During this episode Leigh is joined by a set of Grandparents who tell us all about their experience of the adoption process, how they supported their daughter throughout and what it was like becoming grandparents to an adopted child.

If you've adopted with Adoption Focus and would like to speak about your experiences, please email us at podcast@adoption-focus.org.uk.

If you have any requests for podcast topics you’d like us to cover, we'd love to get those too.

In this episode, Lisa is joined by one of our adopters to talk about their positive, personal experience around birth family contact.

Their discussion covers the benefits and challenges of contact, preconceptions, worries and what their children's experiences were like.

Adoption Focus adopters with queries or concerns about contact can speak to our adoption support team anytime. If you have any questions about this episode or would be interested in joining us on a future podcast yourself, please email us at podcast@adoption-focus.org.uk.

In this episode, Leigh is joined by adoptee, poet, writer, African drummer, and public speaker Michelle “Mother” Hubbard. Michelle shares her experience of transracial adoption, exploring her heritage, finding her birth family and forming her own identity.

Michelle is performing her show “Did I mention I’m adopted?” at the Nottingham Playhouse on Friday 25th October, please go along if you can.
https://nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/did-i-mention-im-adopted/