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Adoption journey train
Jump on board the Adoption Journey Train as this years National Adoption Week theme celebrates adoption journey’s. Life is really all...
joy carter
Oct 24, 20244 min read
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Your voice where it matters at the NAFP Parliamentary Day
Amazing NAFP Parliamentary day, launch of BERRI report on fostering outcomes attended by MP's and Lawyers who care
joy carter
May 31, 20246 min read
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Everyone deserves to know this
Everyone deserves to know... Where they come from When at the age of 18, Ryan was told he had been adopted in Morocco by his Moroccan...
Ryan Anderson
Oct 16, 20224 min read
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"I've often thought about writing, but....."
Once people know I've written a book about adoption – and A Child in the Middle is written from both a personal and professional point of...

Catherine Lloyd
Jul 20, 20223 min read
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I've gone and done it!
I've written a book! Actually, to be honest, I’ve written another book. Because I am already a published author. In 2015, I wrote The...

Catherine Lloyd
May 5, 20224 min read
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Anger Spinning
Forget winning an Oscar knowing how to deal with anger when the pressure is on and the stakes are high will win the Oscar of life every...
joy carter
Mar 30, 20225 min read
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War vs Family
Shalom. Shalom. Shalom. Love to all who oppose the Ukraine war and who are suffering because of this war or any other war. I was...
joy carter
Mar 9, 20225 min read
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Battlefield Ready
Can we ever be ready for the challenges that come our way? The last few years have caught us all by surprise in some way, so what now?...
joy carter
Jan 5, 20225 min read
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Black History Month
‘I have a dream’ was Dr Martin Luther King’s iconic clarion call speech delivered on August 28th on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial...
joy carter
Oct 8, 20214 min read
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Why do I write?
Why do I write? I write because it’s freeing. Because you can write about anything. I have written a few plays and short stories as well...
daceyestelle
Jun 19, 20212 min read
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The importance of early adoption
Every single adoption from any age commences with extreme trauma as a child's blood bond, heritage and genealogy is severed. Today at the...
joy carter
May 17, 20213 min read
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APPG adoption and permanence
Expect a new blog about pioneering events happening in this field weekly, so why not follow us? On Monday 19th April I attended my first...
joy carter
Apr 24, 20212 min read
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Poem: Finding Joy
I wrote this poem at the beginning of my adoption journey. It was healing, liberating and for the first time I was proud to be me. There...
joy carter
Apr 20, 20213 min read
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The 5 a day laughter quota
I thought being a stand up comedian by trade and chocolate lover, I would give you a few gems about the importance of ‘your 5 a day...
joy carter
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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Permanent Possibilities: Is one kind of permanence better than another?
What is permanence? and how does it relate to placements? Harvey Gallagher from NAFP explains
joy carter
Apr 20, 20213 min read
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