I have been hearing a lot of rumblings from the adoption community about the lifestory books and some of the recent changes. So I decided to delve into it and see if I could find out what adopters experiences of the books were, my research didn't find great stories sadly.    Do you have any suggestions on how we could improve them?    [email protected]

Little dude was in a “relationship” that ended, he then showed all of the signs of his attachment style as that relationship came to an end.  But I did get to see him for dinner, which made me a super happy guy!

The new adopter group is launching in London, I have been asked to be a mentor and the Little Dude called for chat. It's all going on this week and I wanted to share as much with you as I could.    As always, thank you so much for listening, please feel free to reach out on [email protected] if you have a topic you would like me to cover.

The little dude was back for the weekend and sharing all of his own adventures! It sounds like he is having a great time, have a listen and see at if there is any part of the stereotype that he doesn’t fit!!!

I was asked to attend a profiling event and speak with the prospective adopters about our journey and our experiences of contact, throughout the day however, I did have a few moments that caught my eye and sadly...caused some frustrations. In today's episode, I am having a little moan...sorry!

I attended the EP and Modernising Contact conference with my RAA, there were some great guest speakers and some very interesting discussions, so I thought I would share them all with you!!! :-)

I've got some great news to share with you! I am working in partnership with Adopt London to bring a group together to gather adopters' views and opinions. I am so excited to be a part of this project and to be bringing adopter's voices to London.    If you are living in the London area, please reach out to [email protected] to get on the mailing list and start having your voices heard.

Little dude moved out, I’ve been to the theatre and I’m delivering training! Looks like an episode to cover this all is needed!!  if you’d like to be a guest on the podcast please drop an email to [email protected]

In this week's episode I am joined by Helen and Fiona, they are working on a research project that is aimed at supporting adopted children and their families. I wanted to learn all about it and to spread the word.    Are you interested in taking part in the RIGHT research trial and contributing to improving care pathways for adopted and fostered children? The Right trial is looking to determine the effectiveness of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy versus other appropriate treatment, offered to children experiencing difficulties related to early years trauma. We are also looking to identify how care pathways can be improved to ensure our vulnerable children are easily able to access the right treatment at the right time.   RIGHT is currently recruiting for adoptive families in the following areas: Hertfordshire, Central Bedfordshire, Bedford, Oxfordshire, Lanarkshire, Doncaster, East Midlands – Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire, West Midlands – Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, and Walsall And for children in a long-term foster placement in: Lanarkshire, Nottingham City, Norfolk, Oxfordshire   Get in touch with us at [email protected] or find out more at www.gla.ac.uk/right Please follow us on  www.facebook.com/righttrial and  @RIGHTTrial

As you heard in the last episode. Our dude is moving out and heading to Uni. But, what we didn’t know, is that they would push his move in date up!!!