Across Oceans, Through Time: Lisa Preston's Reunion Revisited
Lisa Preston returns to Adopt Perspective with the next chapter of her extraordinary adoption journey — including her recent solo trip to the UK to spend time with her father, Richard. You can also ca...
12 Maj 202546min
Bill Esman
One of the voices we hear from least often on Adopt Perspective is that of fathers who lost children to adoption. It’s a perspective that is vital but often left untold, and so we are deeply grateful ...
29 Apr 202523min
Tracy Shand - Sequel
You’ll often hear us at Jigsaw Queensland speaking about the lifelong issues of adoption. How we feel about our experience or where we find ourselves in our lives can vary greatly over the passage of ...
8 Apr 202536min
12th Anniversary of the National Apology - Online Training
On March 21, 2013, Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a formal apology on behalf of the Australian Government to people affected by forced adoption. At the 10th anniversary commemoration in Canber...
20 Mars 202543min
Dorothy (Dot) Peel
Dorothy Peel or Dot as she likes to be known, was just 18 years old when she lost her daughter to adoption in Perth in 1973. At the time, she was sent from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia to an unmarrie...
11 Mars 202528min
Sharlene Vonhoff
Sharlene Vonhoff was born and adopted in Brisbane in 1977. She was the first of two girls adopted into a farming family in regional Queensland. Today, she continues to farm with her husband, a third-g...
18 Feb 202559min
Overcoming Negative Self-Talk and Learning Self-Compassion
At Jigsaw Queensland, we have some really exciting plans for this year, and we’re kicking things off with something especially designed for people impacted by forced adoption. We’ve teamed up with Axi...
12 Feb 202520min
Dr. Alison Ingram
Dr. Alison Ingram is an actor, theatre director, a researcher of adult adoptees’ lived experience and an adopted person. She recently completed her doctorate in theatre and performance at Monash Unive...
21 Jan 202550min
