Adoption in Focus

<p>In this episode Lisa talks with Jo and Joe about one of the most important and often daunting parts of adoption: contact with birth family.</p><p><br/>They’ll share their journey from the early stages of adoption...

<p>Chris shares his personal journey as an adoptee, reflecting on the lifelong impact of early trauma after being removed from his biological parents as a baby and adopted at the age of two. Although he has no conscious...

<p>In this moving and insightful episode, John takes us through the journey he and his partner undertook to grow their family through adoption. </p><p>He reflects on the emotional highs and lows of the matching process...

<p>This episode offers a heartfelt look at parenting through trauma, neurodiversity and adoption. Our guest, Gail shares her family's journey from the challenges that surfaced with the arrival of a new sibling to the...

<p>In this special Black History Month episode, we’re joined by Leroy to talk about adoption within the Black community why representation matters, the challenges that still exist, and how community and culture play a...

<p> In this episode, the team at Adoption Focus discusses the recent cuts to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) and what they mean for adoptive families. </p><p>Despite funding being reduced and...

<p>In this episode, we sit down with Sunny, a Sikh mother whose path to adoption led her to embrace a love that transcends cultural boundaries. <br/><br/>With remarkable honesty and warmth, Sunny shares her journey from...

<p>In this heartfelt episode, we sit down with Jonathan, a father who shares his family's powerful adoption journey from the early conversations and assessment process to welcoming his son James home and navigating life...

<p> In this episode of Adoption in Focus, Lisa sits down with Amy and Andy, a couple with four birth children who chose to grow their family through adoption.<br/><br/>They share their unique journey of adopting their...

<p>In this episode, we're joined by a brilliant same-sex couple who speak candidly about their journey to becoming dads, from the first steps in the adoption process, the highs and lows, what family life looks like for...

<p>In our latest episode Leigh is joined by Sarah, an adoptive mom of two who talks to us about her adoption experiences, right from the moment she decided to adopt to now being used as a bouncy castle by her two...

<p>In this episode, Leigh is joined by Miles, who you might know from season two of The Traitors. Miles and his husband adopted two children with Adoption Focus, and here he reflects thoughtfully and insightfully on his...

<p>During this episode Leigh is joined by a set of Grandparents who tell us all about their experience of the adoption process, how they supported their daughter throughout and what it was like becoming grandparents to...

<p><b>In this episode, Lisa is joined by one of our adopters to talk about their positive, personal experience around birth family contact. <br/><br/>Their discussion covers the benefits and challenges of contact...

<p><b>In this episode, Leigh is joined by adoptee, poet, writer, African drummer, and public speaker Michelle “Mother” Hubbard. Michelle shares her experience of transracial adoption, exploring her heritage, finding her...