Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast

16 - A really wonderful family life together

Stonewall's CEO Nancy shares her uplifting experience of adoption

 

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15 - Three children talk about adoption

Sean (14), Rosa (11) and Zach (8), talk about adoption.  The older children are donor-conceived and their younger brother is adopted.

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14 - “I’ve been a foster carer for three years”

Jasmine talks about the joys and challenges of being a foster carer.

 

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13 - ”I’m a black, gay, single adopter”

Leon talks about becoming a dad and being a role model for others.  Listen to his story and follow him on Instagram @lots_andlotsoflove

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12 - ”I was adopted by a white family”

Toni was adopted by a white family in the 1970s. Now she's a social worker and an adopter herself.

 

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11 - Recovering from post adoption depression

Harry talks candidly about recovering from post adoption depression in this honest and uplifting episode.

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10 - ”Everyone on the checkouts was looking at me!”

Anthony talks about adopting his two sons and how his family and friends reacted.

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9 - ”Daddy, you’re everything I could ask for”

Raj and Paul adopted two boys when the social worker called to say the birth mum was pregnant again. 

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8 - Do we adopt a sibling group?

We talk about the decisions and thoughts behind adopting a sibling group.

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7 - Contact with birth siblings

We chat with DJ about contact with birth siblings

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