Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast

Kate and Charlotte talk about their happy adoption journey and how they dealt with Charlotte's history of depression during assessment.

James is going to adopt as a single gay man. He's currently searching for his child.

Alex and James had had their son for a year when the phone range and they were asked if they could take their son's younger sibling immediately.

Rosie and Emily adopted a young baby through early permanence after IVF failed.

Amber escaped a forced marriage and rebuilt her life.  She decided to adopt when she was 40 and talks about how adopting complements her spiritual beliefs.

Michael and Matthew adopted a son and, four weeks later, found out another baby was on the way.

 

Mark and his partner are consensually non-monogamous. He talks about how they were outed and the effects on their application to adopt.

Myfanwy returns to talk about her son's emerging needs. She talks about child to parent violence, anger and waiting for support.

 

Listen to Myfanwy's previous podcast here When introductions go wrong this will open in a new window.

 

 

Tony and his husband had a straightforward and joyful adoption journey

 

 

 

Avi and Danny adopted three girls one at a time. They speak Hebrew at home. They talk about building their support network and their eldest daughter's emerging needs.

 

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