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This is a podcast all about our adoption journey, the highs, the lows and the bits in between. I will share our experiences and discuss general life as well as specifics. In time I will look to answer questions and support other adopters.
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Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Well, for most people, the turkey has just about gone now, we are all full to the brim and just about ready to start working out what day of the week it is again!
I went for a lovely walk with Shadow and thought it was a great time to tell you all about our festive period and what we got up too. Hope you enjoy and look forward to catching up with you again in the New Year
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
On our Instagram account, I put out a link to NGL and allowed all the followers to ask any questions they wanted without sharing their details. It was a really fun exercise and it turns out, you guys wanted to know more about me! :-)
You can follow our Instagram account too: Adoption.Adventures
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
I have been to my first observation of another agency's prep group, it was really interesting and I got to see a lot of great work going on. But, this has also highlighted some key issues and considerations that I need to raise with the senior team and also on a wider scale too.
Apologies in advance, I get on my soap box a few times in this episode, I shall blame the cold!
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
It's time for Christmas parties and instead of Dad and I going out to enjoy the festivities, it is once again our Little Dude who is reaching for the next egg nog. But then, he wanted to push his luck just a little further and see if our Christmas spirit was in the forgiving mood, check it out and let me know if you would have done the same.
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
As part of my work with Adoption UK, we have explored Post Placement Blues and how many people have experienced this. It was a really interesting piece of work and has shone a light on some really important factors.
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
As you know, I speak with Little Dudes mum over email on a regular basis, recently she has sent two emails that have given us pause and made us think about how we would talk with Little Dude. He was great when we sat him down to speak, but it then raised further questions that we needed to consider.
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
As our children grow older we have to decide what parts of their lives that we will be involved in and what areas we need to give them space on. Then we have to deal with all of those people around us that have an opinion, the struggle is real!! :-)
Here are my views on the latest issues and what we have decided to do about them.
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
I was really lucky to be invited to attend a training session with One Adoption West Yorkshire where I learned all about brain-based parenting, the session covered such a great deal of information and helped me to understand some of the behaviours we had seen and continue to see. I have tried to cover as many aspects of this training as I could to help you too.
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
In a few conversations recently it has come up that there is a lack of Dads represented within the world of adoption and this then lead me to discuss the gaps that this makes, so it got me thinking about where I have met Dads who are sharing their experiences and wondering why there aren't more of us...
What are your thoughts?
Drop me a line on adoptionadventures123@gmail.com
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
I was asked to attend a matching/profiling event and talk about my experience as a parent and how our process was adopting an older child. The whole day was great fun and I got to meet some wonderful people. Our RAA had taken a new approach to the event and I thought that it was a really smart way to launch the event. Have a listen and tell me if you agree. :-)