodox Jewish faith, including sleeping in separate beds for 12 days of every month, and the sacred ritual of the Mikvah, help them overcome any hurdles they might face?
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