Episode Notes
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SEASON 5 - EPISODE 7
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Alison Willoughby
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Purchase a copy of Alison's memoir, Forced Adoption - A Memoir here.
SEASON 5 - EPISODE 6
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Arie Baker - Finding Mary Jane
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Find out more about Arie Baker and Finding Mary Jane: A Tapestry of a Mother's Love here.
Purchase Finding Mary Jane: A Tapestry of a Mother's Love here.
SEASON 5 - EPISODE 5
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Brendan Watkins - 'Tell No One'
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Find out more about Brendan and 'Tell No One' here.​​
SEASON 5 - EPISODE 2
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Lisa Preston
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Find our comprehensive list of information sheets here.​​
SEASON 5 - EPISODE 1
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James Vasilic
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Find our comprehensive list of information sheets here.
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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 14 & 15
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Thomas Graham
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Read the Australian Journal of Adoption here.
Read Thomas' Ipsify page here.​​​
SEASON 4 - EPISODE 13
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Adoption Literary Festival 2023
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Find out more about the Adoption Literary Festival and order tickets here. ​​​
SEASON 4 - EPISODE 12
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Diana Jackson
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Learn more about adoption via our information sheets here. ​​
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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 11
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Death & Wills
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Read Isabel's article on death & wills that inspired this episode on page 6 here.
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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 10
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Lindy Saunders
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Watch Intercountry Adoptee Voices videos for professionals here.
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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 9
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Helen Weder
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Submit your written story for consideration for our newsletter / website here.
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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 8
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Peter Capomolla Moore
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Information sheet on late discovery here.
Adoptee Rights Australia webpage here.
Photo credit - Renee Lydiard from Nikinpa Aboriginal Child and Family Centre.
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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 7
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Di Riddell
Link to Di's book 'Speak Out' here.
Link to Di's book 'Beyond Abuse' here.
Link to Di's book 'Knowing You' here.
Visit Di's website here.
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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 6
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Heather Kinang
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Read about Late Discovery adoption here.
Read our information sheet on using on-line genealogical DNA tests here.
Read our page and information sheets about searching here.
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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 5
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Angela Irving
Read about Adoption & DNA here.
Read our information sheet on using on-line genealogical DNA tests here.
Read our page and information sheets about searching here.
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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 4
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Louise Gleeson
Read about Adoption & DNA here.
Read our information sheet on using on-line genealogical DNA tests here.
Read our page and information sheets about searching here.
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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 3
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Claire Moore
To read the apology, watch the video and learn more about forced adoptions, click here.
Read the full Senate Inquiry Report here.
To watch the Without Our Consent video, click here.
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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 2
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Kathryn Rendell
To read the apology, watch the video and learn more about forced adoptions, click here.
To watch the Without Our Consent video, click here.
SEASON 4 - EPISODE 1
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Julia Gillard - 10th Anniversary Apology for Forced Adoptions
To read the apology, watch the video and learn more about forced adoptions, click here.
To watch the Without Our Consent video, click here.
SEASON 3 - EPISODE 20
Trevor Jordan & Jo Sparrow - Redress
SEASON 3 - EPISODE 17
Judy Glover - AdopTEA
SEASON 3 - EPISODE 13
Dr Jenny Conrick - Adoption & Mothering
SEASON 3 - EPISODE 12
Natalie Lewis
SEASON 3 - EPISODE 11
Tracy Shand
SEASON 3 - EPISODE 10
Benjamin Kelleher
Watch the Intercountry Adoptee Voices - ICAV videos for professionals here.
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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 9
Fiona Mawson - EMDR
Find out more about EMDR at the EMDR Association of Australia website here.
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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 7 & 8
Evelyn Robinson OAM - A Mother's Story
SEASON 3 - EPISODE 6
Trauma Sensitive Yoga - Edwina Kempe
SEASON 3 - EPISODE 3 & 4
Joyce & Kylie
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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 1 & 2
Nancy Verrier
Listen to S2 Ep 19 'Reckoning with the Primal Wound' with Rebecca Autumn Sansom here.
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 20
Integrated Birth Certificates - Nikki Hartmann
Find out more about the post adoption support services offered by Relationships Australia in S.A. here.
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 19
Rebecca Autumn Sansom - Reckoning with The Primal Wound
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 18
Karen Ingram - Lifting the Lid
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 17
Gary Clapton - Research into the experience of Fathers
Read Gary's book "Birth Fathers and Their Adoption Experiences" here.
Gary's Research:
2019 'Against All Odds? Birth Fathers and Enduring Thoughts of the Child Lost to Adoption", Genealogy, 3(2)
2018 "Close Relations", Genealogy, 2(4)
2018 "Language is never neutral: a critical analysis of the language surrounding adoption in the UK", Adoption and Fostering, 42(2)
2018 "10 Years After: the long-term outcomes of adoption reunions", Edinburgh: Birthlink
2016 "Birth fathers yesterday and today: differences and continuities over a 30-year period", Adoption & Fostering, 42(2)
2014 "The birth certificate, 'father unknown' and adoption", Adoption & Fostering, 38(3)
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 16
Gary Clapton - A Father's Story
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 15
Lynelle Long - InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV)
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 14
Bernadette Davison
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 13
Ruth Loli - Link-Up (Qld) Part Two
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 12
Jo Stuurman - Link-Up (Qld) Part One
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 11
David Bohl - Adoption & Addiction (Part Two)
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 9
Anne Warner - 1991, The Year That Changed Everything
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 7
Vivienne Timmermans - You Gave Me A Voice
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 6
Heartlines -
Susannah McFarlane & Robin Leuba
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 5
Professor Daryl Higgins -
AIFS Study into Past Adoption Experiences
Past Adoption Experiences: National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices here
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 1
Pam Cordano - 10 Foundations for a Meaningful Life
Purchase Pam Cordano's book 10 Foundations for a Meaningful Life (No Matter What's Happened) here.
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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 17
Never forget, Never repeat
Watch the Without Our Consent - A Queensland Story film. Click here.
Read more about the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Memorial Plaque. Click here.
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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 16
Advocacy for Social Change - What is possible?
SEASON 1 - EPISODE 15
Kerri Saint - Association for Adoptees
Association 4 Adoptees closed Facebook group for adopted people. Click here.
#adoptionredressnow - follow hashtag on social media for posts campaigning for a national redress scheme.
ABC article on Forced Adoption featuring Kerri. Click here.
Photo courtesy of The Gympie Times.
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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 14
Damon Martin - International Social Service
International Social Service website. Click here.
Dark Family Secrets and DNA article featuring Damon Martin. Click here.
The Colour of Time book. Click here.
Lion: A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley. Click here.
Finding Your Origin Film. Click here.
A concise search guide for intercountry adoptees. Click here.
Information on intercountry adoption. Click here.
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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 13
Barton Williams - Intercountry Adoption
Read Barton's book, "But What Are You?". Click here
Watch a short film called Precious Cargo about Barton's experience. Click here.
Learn more about intercountry adoption in Australia and get support. Click here.
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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 12
Gary Coles - Father's Day
Fathers and the Adoption Experience info sheet. Click here.
Read more about Gary Coles' books. Click here.
The original 7 Core Issues in Adoption. Click here.
The latest book on the 7 Core Issues in Adoption that includes information about fathers' experience. Click here.
Without Consent Exhibition (National Archives of Australia). Click here.
Full Federal Apology for Past Forced Adoption Policies and Practices. Click here.
SEASON 1 - EPISODE 11
Professor Nahum Mushin
Forced Adoption Information. Click here.
Federal Apology for Forced Adoption Policies and Practices. Click here.
Am I a forced adoption? Click here.
Photo courtesy The Australian Newspaper
SEASON 1 - EPISODE 10
Hilary
The history of Adoption in Queensland. Click here.
Search Basics. Click here.
The inner and outer journey of adoption. Click here.
Forced Adoption information. Click here.
Other service providers that might help in your search. Click here.
SEASON 1 - EPISODE 9
Dr Helen Riley (Late Discovery)
SEASON 1 - EPISODE 8 (Part One)
Sue (Late Discovery)
SEASON 1 - EPISODE 6 & 7 (Parts One & Two)
Lois (Grief & Loss)
Emotional Support & Counselling for People Affected by Adoption. Click here.
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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 3
Forced Adoption
Federal Forced Adoption Apology. Click here.
Julia Gillard's full anniversary message. Click here.
Queensland Forced Adoption Apology. Click here.
Forced Adoption History Project (National Archives of Australia). Click here.
Am I a Forced Adoption? Click here.
Jo Sparrow on apology anniversaries in Fairfax newspapers. Click here.
SEASON 1 - EPISODE 2
Heather
The history of Adoption in Queensland. Click here.
Search Basics. Click here.
The inner and outer journey of adoption. Click here.
Forced Adoption information. Click here.
SEASON 1 - EPISODE 1
Introduction
Find out more about the Forced Adoption Support Service team. Click here:
Forced Adoption Information. Click here.
More about Jo Sparrow. Click here.
Access Jane Sliwka's honours thesis on adoption. Click here.
Jo Sparrow on apology anniversaries in Fairfax newspapers. Click here.