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Adoption in Focus

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Adoption in Focus - Beyond the Trauma: Helping Adopted Children Thrive - A conversation with Simon Benn

October 14, 2026 · 54 min

What does it really take for adopted children to thrive? In this episode, Simon Benn joins us to explore why helping children flourish starts with the emotional work of adoptive parents themselves. Through powerful metaphors, Simon…
Adoption in Focus - FASD: Finding Strength, Support and Success Featuring Maggie May

September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

In this episode, Leigh and Sarah are joined by Maggie May, a 29-year-old FASD advocate, mentor and adoptee, to explore what it is really like to live with FASD. Maggie May shares her personal journey from childhood diagnosis and…
Adoption in Focus - Mike and Caroline, Building a Family through Early Permanence

June 25, 2026 · 59 min

In this episode of Adoption in Focus, Mike and Caroline share their family's journey through early permanence adoption, offering an honest look at what it means to welcome a child into your home while living with uncertainty. They reflect…
Adoption in Focus - Faith, Adoption and Belonging: A Conversation with Reverend Doctor Sarah

April 14, 2026 · 29 min

In this episode, we’re joined by Reverend Doctor Sarah to explore how faith can shape the journey of adoption and family life. Together we talk about navigating joy and sadness in adoption, welcoming children into communities of faith…
Adoption in Focus - Alex's journey adopting an older child as a single parent

March 12, 2026 · 37 min

In this episode we’re joined by Alex, a single adopter who shares her honest and deeply personal experience of welcoming an older child into her life. Alex reflects on what first drew her to adopting a child over the age of five, and how…

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Adoption in Focus - Jo & Joe: Navigating Birth Family Contact

February 12, 2026 · 39 min

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. They’ll share their journey from the early stages of adoption through meeting their daughter’s…
Adoption in Focus - Adoption, Trauma, and Identity: Adoptee Chris’ Perspective

January 14, 2026 · 35 min

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 memory of this time…
Adoption in Focus - John's story: The highs and lows of the matching process and bringing your child home

December 11, 2025 · 48 min

In this moving and insightful episode, John takes us through the journey he and his partner undertook to grow their family through adoption. He reflects on the emotional highs and lows of the matching process, the importance of patience…
Adoption in Focus - Gail’s Story: Parenting Through Trauma and Finding Connection

November 12, 2025 · 54 min

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 healing and connection…
Adoption in Focus - Leroy - Adoption and Identity in the Black Community

October 15, 2025 · 26 min

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 vital role in a child’s…
Adoption in Focus - Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

September 1, 2025 · 20 min

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. Despite funding being reduced and introduced with little notice…
Adoption in Focus - Sunny’s Story: Blending Cultures, Honouring Faith

August 11, 2025 · 30 min

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. With remarkable honesty and warmth, Sunny shares her journey from the initial doubts and fears…

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About the show

Adoption in Focus is an adoption podcast series from Adoption Focus discussing adoption from a range of perspectives. Guests on the podcast have included adult adoptees, professionals, grandparents, and adopters from all backgrounds, each with their own unique experiences and areas of interest. These include adopting brothers and sisters, LGBTQ+ adoption, transracial adoption, adopting as a single person, birth family contact, the matching process and the early permanence pathway. We have many more episodes lined up and ready for release. Your family. Their future. Adoption Focus is an independent charity and one of the largest adoption agencies in the UK. Whatever your background or situation, we’re here to help you to adopt, and we’re actively recruiting. If you live in or around Central England and you’re considering adoption, our friendly, expert team would love to meet you and help you to become an adoptive family. Adopt with us. Adoption Focus - a friendly, dedicated & experienced adoption agency