Alex, aged 18, & Julia, 22, were both adopted as babies. They talk to Chris Burton about complex families, their own struggles, other people's attitudes to adoption, support, school and their hopes for the future.

In our new podcast Chris Burton talks to Clare Brasier, adoptive Mum of 2 and co-founder of The Cornerstone Partnership.

Professor Julie Selwyn is one of the most respected figures in UK adoption and fostering. She runs the Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies at Bristol University. Her research has had great influence on the way in which we think about and help vulnerable children. This was recognised in the 2016 New Year’s Honours when she was awarded a CBE for services to adoption and looked-after children. In this wide-ranging podcast she talks to First4Adoption's Chris Burton about her work as a social worker and academic, the healing power of families, the importance of therapeutic support and the lifelong nature of adoption.

Hear from a couple who adopted their daughter through Concurrent Planning a scheme for young children likely to need adoption but who still have a chance of returning to their birth family.

In this episode, we me two Foster Mums who made the decision to adopt children in their care.

We spoke to two adopters and a social worker about the difficult time when adopters are approved and waiting for a match with their children.

Adoption Support was the theme for this edition. We spoke to the team at Adoptionplus about different therapeutic models and approaches that can be helpful to adoptive families.

In this episode we met adoptive dads, Matt and Yogesh.

In our first Meet the Adopter we focused on LGBT adopters as we heard about the experiences of adoptive parents, Tor Docherty and Rupert Smith.