Adopt Perspective Adoption Podcast

By Dr Jo-Ann Sparrow for Jigsaw Queensland

Honest conversations about adoption, identity, trauma and belonging - told by the people who live it.

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How many episodes does Adopt Perspective Adoption Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 122 episodes available.

Adopt Perspective Adoption Podcast episodes:

August 18, 2020 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 adoption doesn't appear to have as much community recognition as other prominent issues and the unfinished business still remaining seven years after the apology was delivered. And as Queensland debates amendments to the child protection bill and Victoria begin their own inquiry into forced adoption, they also discuss his views on the future of the practice in Australia.
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47min
August 04, 2020 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 and listener discretion is advised. Visit www.jigsawqueensland.com for more information about adoption issues and forced adoption.
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1h 1min
July 22, 2020 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 adult. This disclosure might come following the death of an adoptive parent, by accident, when approached by a biological family member, while applying for a passport, finding adoption papers or during a family argument. These are just some of the ways late discoverers have found out the truth. This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. Visit www.jigsawqueensland.com for more information about adoption issues or for notes about this episode.
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56min
July 07, 2020 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 for a passport, finding adoption papers or during a family argument. These are just some of the ways late discoverers have found out the truth. Over two episodes, we'll be unpacking late discovery adoption. In this episode we speak to Sue about her experience of discovering she was adopted at the age of twenty-three, during a family disagreement and how writing has helped her process her experience. This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. Visit www.jigsawqueensland.com for more information about adoption issues or for notes about this episode.
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1h 10min
June 22, 2020 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 episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. Visit www.jigsawqueensland.com for more information about adoption issues or for notes about this episode.
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35min
June 19, 2020 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 podcast episode, Jo Sparrow talks to Dr Trevor Jordan, President of Jigsaw Queensland, about why we need to rethink permanency options in meeting the needs of kids who need out of home care so we do not repeat the mistakes of the past. This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. Visit www.jigsawqueensland.com for more information about adoption issues.
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24min
June 09, 2020 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 people affected by adoption. This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. Visit www.jigsawqueensland.com for more information about adoption issues or for notes about this episode.
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1h 1min
May 28, 2020 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/episode-notes
Your host is Dr Jo-Ann Sparrow - President of Jigsaw Queensland (www.jigsawqueensland.com)
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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and the many lands that our clients now live on and we wish to acknowledge and show our respects to Elders past and present for their continuing connection to culture and the contributions they make to community. We acknowledge how much we have to learn from them and their unique understanding of connection and adoption and their recognition that at the base of every change is truth telling and healing.
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46min
May 27, 2020 Rachel & Richard (Intermediary - Part One)
In Part One of a two-part series about using an intermediary service, Father and daughter, Richard & Rachel share their story of 2017 search and reunion. In Part Two (Using an Intermediary), Jo and Jane will further discuss the intermediary service and how it works. This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. Visit www.jigsawqueensland.com for more information about adoption issues or for notes about this episode.
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49min
May 13, 2020 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. This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. Visit www.jigsawqueensland.com for more information about adoption issues and Forced Adoption. For more information go to http://www.jigsawqueensland.com/episode-notes
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45min

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