The Adoption Diaries
Highs, lows and everything in between for Mr and Mrs M as they navigate their journey to start a family through adoption.
Episodes
15 episodes
15 We've Been Linked!
In this episode, Mr and Mrs M discuss a meeting they had the day after their approval panel when their link with a child became official. They also explain what they have been doing to prepare themselves for the imminent arrival of...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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26:25
14 Approval Panel
In this episode, Mr and Mrs M share their experience of Approval Panel: how they prepared, who was there, what they asked and how it felt. They also reveal the outcome! Get in touch with us at adoptiondiariespodcast@gm...
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30:51
13 Bonus Breaking News Episode
In this episode, Mr and Mrs M share about an exciting phone call with their social worker, and the very rapid sequence of meetings they will be having after their approval panel. Please do get in touch with us at adoptiondiariespod...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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21:53
12 Review Of Stage 2, Top Tips & An Exciting Update!
In this episode, Mr and Mrs M reflect back over Stage 2 of the adoption process and discuss what they would recommend for other prospective adopters and their supporters. You'll also get to hear some exciting news! Get...
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33:53
11 Matching, Another Network Event & Family Finding Begins!
In this episode of 'The Adoption Diaries', Mr and Mrs M share their experience of the infamous and very long 'Matching Meeting', the last of their home visits with their social worker. They also share about a Network Event, a sibli...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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45:01
10 Home Visits 4-7, Self Care Plan & Early Permanence Workbook
In this episode of the Adoption Diaries, the M's are back from their holiday, and they have finished their Home Visits! They take the listeners on a deep dive into the content of the following visits: Visit 4: Life...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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46:34
09 APT 3 & 4 and the Sibling Saga
In this week's episode, Mr and Mrs M share their thoughts on APT 3 & 4 (their final 2 full days of training before the "on-the-job" type). They also discuss their uncertainties around whether to adopt one, or two children.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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35:38
08 Stage 2 Begins! Home Visits 1-3
In this episode, Mr and Mrs M discuss how they felt and what happened when they first met their Stage 2 social worker. They discuss their first 3 home assessment visits which were: Visit 1: Initial Home Visit<...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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29:48
07 Why Adoption? Lite Bite Book Club & Network Event
In this episode, Mr and Mrs M describe two of the training/support events put on by their local authority for prospective adopters. They also share their journey and reason to adopt and answer their first ever listener question! <...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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44:15
06 We made it to the end of Stage 1!
In this episode, Mr and Mrs M explain what the Stage 1 Review meeting was like and how they started to share their exciting news more widely with family and friends. In the episode, Mr M mentions a helpful episode of The Adoption S...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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31:53
05 APT and Early Permanence Training
Mr and Mrs M share their experience of Adoption Preparation Training (days 1 and 2) and Early Permanence Training. The video that Mr M refers to can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn8j4XRxSck Email ques...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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38:39
04 Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork
In this episode, Mr and Mrs M give you a run through of all the forms and checks that they needed to complete during Stage 1. They also share some of the content from Workbooks 1 and 2 which form the basis of the Stage 1 Report and Prospective ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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34:39
03 Foundation Day
We hear Mr and Mrs M's reflections on 'Foundation Day', the final part of the pre-stage process before formally submitting an "Expression of Interest" to adopt. **Disclaimer** - this episode goes into a lot of detail about what we ...
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50:44