‘A Home and Healing For Every Child’ is an Adopt Change podcast where we host conversations with global thought leaders, experts and individuals with lived experience on topics including foster and kinship care, adoption, child welfare, trauma and healing.
Adopt Change is a not-for-profit organisation founded to ensure A Home for Every Child and healing for those who have experienced trauma. We believe that every child has the right to grow up in a safe, nurturing and permanent family home, and that all families need the appropriate supports for children to thrive.
In this episode of Caring for Kids, Melissa sits down with Maia to explore what is means to care with intention.
Drawing on her experience as a carer, Maia reflects on therapeutic approaches, advocacy and the importance of being a stable and consistent presence in the lives of children who often spend far too long waiting for certainty and support.
This is a thoughtful conversation about patience, connection and the role carers play in creating the foundations for healing, belonging, and growth.
Host: Melissa
Produced by: Ashton Kobler and Emily Hikaiti, Adopt Change
Edited by: Fernanda Dedic
Sound Engineer: Grant Konemann
Engineering Assistant: Will Coleman
The views and experiences shared in this episode are those of the individual speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of Adopt Change or Carers for Kids NSW.
15 Jun 2026
Cole & Gina: Stability through responsive care
In this episode of Caring for Kids, Cole and Gina share their experience of caring for over 11 years, often supporting newborns straight from hospital.
They speak about creating a calm and responsive home, where routines are guided by the child and their individual needs. At the center of their approach is a strong belief that culture is a birthright, something that comes with the child and must be respected and upheld from the very beginning.
This is a grounded and thoughtful conversation about advocacy, care and what it means to create safety, stability and healing from day one.
Host: Melissa
Produced by: Ashton Kobler and Emily Hikaiti, Adopt Change
Edited by: Fernanda Dedic
Sound Engineer: Grant Konemann
Engineering Assistant: Will Coleman
The views and experiences shared in this episode are those of the individual speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of Adopt Change or Carers for Kids NSW.
8 Jun 2026
T.J. Showing up with intention
In this episode of Caring for Kids, T.J. reflects on his experience as a male carer and what it means to show up with intention.
He speaks about values, self-awareness and the ongoing work of understanding yourself while supporting young people. There’s also a strong practical lens, with insights into training, growth and the importance of being prepared.
It’s a conversation that reminds us that healing others often starts with doing the work within yourself and sharing those learnings with the people who also seek that work.
Host: Melissa
Produced by: Ashton Kobler and Emily Hikaiti, Adopt Change
Edited by: Fernanda Dedic
Sound Engineer: Grant Konemann
Engineering Assistant: Will Coleman
The views and experiences shared in this episode are those of the individual speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of Adopt Change or Carers for Kids NSW.
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