Adoption reunion top tips
Expect to be overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. And don't forget your camera! Here are my adoption reunion tips...
Why are you so angry?
I'm not just another angry adoptee. But I am angry - here's why, AND what we can all do about it.
Better than the alternative?
Don’t tell me I should be grateful I wasn’t aborted. Just button your mouth and listen to adoptees.
Reunion rocks. Reunion sucks.
Being in active reunion is like eating salt and vinegar crisps and forgetting your hands are covered with paper cuts.
Post-natal depression or delayed adoption grief?
All about the rollercoaster I went on when I became a mother who hadn’t dealt with losing her own birth mother!
What does it take to love an adoptee?
Do you have endless patience, nerves of steel and the ability to withstand constant attempts to push you away?
It's The Little Things - new poem
New poem about being adopted, and how I feel about not looking like my parents or my siblings.
Why I’m terrified to write this adoption blog
When you’ve been silent for so long, it’s a big deal to speak out. Here’s what goes through my mind every time I post about adoption…
A-Z of adoption triggers (Part one: A-C)
I didn't realise how many adoption triggers I had until I started to list them! It's been really helpful for me to become aware of what makes me anxious, down or overwhelmed. Here's part one of my adoptee triggers ABC!
Six things I've learned since coming out of the adoption fog
Since I had my children I’ve been slowly emerging from the adoptee “fog”. It’s been a hell of a ride, with new revelations coming thick and fast. Here’s what I now know…
Top 5 take-aways from The Open Nest conference 2017
Summary of my first adoption-related conference with tips for adoptees and anyone who loves and/or works with adopted, fostered or looked after children.
The Open Nest conference tomorrow!
Super excited about my first adoption/fostering conference, The Myths and Monsters of Child Protection (bit of a scary title?!) on Monday 16th October. It's run by charity The Open Nest and the venue couldn't be more apt - the Foundling Museum in London.