Adoption in Focus
Adoption in Focus is an adoption podcast series from Adoption Focus discussing adoption from a range of perspectives.
Guests on the podcast have included adult adoptees, professionals, grandparents, and adopters from all backgrounds, each with their own unique experiences and areas of interest.
These include adopting brothers and sisters, LGBTQ+ adoption, transracial adoption, adopting as a single person, birth family contact, the matching process and the early permanence pathway. We have many more episodes lined up and ready for release.
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Adoption in Focus
Adoption in Focus - Jo & Joe: Navigating Birth Family Contact
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In this episode Lisa talks with Jo and Joe about one of the most important and often daunting parts of adoption: contact with birth family.
They’ll share their journey from the early stages of adoption through meeting their daughter’s birth parents, navigating those first emotions, and thinking about what contact might look like in the future.
Their experience is a powerful reminder that every family’s journey is unique, and that staying open, curious, and child-focused can make contact a positive part of adoption.
Thank you for listening, and a huge thank you to Jo and Joe for sharing their story so openly.