Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering
Episodes
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Hello and welcome to conversations from the adoption and fostering podcast.
In this episode we speak to adoptive single parent Matthew, he shares his experience of applying to adopt as a single man and the unique challenges that has brought.
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Scott joins the webcast live from Ireland with Al. They chat about all that's happened with Scott and what's going on now. Scott remains in recovery and will do for a long period to come, he shares some of the impacts and what the future holds. We shared one mic so the audio is a bit 'Swimming pool'.
If you would like to donate to Scott, Tris and the boys you can follow the link here. Seriously, no pressure though.
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Saturday Apr 09, 2022
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
In this episode we speak to Sarah Richards an Adoptee, therapist, postgraduate researcher studying adoptee experiences of therapy. She discussed her experience as well as the issues facing adoptees accessing affordable and effective support in adulthood.
If you’re interested in finding out more about her research you can email her here. Sarah.richards18@my.Northampton.ac.uk
Or get in touch through Twitter here
The No Borders Training advertised at the beginning of the podcast can be found here
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Hello and welcome to this special episode. On the 4th April Al was invited to give evidence the House of Lords Children and Families Act 2014 Committee. This is a recording of his evidence, it was discussion in relation to some of the challenges faced by contemporary adoption including support, timescales and contact. At the meeting Naomi Angell a consultant for Osbourne's Law also gave evidence from a legal perspective.
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
In this episode we speak to adopted adult ReGina, she shares her experience of being adopted in the early 1970 in the US. Regina describes finding out that she was adopted and her decision to keep that knowledge to herself into her adult life is explored and why she decided to keep that information private. She also shares her experience of reunification in the last few years.
You can find out more about ReGina in her book here, her FB Page here or email her at theunknownblessing@gmail.com and discover the work that she does.
As always if you have a story that you want to share then please get in touch with the podcast at aandfpodcast@gmail.com
Music by
Together, We Can Make It by Neutrin05 | https://soundcloud.com/neutrin05
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Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Hello and welcome to conversations from the adoption and fostering podcast. In this episode we speak to Keri an adoptive parent living in North Carolina in the US.
Keri shares her experience of being a licensed foster carer and adopting from the state. She shares her perspectives on the system shining a light on how the differs from the UK . Keri’s discussed the challenges that they faced as a family and the impact on her son. She also shares her experience of developing and maintaining links with her children’s birth mother counter the norm within the foster to adopt system.
Keri now campaigns to raise awareness of the challenges faced by adoptive families and you can find details of her work and writing in the podcast notes. You can visit her FB page here and see the details of her book there.
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page or email us at
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Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Just another short episode to keep people up to speed with Scotts progress. It's all in the right direction but there's good days and bad, certainly there's a long way to go.
If you would like to donate to Scott, Tris and the boys you can follow the link here. Seriously, no pressure though.
Here is the link to the Select Committee on the Children and Families Act 2014 Hearings.
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Hello and welcome to conversations from the adoption and fostering podcast. In this episode we speak to Gregory Luce from the Adoptee Rights Law Center in the US.
Gregory offers professional and personal insight into the challenges faced by adoptees in the US in relation to law and wider culture. He also shares some of his experience of the difficulties of accessing his records and the historical underpinning reasons for that.
Gregory runs a podcast here.
and you can find his twitter feed here.
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Hello, just a brief update to let people know that Scott was rushed into hospital on Sunday having had an aneurism, he is gravely ill but successfully operated on. He is now in recovery and we wanted to share Scott's husbands thanks and a give a brief update.
We have recorded several conversations over the winter and will keep releasing them for now.
Saturday Mar 12, 2022
Saturday Mar 12, 2022
Hello and welcome to conversations from the adoption and fostering podcast.
In this podcast we speak to Rachel and Brooke, they share their experience ad perspective on the US private adoption process . Rachel, a birth mom, and Brooke her adopted, now adult, child are honest in relation to the challenges they face but also reflect on the wider culture that influences the process, language and perception of adoption.
This is an honest account and a little longer than usual but certainly well worth the listen, of course it covers difficult experience and be mindful of that if you decide to listen.
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Music by
Together, We Can Make It by Neutrin05 | https://soundcloud.com/neutrin05
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported