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Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

Mr & Mrs K

31 episodes

2 months ago

A podcast where a husband and wife chat about their journey to adoption. The highs, the lows and everything in between!

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A podcast where a husband and wife chat about their journey to adoption. The highs, the lows and everything in between!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Society & Culture

Episodes (20/31)

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

Special Announcement!

In this episode we have a special announcement to make...! We also want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has shared in our journey up to this point and the support and encouragement you have all provided

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11 months ago

23 minutes 53 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

In this episode Mr and Mrs K give an update on the adoption process whilst also finding time to discuss all the craziness of parenting! (This episode was recorded in British Summer Time but released in Autumn so please forgive Mr K for his anti autumn decoration rant!)

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1 year ago

1 hour 35 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

We are back! This episode has been a long time in coming (and editing) but we have got an update for you all! We speak about the highs, and the lows, of the last few months, the first Christmas with Baby K, and whether we should see more people treading in dog poo on Instagram.

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1 year ago

47 minutes 44 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

On this episode we speak in hushed tones as placement day is upon and suddenly keeping a child asleep is the most important thing in life! Mrs K speaks openly about the challenges she has faced since Placement Day, we give our first hand advice to prospective adopters and reflect on the despairing pit that is kids TV!

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1 year ago

37 minutes 21 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

Transitions Day 6

On this episode we conclude our reflection on the first week of Transitions and our hopes for next week. We discuss why transition week is so tiring, top tips to make it easier and what our highlights have been from week one!

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2 years ago

16 minutes 23 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

Transitions Day 5

Transitions Day 5 and our first trip out without the foster carer! We talk about how this went, the frustrations of public shopping centres and the joy of successfully getting your child to sleep!

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2 years ago

14 minutes

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

Transitions Day 4

Transitions Day 4 and we are starting to feel tired (mostly Mrs K). We continue to talk about our developing relationship with Baby K, the difficulties of sleeping with a firm pillow and the complex and quite frankly ridiculous politics of soft play centres.

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2 years ago

11 minutes 19 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

Transitions Day 3

Transitions Day 3 and it was a gooden! We got ourselves out to a park, got a Dunkin Donut and got Baby K to bed on time!!!

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2 years ago

11 minutes 9 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

Transitions Day 2

Day 2 of Transitions is here and we can cautiously say we aren't too tired just yet! We reflect on the days events and the dawning reality that changing nappies is now our responsibility.

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2 years ago

9 minutes 54 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

Transitions Day 1

It is finally here! Day 1 of Transitions is upon us and we are EXCITED! We give an update on our way to Foster Carers and an update following the first day. Plus, a little additional reveal about Baby K!

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2 years ago

9 minutes 41 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

On this episode we celebrate Adoption Week! Plus we give an exciting update on our journey to adoption, discuss meeting birth parents and rue those missed opportunites to play Dobby Scarecrow during wet play times!

To find out more about our adoption journey you can follow us on Instagram @finding.our.feet_

Or you can email us on findingourfeet.adoptionjournal@gmail.com

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2 years ago

32 minutes 50 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

We Are Matched!

We.. have.. MORE.. NEWS! In this episode we talk about our journey to this point, being matched! We go through the process leading up to Matching Panel, the ups and downs of adoption, our favourite all time books, and of course the Sugar Puff Monster!

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2 years ago

42 minutes 49 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

We.. have.. NEWS! Firstly, not only are we 1 year old (HAPPY PODIVERSARY TO YOU!) but we have more!!! In this episode we speak about our news (obvs), the extortionate prices of Mama's and Papa's and how delicious the burgers are from Tim Horton's!

To find out more about our adoption journey you can follow us on Instagram @finding.our.feet_

Or you can email us on findingourfeet.adoptionjournal@gmail.com

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2 years ago

45 minutes 28 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

We have finally arrived at this point.... PANEL! On this episode we talk about the outcome of panel, what we have learnt from it (including what not to wear!), and chat about Mrs K's new hobby! Climber ready! We also have a guest appearance from a certain four legged friend.

To find out more about our adoption journey you can follow us on Instagram @finding.our.feet_

Or you can email us on findingourfeet.adoptionjournal@gmail.com

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2 years ago

51 minutes 45 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

Stage 2 - Part 2

On this episode we discuss further the meetings and goings on of Stage 2 including Fostering For Adoption, Panel Preparation, Virtual Reality &......... Clash of Clans?!

To find out more about our adoption journey you can follow us on Instagram @finding.our.feet_

Or you can email us on findingourfeet.adoptionjournal@gmail.com

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2 years ago

47 minutes 31 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

On this MAMMOTH episode we welcome our first ever guest! Jude's Mum gives us insights into parenting a child living with autism, shares some highs and lows and draws some comparisons with parenting cared for children. She also asks us some questions and the answers are... interesting!

You can find Jude's Mum on Instagram @_judes_world_

To find our more about our adoption journey you can follow us on Instagram @finding.our.feet_

Or you can email us on findingourfeet.adoptionjournal@gmail.com

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2 years ago

1 hour 43 minutes 3 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

This episode was recorded whilst we were on holiday! We chat about some of our childhood memories of holidays, the developmental needs of cared for children and the unmistakable smells of a children's soft play centre.

To find out more about our adoption journey you can follow us on Instagram @finding.our.feet_

Or you can email us on findingourfeet.adoptionjournal@gmail.com

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2 years ago

45 minutes 26 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

Stage 2 Begins!

New Year new us! That's right, we have started Stage 2! In this episode we will talk about our start to Stage 2, some of the questions we have been asked and, of course, superpowers!

To find out more about our adoption journey you can follow us on Instagram @finding.our.feet_

Or you can email us on findingourfeet.adoptionjournal@gmail.com

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2 years ago

48 minutes 31 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

It's CHRISTMAS!!! On this episode we cover all things Christmas ranging from Christmas traditions, movies, the Argos catalogue and of course, shiny Alan Shearer football stickers. Oh, and we also give an update on the adoption journey!!!

To find out more about our adoption journey you can follow us on Instagram @finding.our.feet_

Or you can email us on findingourfeet.adoptionjournal@gmail.com

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2 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes 57 seconds

Finding Our Feet: The Adoption Journal

Update & Book Club

In this episode we give an update on our current situation as well as chat about the book Amber's Mums by Tom T. Lamb. We chat about all things P.A.C.E, which football team you want to get in a World Cup Sweepstake and our thoughts on I'm A Celeb.

To find out more about our adoption journey you can follow us on Instagram @finding.our.feet_

Or you can email us on findingourfeet.adoptionjournal@gmail.com

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3 years ago

41 minutes 27 seconds