Gary Coles - Father's Day
In time for Father's Day, Jane spoke to Gary Coles, who lost his son to adoption in 1967 and who has written extensively about the experience of fathers who were separated from their sons and daughter...
1 Sep 202051min
Professor Nahum Mushin
Jo talks to former Family Court Judge, Professor Nahum Mushin about his experience chairing the Forced Adoption Apology Reference Group; the dramatic day the Federal apology was delivered, why forced ...
18 Aug 202046min
Hilary
Hilary shares her story of the lifelong impacts of being separated from her daughter by adoption in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1962 and their subsequent reunion. This episode discusses adult themes ...
4 Aug 20201h
Dr Helen Riley (Late Discovery - Part Two)
In the second episode of our late discovery series, we speak to Dr Helen Riley about her personal story and her research into late discovery adoption. Imagine discovering that you're adopted as an adu...
22 Jul 202055min
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)
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
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)
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
