Daniela’s Return to Romania and the Song for Her Birth Mother
From our An Adoption Story series. You can watch her documentary story on Alex Gilbert's YouTube channel.Daniela Brown was adopted from Romania when she was just three years old, during a period of gr...
11 Feb 21min
Jon Farley's Story: Finding Those Answers Later in Life
Jon was adopted in the UK at the age of four and later returned to care as a teenager. For decades, he believed his birth father had died.A DNA test in his mid-50s led to an unexpected discovery that ...
22 Jan 45min
Tracy’s Search for Her Birth Family She Never Knew About
From our An Adoption Story series. Adopted as a baby in Auckland, New Zealand, Tracy grew up with very little information about where she came from. Questions about her identity followed her quietly i...
14 Jan 16min
An Adoption Story — Where Are They Now: Marina’s Birth Family Discovery in Crimea
Marina was born in Staryi Krym, Crimea, and later adopted from an orphanage in Simferopol by her Italian parents. She grew up in Italy, gradually learning more about her roots in Crimea — but it wasn’...
11 Jun 20259min
Victor’s Lifelong Search for His Birth Mother
Simulcast from our An Adoption Story series. Victor was adopted as a young boy and came to Auckland, New Zealand, when he was just four years old. Born in the town of Velikiye Luki in western Russia, ...
17 Apr 202514min
Valentina’s Heartbreaking Discovery and Reunion with Long-Lost Sibling
Simulcast from our An Adoption Story series. Valentina always knew she was adopted but never knew her history. When motherhood takes her on an unexpected journey into discovering her past. What follow...
14 Des 202420min
Ian’s Long Kept Family Secret and Surprise Heritage
Simulcast from our An Adoption Story series.Ian was born in Waihi, New Zealand, and adopted as an infant. He didn’t discover his adoption until he was 48 years old, at which point he slowly started to...
29 Sep 202418min
Ekaterina's Emotional Journey and the Search for those Birth Family Links
Ekaterina Clark's journey began in Syktyvkar, Russia, where she was adopted at the age of three. Raised in New Zealand, she shares her experiences from childhood to discovering her roots and birth fam...
20 Jun 202423min
