Vivienne Timmermans - You Gave Me A Voice

Vivienne Timmermans - You Gave Me A Voice

Today's guest is a well known figure in the Queensland adoption community. At age 17, Vivienne Timmermans was an Australian Champion figure skater with big plans for her future. Around the same time, she discovered she was pregnant and her daughter was placed for adoption in 1980. In this episode, Jo Sparrow speaks to Vivienne about her experience and the book she wrote about it. They also discuss Vivienne's work supporting other mothers who have lost children to adoption through a support group she founded called, You Gave Me A Voice. This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. For more information go to http://www.jigsawqueensland.com/episode-notes

Episoder(120)

Sue (Late Discovery - Part One)

Sue (Late Discovery - Part One)

Imagine discovering that you're adopted as an adult. This disclosure might come following the death of an adoptive parent, by accident, when approached by a biological family member, while applying fo...

7 Jul 20201h 9min

Grief & Loss (Part Two)

Grief & Loss (Part Two)

In Part Two, we talk more about the various forms of grief and loss we may encounter and how the adoption experience adds an additional layer of complexity when tackling these experiences. This episod...

22 Jun 202034min

Bonus Ep: Permanency vs Adoption

Bonus Ep: Permanency vs Adoption

As a community we have apologised for past forced adoption practices and promised to never do it again. So, why is adoption still so blithely offered as a child safety solution? In our latest bonus po...

19 Jun 202023min

Lois (Grief & Loss - Part One)

Lois (Grief & Loss - Part One)

Jo speaks with Lois about a loss they have recently shared...the death of adoptive parents. In part one of a two-part series about grief and loss, we explore how loss and grief are experienced by peop...

9 Jun 20201h

Using an Intermediary

Using an Intermediary

In this episode we discuss how using an intermediary service works. This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. For more information go to http://www.jigsawqueensland.com/e...

28 Mai 202045min

Forced Adoption

Forced Adoption

You can't talk about adoption in Australia without discussing past Forced Adoption policies and practices. In this episode we explore the history of Forced Adoption in Australia and its ongoing impact...

13 Mai 202044min

Heather

Heather

Heather shares her story of the lifelong impacts of being separated from her daughter through adoption in 1975, at the pinnacle of the forced adoption era and their subsequent reunion with Jo Sparrow....

24 Apr 202052min

Introduction

Introduction

The first episode of season one discusses how episodes will explore the adoption experience from the perspectives of mothers, fathers, adopted people and their loved ones. We introduce upcoming interv...

24 Apr 202020min

Populært innen Samfunn

rss-spartsklubben
giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
konspirasjonspodden
aftenpodden-usa
popradet
rss-henlagt-andy-larsgaard
rss-nesten-hele-uka-med-lepperod
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
wolfgang-wee-uncut
grenselos
alt-fortalt
min-barneoppdragelse
fladseth
rss-dannet-uten-piano
rss-dette-ma-aldri-skje-igjen
synnve-og-vanessa
krisemoter
198-land-med-einar-trnquist
rss-frekvens-med-anine-olsen