E17 featuring Laura Harvey: Adoption and co-parenting with a co-worker

Today I talk to Laura Harvey, a director at the Davies Group. Laura joined the Davies group aged 18 with no clear direction, apart from one day wanting to have a family. Despite this, she rose through the ranks and also met her husband within the same organisation. Laura and her husband had planned to become birth parents but this was not to be for them and in 2021 they adopted a pair of siblings aged 3 and 4, at the time. Laura's story is a great one to listen to to head about the path to adoption and it has made me wonder, when families are more intentional about welcoming children to the team, whether they are more successful in achieving a more equitable distribution of parental responsibilities. Have a listen and let me know what you think! Kind words for my guests are always welcomed so please do comment below. 

 

National Adoption Week was earlier in October, this year it was the 16th-22nd; here are some more resources regarding adoption if it is something you are interested in finding out more about: https://www.pac-uk.org/

 

There are statutory rights given to adoptive parents which you can read about on the Gov website, but why not also talk to your workplace to find out how they are able to enhance the experience and support adoptive parents?

https://www.gov.uk/adoption-pay-leave