Author Archives: Fiona Wells

Mum’s Hell – Article in the Sun News

Sun News – 11.06.2025 – Mum’s hell https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/35341747/adoption-disaster-gave-back-kid-homeless/ Nikki Watkins – Heather Main I adopted [...]

PATCH Pathway Pillars – Mission Statement

PATCH Pathway Pillars Our Mission Statement Advocating for trauma-responsive, recovery-focused care that safeguards the whole [...]

I am Trauma

When my birth mum found out she was pregnant, she hid it. Then, one day, [...]

Beyond Adoption – Expanding the Community, Reframing the Focus

PATCH – Passionate Adopters Targeting Change with Hope was founded by an adopter and then [...]

The Ignored Cycle of Hurt, By Lottie

Tommy & Harper Harper was born first, then Tommy — two children born into a [...]

Reframing See The Other Possible Narratives

Reframing the Story of Parenting Through Trauma A child who is born into, or removed [...]

Advice From an Adopter to Future Adoption – Anon

One Child, Time and Continuity My advice for future adopters would be make sure you [...]

Sam and James – Broken Hearts

Sam and James’ Story Sam and James are a loving couple who have been together [...]

Letter to Janet Daby – Children’s Minister

Dear Janet, I am writing to you on behalf of the PATCH community – Passionate [...]

What Happened to Kenny? Understanding Childhood Trauma & How We Can Help Based on Betsy [...]

Daisy – Came Into the World Already Fighting

Daisy, shared by Kate Daisy came into the world already fighting. She was born under [...]

Overview of Disruption

Overview of Adoption Breakdown If you are an adoptive parent reading this article, then you [...]

Support That Actually Supports

Support That Actually Supports ASF therapies We adopted our children, full siblings, when they were [...]

If only they’d listened.

Like most people who adopt, we went through several years of desperately wanting to give [...]

Fight Mode Prevents Change – It Is A Systemic Issue Too

Barriers to Change in Social Work: Breaking the Cycle Change isn’t just necessary—it’s urgent. Every [...]

If only they had listened…………

 my children would still live with their siblings.  my daughter would not have [...]

Mum’s Agony

We Adopted Two Children, But Four Months Later We Were Forced to Put Them in [...]

Reflections on My Adoption Experience By FT

My partner and I had not tried for birth children. Instead, we wanted to provide [...]

Parenting At A Distance

Parenting at a Distance When my adopted son went back into care in July 2021, [...]

Child To Parent (And Sibling) Violence And Abuse Due To Early Life Trauma And Attachment Disorder

By Sian Cooper For anyone who reads this story, I would ask that you consider [...]

Visibility as an Ethnically Mixed Family By Augusto Nembrini

Being autistic brings its own challenges, especially when it comes to recognising certain behaviours in [...]

Generations of Adoption – 70 Years By Crystal

Adoption 70 years Ago to Today As a family, we have had a varied experience [...]

Our Disruption Story

Our Disruption Story Disruption is never anything other than heart-breaking for everyone involved. However, how [...]

Committed To Building Change

Committed to Change in Adoption (Permanence) I am committed to building change in the world [...]

My name is Ellie, and this is my story

My husband and I adopted three siblings, hoping to give them a loving and stable [...]