Adoption Shared

Eddie 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 hello@wearefamilyadoption.org.uk*Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.ukWe 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 adoption journey and the stories of their children should be shared.

Eddie 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 hello@wearefamilyadoption.org.uk*Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.ukWe 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 adoption journey and the stories of their children should be shared.

Eddies 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 hello@wearefamilyadoption.org.uk*Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk

Eddie 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 hello@wearefamilyadoption.org.uk*Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk

In 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 hello@wearefamilyadoption.org.uk*Join us www.wearefamilyadoption.org.uk

Eddie 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. 

Eddie 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.

Eddie 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!

Eddie talks to Amanda about her experience of adoption, working and living with trauma, embracing fear and finding support.

Eddie talks to Angela about her experience of adopting an older child, and going through the process and parenting as a single adopter. 

Eddie 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.

We 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.

Eddie 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.

Eddie 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.

Eddie 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.

Eddie 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.

Eddie 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.