Episode 30

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Published on:

6th Dec 2022

My Adoption Story with Vicky Silverthorn

Vicky is a professional organiser (@youneedavicky on Instagram) and author of Amazon Bestseller Start with Your Sock Drawer, but Vicky came onto the podcast to talk about adopting her beautiful daughter ‘Tippy’. We talked about:

  • What led Vicky to want to have children in the first place and why she chose adoption as her path. 
  • What the adoption process involves. 
  • Whether being a solo parent meant that she was treated differently in the adoption process.  
  • How Vicky first met Tippy and the reactions she has had when talking about her adoption experience. 
  • Tippy’s ‘life story book’ and what this means to them both. 
  • Vicky’s advice to anyone thinking of adopting. 


Vicky’s favourite parenting books: 

The A-Z of Theraputic Parenting  

The Science of Parenting  

How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen  

  

Adoption UK  

Child adoption overview gov.uk  

Apply to adopt a child through your council  

  

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Vicky’s website 

  

1:1 Parent Consultations: https://www.bespokefamily.co.uk/parent-consultations    

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