Adoption Shared
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago -Adoption Shared is produced by We Are Family adoption support community in partnership with Adopt London. Adoption Shared explores stories which inform, support and amplify the adopter voice and community. In each episode, our host Eddie Elliott meets adopters and professionals who share their insight and experiences of the adoption journey from a variety of different perspectives. You can join We Are Family for FREE at www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk.*Please note that the views expressed in this podcast are the views of our guest speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of We Are Family or Adopt London.
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Episodes
Season 4: Navigating the Education System
April 04, 2024 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBJoin host Eddie Elliott as he sits down with Stephen, a dedicated father and experienced educator, to discuss the challenges and triumphs of advocating for children with special educational needs (SEN). From the intricacies of securing an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) to the conversations between mainstream versus special schooling, Stephen shares his wealth of knowledge and personal experiences. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared *...
Season 4: Building Resilient Families
March 21, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode, Eddie meets Esther who speaks about building resilient families and her journey with adoption. Esther also shares her work with the SEND Survival Guide and Emotional Freedom Tapping technique. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identifying informati...
Season 4: Preparing for adopting a child with additional needs
February 26, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this episode, Eddie meets Andrew who candidly shares his family's experience adopting a child with additional needs. Gain insights into the realities and hurdles faced by families navigating this unique journey. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identifying inform...
We Are Family Anniversary Special with Co-Founders Miranda and Marie Louise
November 26, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBThis talk is part of our Big Give Christmas Challenge fundraising campaign . In exchange for listening, we ask that you make a donation at any level that you can, to our Big Give Christmas Challenge Fundraising Campaign - between midday 28th November to midday 5th November - raising vital funds to continue the work of We Are Family into our next decade. In this episode, Eddie meets We Are Family Co-Founders Miranda and Marie Louise for a very special episode celebrating WAF's 10th Anniversa...
Black Voices: Experiences of a Black adoption professional - Audrey's story
February 23, 2023 01:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBEddie meets Audrey Bouazizi, Head of Service for Adopt London South, part of the Adopt London RAA (Regional Adoption Agency) as she shares her experiences as a professional working in adoption and her views on the experiences of Black people within the adoption journey. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the pri...
Black Voices: Identity and contact - Tony's Story
January 19, 2023 01:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBEddie meets Tony who together with his white partner adopted sibling boys who are mixed heritage and white. Tony shares his family's story and how they celebrate and understand their unique identities alongside navigating and embracing contact with the boys' birth mum. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the pri...
Black Voices: Adopting Siblings - Esther's Story
December 08, 2022 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBEddies meets Esther and hears about her journey to adopt siblings as a single parent. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identifying information has been changed or removed. We provide guidelines to all of our guests about how and whether information about their ado...
Black Voices: An Adoptee's Perspective - Mike's Story
November 24, 2022 01:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBEddie sits down with Mike, who was adopted as a baby and has since made contact with his birth family. Together they explore Mike's experience of growing up adopted, making contact and developing relationships with his birth family. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All...
Black Voices: Adoption Shared host Eddie shares his journey
November 10, 2022 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBIn the first episode of this exciting season of Adoption Shared Black Voices, our host Eddie Elliott shares his story of becoming an adoptive dad with his good friend, and well known actress, Victoria Ekanoye. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identifying information...
Family dynamics- adopting with a birth child
June 16, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBEddie is joined by Jane, who is a step mum, birth mum, and adoptive mum of three boys. Jane shares her family's adoption journey and how their family dynamics have changed and developed over time. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identifying information has been ...
Family dynamics- adopting with a birth child
June 16, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBEddie is joined by Jane, who is a step mum, birth mum, and adoptive mum of three boys. Jane shares her family's adoption journey and how their family dynamics have changed and developed over time. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk
Child to parent abuse
June 02, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBEddie sits down with Jane Griffiths of CAPA First Response to talk about child to parent abuse. Together they explore what it is, the root causes and how trauma can impact, and the support available for the whole family when there is child to parent abuse in the home. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the priva...
Child to parent abuse
June 02, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBEddie sits down with Jane Griffiths of CAPA First Response to talk about child to parent abuse. Together they explore what it is, the root causes and how trauma can impact, and the support available for the whole family when there is child to parent abuse in the home. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk
Understanding executive functioning and how to support our children
May 19, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBEddie talks to Victoria Bagnall, co-founder of Connections in Mind to explore Executive Functioning : what it is; the impact that challenges with executive functioning can have; how trauma impacts executive functioning; and how we can support our children to develop their executive functioning skills to better regulate their emotions, manage their time and belongings, and to engage with learning - to name just a few! Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #...
Understanding executive functioning and how to support our children
May 19, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBEddie talks to Victoria Bagnall, co-founder of Connections in Mind to explore Executive Functioning : what it is; the impact that challenges with executive functioning can have; how trauma impacts executive functioning; and how we can support our children to develop their executive functioning skills to better regulate their emotions, manage their time and belongings, and to engage with learning - to name just a few! Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #...
Embracing trauma - reflections on an adoptive parent's journey
May 05, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBEddie talks to Amanda about her experience of adoption, working and living with trauma, embracing fear and finding support. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identifying information has been changed or removed. We provide guidelines to all of our guests about how and...
Life as a single adopter: another perspective
April 21, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBEddie talks to Angela about her experience of adopting an older child, and going through the process and parenting as a single adopter. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identifying information has been changed or removed. We provide guidelines to all of our guests ...
Supporting emotional resilience for our children
April 07, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBEddie talks to Charlie, who is an adoptee and an adoptive parent, in an engaging and open discussion about supporting her daughter with the experience of being adopted and working to build a connection that endures even in times of separation. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their chi...
Supporting emotional resilience for our children
April 07, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBEddie talks to Charlie, who is an adoptee and an adoptive parent, in an engaging and open discussion about supporting her daughter with the experience of being adopted and working to build a connection that endures even in times of separation. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk
Five Questions
December 23, 2021 01:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBWe asked adopters the same five questions, and their answers reveal the complexity and variety of adoption journeys. Join us to hear the answer to 'What would you do differently..?' and more. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identifying information has been changed...
Strategies for Managing Big Feelings at Christmas and Beyond
December 09, 2021 01:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBEddie talks to Megan Tanner of Think NVR, Non-violent Resistance (NVR) practitioner and consultant about strategies for managing the ‘Big Feelings’ that can come up for adopted children around Christmas time- and at any time. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identi...
Contact with your adopted child's birth family
November 25, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBEddie talks to Stephen and Mark about making and supporting contact with their children's birth families, exploring the challenges and very real positives of making contact work. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identifying information has been changed or removed. W...
Adoption Shared X The Big Give Christmas Challenge!
November 23, 2021 11:00 - 42 seconds - 543 KBCan you help We Are Family reach their Big Give Christmas Challenge target to create more episodes of the brilliant podcast series Adoption Shared? Donate between 30 Nov-7 Dec and double your impact! https://bit.ly/30Vqhca
Choosing a primary school for your adopted child
November 10, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBEddie talks to Jody, adoptive dad and deputy headteacher of a primary school about what important questions to ask and information to look out for when choosing a primary school for your adopted child. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identifying information has bee...
Life as a single adopter of two children
October 27, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBEddie talks to Jay about her experience of adopting and parenting two children on her own. In this honest and engaging account which explores the highs and lows of single adoptive parenting. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk We prioritise the privacy of guests and their children. All identifying information has been changed ...
Life as a single adopter of two children
October 27, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBEddie talks to Jay about her experience of adopting and parenting two children on her own. In this honest and engaging account which explores the highs and lows of single adoptive parenting. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk
Choosing a secondary school for your adopted child
October 11, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBEddie talks to Jane Pickerden, Consultant Practitioner & Senior Social Worker working in the Post Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Team at Adopt London and Dr Gabrielle Pelter, Educational Psychologist who share tips, ideas and resources for helping to choose the right secondary school for your adopted child. Contact We Are Family & the Adoption Shared Team: Tweet us @WAFadoption #AdoptionShared * Tweet Eddie @Eddielliott * Email us [email protected] * Join us www...