Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast

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Adoption and fostering chat with people who’ve done it, from the UK’s LGBTQ+ adoption and fostering charity, New Family Social.

Episode Date
119 - Transracially adopted siblings three years in
May 27, 2026
120 - A rocky road to adoption
May 13, 2026
118 - Be assertive!
Apr 29, 2026
117 - Everything went wrong in family finding but we're going to matching panel tomorrow!
Apr 01, 2026
116 - My children meet their birth parents for contact
Feb 18, 2026
115 - First anniversary of our son coming home
Feb 04, 2026
114 - Having Complex PTSD helps me support my adopted kids.
Jan 21, 2026
113 - Our kids are diagnosed now
Jan 07, 2026
112 - A newborn baby through Early Permanence
Dec 17, 2025
111 - Adopting an older child after encountering homophobia
Dec 03, 2025
110 - "I fostered the child you adopted"
Nov 19, 2025
109 - Going to approval panel for early permanence
Nov 05, 2025
108 - "Adopting my son made me a better person".
Oct 22, 2025
107 - "We're having the time of our lives!"
Oct 08, 2025
106 - Bi-erasure in the adoption process
Sep 23, 2025
105 - Adoption, Fostering and Tea - Live at Summer Camp
Sep 10, 2025
104 - Adopting an older child as older adopters
Aug 27, 2025
103 - Newly diagnosed autistic adopter
Aug 13, 2025
102 - I researched adoption for ten years before I took the first step.
Jul 30, 2025
101 - Our foster-to-adopt baby spent weeks in intensive care.
Jul 16, 2025
100 - Adopting in the Public Eye
Jul 02, 2025
99 - I've been an adoptive dad for over a decade.
Jun 18, 2025
98 - Adoption with a Trans History
Jun 04, 2025
97 - Without the New Family Social Summer Camp we wouldn't have our son!
May 21, 2025
96 - We wanted one baby, we brought home two toddlers!
May 07, 2025
95 - How we prepared for transracial adoption.
Apr 23, 2025
94 - My husband left me and our three kids
Apr 09, 2025
93 - It took us four years to adopt!
Mar 26, 2025
92 - We're becoming parents in 23 hours!
Mar 12, 2025
91 - Our respite foster child has been with us for a decade.
Mar 03, 2025
90 - Solo adopter of a child with additional needs.
Feb 19, 2025
89 - Changing Agency and Volunteering at Summer Camp
Feb 05, 2025
88 - "Our baby was rushed to hospital"
Jan 22, 2025
87 - From our first enquiry to parenthood in nine months.
Jan 08, 2025
86 - We've adopted a second pair of siblings this week!
Aug 21, 2024
85 - Early permanence and neurodivergence
Aug 14, 2024
84 - Grandparents speak: "They're all really loved".
Jul 31, 2024
83 - A third little monster!
Jul 24, 2024
82 - "Allow yourself to dream..."
Jul 17, 2024
81 - My adopted kids are reaching adulthood. What next?
Jun 20, 2024
80 - Adopting age-gap siblings
Apr 17, 2024
79 - A difficult start after adopting twins
Mar 27, 2024
78 - Frustrating family-finding
Mar 20, 2024
77 - Transracial adoption
Mar 04, 2024
76 - Adopting two boys
Dec 20, 2023
75 - Filial therapy - play therapy delivered by parents
Dec 13, 2023
74 - Fostering to Adopt a baby
Dec 06, 2023
73 - Foster carer looking after four teens
Nov 29, 2023
72 - ”Tenacious little monsters!”
Oct 25, 2023
71 - A contested adoption
Oct 18, 2023
70 - Aaron and Adam return with good news!
Oct 11, 2023
69 - Adopting when you have depression
Oct 04, 2023
68 - Unsure whether to adopt?
Sep 27, 2023
67 - Adopting siblings alone is a privilege
Sep 20, 2023
66 - Stuart and Simon return having adopted siblings.
Sep 13, 2023
65 - Fostering babies
Sep 06, 2023
64 - When a match falls through
Apr 26, 2023
63 - Losing your partner after adoption
Apr 19, 2023
62 - Adoption introductions with two toddlers
Apr 12, 2023
61 - Waiting two years to start stage one
Apr 05, 2023
60 - We were both adopted and now we’re adopting siblings
Mar 29, 2023
59 - Counting down to panel
Mar 22, 2023
58 - Things are still hard but they’re improving
Mar 15, 2023
57 - We’re open to adopt a large sibling group
Mar 08, 2023
56 - Early permanence - when the child returns to birth family
Jan 11, 2023
55 - When assessment takes ages
Jan 04, 2023
54 - Separating from your partner after adopting
Dec 28, 2022
53 - Surviving Christmas!
Dec 21, 2022
52 - Family finding
Dec 14, 2022
51 - Adopting when you’ve had depression
Dec 07, 2022
50 - Family finding as a single gay man
Aug 31, 2022
49 - Being asked to adopt another baby
Aug 17, 2022
48 - Early permanence after infertility
Aug 10, 2022
47 - Adopting after personal trauma
Aug 03, 2022
46 - Adopting siblings one at a time
Jul 27, 2022
45 - Consensual Non-Monogamy and Adoption
Jul 20, 2022
44 - The honeymoon period is over
Jul 13, 2022
43 - We adopted one child then did it all over again
Jul 06, 2022
42 - Raising three bilingual daughters
Mar 23, 2022
41 - Adopting before it was legal
Mar 16, 2022
40 - Adopting a baby with cancer
Mar 09, 2022
39 - Fostering older children is the best thing I’ve done!
Mar 02, 2022
38 - Adopting an older autistic child has been a joy
Feb 23, 2022
37 - How has adoption changed in the last 14 years?
Dec 01, 2021
36 - Adopting from Abroad
Nov 17, 2021
35 - Adopting a child with a serious medical condition.
Nov 10, 2021
34 - When introductions go wrong...
Nov 03, 2021
33 - Adopting when you’re autistic
Oct 27, 2021
32 - When problems feel personal
Oct 20, 2021
31 - Foster carers from Muslim backgrounds
Aug 25, 2021
30 - Adopting older children
Aug 18, 2021
29 - Adopting when you’re non-binary
Aug 11, 2021
28 - Young couple from abroad waiting for a match.
Aug 04, 2021
27 - Prospective adopters at stage two
Jul 28, 2021
26 - Fostering a teenager as a single gay man
Jul 21, 2021
25 - How out do we have to be?
Jul 14, 2021
24 - Parenting traumatised siblings
Jul 07, 2021
23 - We’ve just adopted siblings
Apr 21, 2021
22 - ”Our child is out there”
Apr 14, 2021
21 - Fostering, adoption, and splitting up
Apr 07, 2021