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Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie

The Adoption and Fostering Podcast

A weekly Kids, Family and Parenting podcast
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The Adoption and Fostering Podcast

Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie

The Adoption and Fostering Podcast

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The Adoption and Fostering Podcast

Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie

The Adoption and Fostering Podcast

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Hello and welcome to this edition of conversations from the A&F network. In this episode I speak to adult adoptee Julie McGue, she was adopted in the US with her twin sister and grew up in the 60s knowing she was adopted. Julie shares her stor
Hello and welcome to Episode 185 of the Adoption and Fostering Podcast. In this episode we interview  transnational/transracial Adoptee and Sexologist Anna Linde.Anna's research, website and social media can be found belowFree Discovery call
Hello and welcome to this episode of the Better Me Better Us Podcast with Vicki and Hayley.As it’s National Stress Awareness Month we thought we’d talk about expectations both of ourselves and others and how it contributes to our stress levels
Hello and welcome to  Conversations from the the A&F Network. In this episode I speak adult adoptee Courtney-Grace. She shares her experience of adoption and is frank in relation to the challenges she faced growing up and re entering the care
In this episode we speak to Jenny Ginger in relation to her Phd looking at the issue of adopting when you've already got a biological child. It's a fascinating subject and we drew on Jenny's research and knowledge as well as a raft of interest
In this webcast we discuss the latest updates in the world of fostering and chat about FosterWiki’s latest independent survey. We cover a lot of ground and reference comments from our FB page here. Please follow and like to recieve notification
This episode is an interview that Al did with Adopt 4 Life's Kathryn Connor and Murray Coulter looking at the support service that they provide for fathers experiencing challenging and violent and aggressive behaviour.  You can check out their
Hello and welcome to this special edition of  the A&F Podcast. In this episode we’re sharing a keynote speech that I gave to the CoramBAAF post adoption support conference to mark the release of the their  best practice guide by Caroline Thoma
Hello and welcome to episode 183 of the Adoption and Fostering Podcast. We had a plan but got slightly sidetracked by the good news of FASD Ireland's funding success. That led us down a rabbit hole in terms of how do we affect change, what are
Episode 10 – Embracing mistakes for growthIn this months podcast we talk about mistakes-  What was our experience of mistakes growing up and how they were responded to? Does this impact how we respond now? Do you create safe spaces and relatio
Hello and welcome to this edition of conversations from the A&F network. In this episode I speak to foster carers Halima and Adam. They have chosen to be carers while raising a young family and describe their positive experiences as well as so
Hello and welcome to the 182nd episode of the A&F podcast. In this episode we chat to Phil Watson, amongst many other things, he works as a recruiter for Liverpool fostering as well as being a foster carer and adoptive parent. This is a somewha
Hello and welcome to the A&F podcast. In this episode we unpick a few questions in relation to post adoption contact as well as think about how much scaffolding is too much and downsizing when your children get to 18. Here's a link for next I
Hello and welcome to this edition of conversations from the A&F network. In this episode I speak to Susan Vickers, she shares her story of growing up as a transracial adoptee in the 70s and 80s. Susan experienced ongoing racism and a challengi
Hello and welcome to the A&F podcast. In this episode we unpick a few questions in relation to post adoption contact as well as think about how much scaffolding is too much and downsizing when your children get to 18. Here's a link for next In
Hello to Better Me Better you Ep9 - As Children’s Mental Health Week falls within February, we thought we would discuss this year’s theme which is “My Voice Matters”. What do we already do to ensure we listen to the voice of the child and wh
Hello and welcome to this edition of conversations from the A&F network. In this episode I speak to adult adoptee Stephen Rowley, he was adopted in the 1940s in the US and he shares some of his journey to rediscovering his birth family. Stephe
Hello and welcome to this Wednesday Webcast from the A&F network. We chat to Researcher Matt Clark about his research into adoptive dads, we unpick why he's doing the research and some of the specific challenges that dads face and are perhaps
Hello and welcome to the Adoption and Fostering podcasting, this week we explore Therapeutic Parenting and Good Enough Parenting. Terms that we often throw around and presume that we understand but we ask what it actually is, is there a definit
Hello and welcome to this edition of conversations from the A&F network. In this episode I speak to Irina, she is a foster carer and an adoptive parent and lives in Australia. Irina shares her experience of becoming a foster carer then moving
It's that time of the year and as per our new tradition we've invited our spouses on to dish the dirt, catch up and reflect on the latest comings and goings in our journey. We cover all kinds of stuff, children growing up, boundaries, new ways
Hello and welcome to this edition of conversations from the A&F network. In this episode I speak to Caroline and adult adoptee and adoptive parent. She shares her experience of entering a children’s home as a four year old with her siblings. C
In this months episode Vicki and Haley firstly Wish You All A Happy New Year!!  After which we consider the pressure people often put on themselves at this time of year with new starts, resolutions, giving up things which is great but what do p
Hello and happy new year!We thought it would be good to catch up after a busy few months and the usual Christmas shenanigans. We reflect on Christmas challenges, experiences of loss for children and then range onto politics, cruises, and more.
We re release the most downloaded episode of 2023.Many thanks for all the listens. One of our contributors at the annual Adoption & Fostering Podcast Conference was Angela Frazer-Wicks, birth parent and chair of trustees at the Family Rights
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