The Adoption Chronicles

You will hear Pam's adoption story in her own words from the time she initially found out she was adopted and the journey she went on to help her find the answers she was seeking about her adoption. We all have similar questions and the road to those answers are as unique as we are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie grew up in a loving environment, always knowing she was adopted, but she also always wanted to know where she came from. There are always questions that need answers, go on the journey with Julie as she tells us her story of searching for the answers of her heritage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cosette tells us her adoption story, which is an international one, being born in Asia and growing up in North America. She is an inspiration of positivity with the struggles of adoption and how she is living her best life! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lesley's adoption story was told to her as a bedtime story, and being brought up in a loving home meant Lesly didn't become curious about her adoption until she came to the realisation she looked different from her adoptive parents and her siblings. Her story develops from there...... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cathy grew up believing the story surrounding the circumstances of her adoption were one way however, when she met her birth family she discovered this was not the case......... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine finding out you were adopted when you were 40. Imagine growing up in a culture, believing you were genetically part of, only to find out that is not the case, medical information given to Doctors all incorrect. This is the start of Lisa's story and she tells her tale in a way that will captivate you till the very end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Angela is a brave and courageous woman for opening up and telling us her tale. She tells of hardships, and how she has dealt with those situations to keep moving through life in the best way she knows how. Angela's strength is inspirational to anyone who can relate to her tale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Often when we speak with people who relate past experiences, and tell us what happened, this time we are lucky enough to catch up with Leanne who is in the middle of catching up with her birth family, in fact we had to delay the recording of her story as she was meeting her biological brother for the first time when we had originally scheduled to catch up for a chat!Im sure you will be able to relate to her story and as always hope you get something out of for you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Debbie shares with her journey of discovery, questions that require answers, the self-doubt of why and how she got from there to where she is today. Debbie tells her story in a way that will captivate you from the beginning to the end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 50! Sally tells us her adoption story, initially starting as seeking medical history and answers, leading to a path that has many twists and turns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Adoption Chronicles Mick speaks with Jackie Green. She tells us her story of being adopted, how she was the black sheep of her family and how nature v nurture played out in her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marie tells us her adoption story, the interesting timing of when she found out she was adopted and how she was able to unpack that and move on with life! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Episode we hear from Matthew Rowe, who tells us his story of being adopted, how he has dealt with his place in the world and the story of his adoption. Like every person with a lived experience of adoption, his story is unique, and he describes in detail his perspective on adoption in a heartfelt and honest way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Each and every adoption story is unique, and Carol-Anne has a perspective that not many people can have. She tells us about her experiences with adoption in a refreshing and heartfelt way. I am sure that you will get something from Carol-Anne and her lived experiences with adoption. A message from Carol-Anne: I would just like to finish off by saying that I've certainly had my fair share of heartbreak and sadness, feelings of a lack of self-worth and insecurity through both of my adoption experiences.But i will not let myself be defined by those experiences, rather, I focus on all of the positives that came out of them, and I look to practice that in life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane has a story to tell and whilst her adoption story has certainly not defined her, it has given her inspiration to help others travelling a similar road.Jane is a treasure in our adoption community and more power to her so she can continue to help those that need it and as always, I hope you enjoy listening to her tell her story as much as i did as she told me her story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nikol Rogers has a very interesting story and she tells it in an easy to listen to way with a smile and love in her voice. Nikol tells us her story of how she became an adoptive mother. She has also become a life coach and has recently released a new book entitled "13: One woman's Sacred Journey to Discovering her Greatest Power" I shall not tell any more of her story here, but if you would like to order her book, there are links on her website nikolrogers.com Nikol recorded this interview with me via video link and is available on Youtube as well, and you can find the link to the video here> https://youtu.be/9F7ENKvZ6uk?si=WUhmNKaDZD00lgC8I hope you enjoy Nikols story as much I had hearing her tell it to me! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A little bit of an announcement ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I was contacted by Amy Lewis from World Magazine and was asked to be interviewed for an article she is writing. Now who am I to refuse such a request, and besides it being the first time I have had such a request, Amy has also been on an adoption journey of her own, and we are one community and we get around each other as that community.Please enjoy me being awkward and on the other side of the table.Thanks again to all you wonderful people for listening into the show.Edit: I may have said 10,000 followers, that is incorrect, i meant 10,000 downloads, my apologies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I was delighted to catch up with Batty again as last time she was living in Cyprus and with Covid having its stranglehold on the world, it was almost impossible to come back home, but in that episode, she had big plans!This time we catch up with Betty after her plans had come to fruition and she had an extra surprise for us as well! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah is heading up the team that is putting together the very first Australian Adoption Literary Festival. As is her way, she gives us more than just that as a promotion, Sarah gives us her story of how she came to be in this space and what working with people with lived adoption experience means to her. You can find out all you need to know about the festival here> Adoption Literary Festival | Register to attend today | The Benevolent SocietyIts being held online for the first time ever on Saturday 4th November 2023 This episode also has some sad news, one our previous guests, Julia Kaylock who was instrumental in getting the festival off the ground has passed, which i was unaware of and i'd like to pass my sincere condolences to her family, she did a lot for our community and she will be sadly missed.RIP Julia :( Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I welcome Cheryl into my studio as my 1st guest (apart from my parents) that I speak with as an adopted person. Cheryl tells her adoption story which I think a lot of people will be able to relate to. The process of writing letters finding her birth mother and how that all went back in the days before emails, DNA searches were still fiction, and the internet was still years away. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I say every story is unique, and mainly this is due to the different circumstances peculiar to each individual. There are often common threads that run through our stories, however Tash's circumstances are unique without question and it would be extremely rare to find another individual with a similar story. I dont want to give away anything in this summary except to say a big thankyou to Tash for coming on and telling her story, you will have moments where your jaw is open and will not believe your ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ronnie tells us her adoption story which is full of 2 degrees of separation which may have led to interesting "what if's" and to find out what 2 Doors down means you will need to listen to Ronnies story! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris tells us his story of being adopted and explains the thoughts he had as a child and how they manifested into a detailed dna search into his family history and how the answers he discovered in his searches were different from what he could possibly imagine! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John has a very interesting story told in a way that will captivate you and hold you in till the very end. What starts out a feel-good story about a young man connecting with his birth mum, evolves into a story of lineage and uncovering old secrets long thought buried. The historical detective work is worthy of an ABC special! I hope you enjoy John's story as much as I did talking with him!(P.s - apologies for my nasally voice and sometimes heavy breathing, the flu does that to you!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mick catches up with Diane Cuff who is a DNA search angel and assist everyday people reconnect with biological relatives. Mick and Diane 1st chatted on Episode 1and during this conversation they go a bit deeper into some of the reasons people search and even deciding not to search. There is no correct or incorrect decision about starting or not starting the journey, but once on that journey Diane goes over some very easy to follow suggestions that avoid disaster!That being said nothing is guaranteed in life however, both Mick and Diane have the best interests for adoptees, birth parents and adopting parents at heart. If you are an adopted person, birth parent or an adopting parent who is looking for answers using DNA, you can find Diane Cuff on Facebook and the group she runs is Adoption Search Australia. She has a dedicated team of dna search angels that will not rest until they help each person find an answer to their questions.I hope you get something out of this and all of the episodes, thankyou for listening in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa tells us her story as an adopted person and she had an usual start to life, being adopted twice! From unfortunate beginnings her life took some interesting turns along the way, I am sure you will agree that Lisa has a very relatable story to tell, I hope you enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barbra tells us her adoption story, the struggles she had as a young person, how her story shaped her become the strong person that she is. Barbra tells us how she searched for her birth mother during the days before emails and how that relationship has unfolded into what it is now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's not all that often where we get to hear a birth mothers' story and how the decision was made to adopt her child out. We have heard a birth father's story (Episode 2 with Bruce Scott) and now we have an opportunity to hear about the how hard it was for Ruth before and after giving birth to her daughter. It really underpins Prime Minister Julia Gillard's speech and apology around forced adoption. I hope you get as much out of Ruths story as i did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Growing up looking different than her family Katrina tells us her adoption story and wanting to find out more about her biological story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicole tells us about her life growing up as an adopted person, the relationship she formed with her birth father and what didn't eventuate with her birth mother. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As I have said on the podcast many times previously, each of our adoption stories is unique and our own to tell. I have spoken with adopted people who have been reconnected with their birth parents either by looking themselves or by being "found" by their birth parents. I have spoken with birth parents and why they made the decisions they did. I have also spoken with adoptive parents and their story. On this episode I am speaking with Alan Burrows, who is an adopted person, who has made the decision not to look for his birth parents. As always, every guest on the podcast tells their story in their own words, I hope you enjoy Alans story as much i did talking with him! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Life is all about lessons. How we learn from things that happen to us. Our stories and our lives are the result of other people's decisions and its then up to us to determine how we deal with that. We all wish for the smooth path to reunion and then for that story to be positive and have a happy outcome. That is the real fantasy. In reality quite often things don't go according to plan. There are reasons which will become evident when you listen to Gregs story as to why we didn't use his real name, and the outcome of serious adversity is a man who has led an extraordinary life and is happy. Success should not be measured by your bank account, but how happy you are in life and Greg is one of the happier people I have spoken with. He has worked really hard to set himself and his family up and has gone through some serious ordeals and you seriously wont believe his story.I hope you find as much inspiration as I did in being told Gregs story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a while since I have uploaded an episode, I have been very busy! I am very lucky to have my son as my guest in the studio to tell my story to! As I ask people to come on here and tell me their adoption story, which is bearing their soul, the very least I can do is tell my story.......as best as I can remember it!So here it is! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amanda is an adoptive Mum and we get to hear adoption from her perspective and how adoption has changed her life. It has changed her life so much that she has now gone on the journey to help other people as well and she really is a positive force our world needs now, I hope you enjoy her story! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lesley takes us on her journey from birth and how she was adopted and the lengthy process it took to get adopted, then the inevitable questions and queries that started her wanting to search, and then she discusses how all of that unfolded and where she at now. I hope you enjoy her story! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We recorded this episode on Steve's birthday and he goes through his story, and he has written a very powerful song which covers one part of that story, called "FYD" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jill and Sue go through their life story with me from the days of their youth through to today, they tell their story with candor and honesty. Life changing events have popped up throughout their journey and the surprises have kept on coming!Apologies for the audio quality, we had 2 separate lines, each recording at a different level, but their energy in recounting their story makes it a must listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leesa tells a story of being told truths that were difficult to deal with and remains positive through it all. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Father's Day everyone! Its Father's Day here in Australia and today I am chatting with my dad, and he tells us his story as an Adopting Father.I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to be able to sit down and chat about this subject and get a perspective we sometimes don't appreciate.I hope you enjoy my chat with my dad! Happy Father's Day! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sandra tells her tale of forced adoption in a time when it was common for adoption to be forced, coerced or having a baby out of wedlock was taboo.In the podcast you will hear that Prime Minister Julia Gillards speech apologising for the forced adoption practices. The link to that speech is right here > https://youtu.be/5hVbokTpYeg I hope you enjoy the episode! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Madeleine has an interesting adoption story where she has searched for and found some, but not all of the answers to her questions. Hear her tell her tale where she is at in her journey, i hope you enjoy her story. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every adoption story is unique. Even a twin that grew up with her twin. Karen tells us her adoption story which is unique as she and you and I are!I hope you enjoy her story! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily tells us her story from America and how she went on a journey discovering her past and giving back to help those that need it. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicole tells us her adoption story and it is a tale of near misses, nature v nurture and a tale of unexpected family connections! If you thought we live in a small world, wait until you hear Nicoles story! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom talks to us from his shed with the beautiful Magpies providing a soundtrack for our conversation. Dom talks his way through his adoption story and how he has been using his life skills to help other people. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe is as laid back a man as you will find but his adoption story posed some questions that he needed answering, go on his journey with him as he tells the tale of finding the answers to those questions Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aimee found out she was conceived through the donor program when she was 40. Aimee tells us her story as well as being an active member in the donor conceived community where she is working to make the world a better place for people uncovering their heritage through legislation. World leading legislation at that and if you are looking for a story to encourage you to do great things, this is an episode for you! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Betty is an Australian living in Cyprus and she tells us her adoption story which really only presented itself to her late in life, she has been discovering the answers to her questions and is looking for more answers and having those meetings when she looks to come back down under! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julia has self published her own poetry book, which is a fantastic achievement, however there is so much more to Julia and how her life has unfolded than you might expect. You will be intrigued at the nuances and unexpected turns in the plot of her life. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Go on a journey with Elise as she recounts her adoption story a san adopted child and the decisions she made over the years that make her the person she is today. Sometimes the hardest decisions are the best ones for you. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.