Hello and welcome to Episode 185 of the Adoption and Fostering Podcast.  In this episode we interview  transnational/transracial Adoptee and Sexologist Anna Linde. Anna's research, website and social media can be found below Free Discovery call and my ”workbase” at Healing Exchange LLC: https://www.healingxchg.com/booking-calendar/discovery-meeting-with-anna?category=0ec8fc3e-78a2-4ef9-921b- 40851f4b1fa5&referral=service_list_widget Intimacy coaching group for Adult Adoptees: https://www.healingxchg.com/intimacy-for-adult-adoptees Instagram here. Linkedin: here We took our time g ..read more

Hello and welcome to this episode of the Better Me Better Us Podcast with Vicki and Hayley. As it’s National Stress Awareness Month we thought we’d talk about expectations both of ourselves and others and how it contributes to our stress levels. We would love to hear your experiences and open up the conversation. Connect with us - Instagram- BMBUltd Facebook – Better Me Better Us Twitter – BMBUltd Email – info@bettermebetterus.co.uk ..read more

In this episode we speak to Jenny Ginger in relation to her Phd looking at the issue of adopting when you've already got a biological child.  It's a fascinating subject and we drew on Jenny's research and knowledge as well as a raft of interesting comments and questions that came from listeners though our FB page. You can read them here.  We mentioned a new research project 'family routes' you can find more details of that here. As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or professional and would like share that on ..read more

This episode is an interview that Al did with Adopt 4 Life's Kathryn Connor and Murray Coulter looking at the support service that they provide for fathers experiencing challenging and violent and aggressive behaviour.   You can check out their website here.  As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or professional and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook page, the app formerly known as Twitter or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Spotify here G ..read more

Hello and welcome to this special edition of  the A&F Podcast.  In this episode we’re sharing a keynote speech that I gave to the CoramBAAF post adoption support conference to mark the release of the their  best practice guide by Caroline Thomas and John Simmonds. I tried to ground the talk in the lived experience of families but there was certainly much more that could have been said.  I hope you find it interesting and please let us know what you think.   As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective perso ..read more

Hello and welcome to episode 183 of the Adoption and Fostering Podcast. We had a plan but got slightly sidetracked by the good news of FASD Ireland's funding success. That led us down a rabbit hole in terms of how do we affect change, what are the levers we need to pull and what are the challenges. We unpick that then Al has some feedback from CoramBAAF's post adoption conference and we run through that.  We also check in with Al and get an update on his solo parenting experiment as well as the usual infobantz. There was swearing but nothing too bad, beware ye.  Here's a link to the ..read more

Episode 10 – Embracing mistakes for growth In this months podcast we talk about mistakes-  What was our experience of mistakes growing up and how they were responded to? Does this impact how we respond now? Do you create safe spaces and relationships for conversations to happen? We would love to hear your experiences and open up the conversation. Connect with us - Instagram- BMBUltd Facebook – Better Me Better Us Twitter – BMBUltd Email – info@bettermebetterus.co.uk ..read more

Hello and welcome to the 182nd episode of the A&F podcast. In this episode we chat to Phil Watson, amongst many other things, he works as a recruiter for Liverpool fostering as well as being a foster carer and adoptive parent. This is a somewhat chaotic but cracking chat with Phil sharing some of his personal experience as well as speaking to the challenges of recruiting as well as the nature of fostering itself.  We would recommend following Phil here on social media as he is always entertaining. We would also like to apologise for Al's attempts at German and French.  As always ..read more

Hello and welcome to this edition of conversations from the A&F network.  In this episode I speak to Susan Vickers, she shares her story of growing up as a transracial adoptee in the 70s and 80s. Susan experienced ongoing racism and a challenging relationship with her adoptive parents. She then went on to reconnect with her biological parents with complex outcomes. Susan has written two book charting her experience ‘Love Susan: An Adoption Reality’ and ‘I am not a Paki’. that offers a unique insight to her experience and life.  Below is an image of the sculpture Susan references ..read more

Hello and welcome to the A&F podcast. In this episode we unpick a few questions in relation to post adoption contact as well as think about how much scaffolding is too much and downsizing when your children get to 18.  Here's a link for next Intro to NVR that we're holding on the 13th & 20th May. As it's online it's open to any persons from anywhere https://rb.gy/dx888x Link for other workshops: www.fasdireland.ie/workshops - this includes an Introduction to FASD. As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or profess ..read more