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The Adoption Chronicles
Episode 41 - Sarah Burn
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 Society
Its 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 :(
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59. Episode 59 - Pam King
31:21||Season 3, Ep. 59You 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.
58. Episode 58 - Julie Sullivan
28:59||Season 3, Ep. 58Julie 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.
57. Episode 57 - Cosette Eisenhauer
48:21||Season 3, Ep. 57Cosette 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!
56. Episode 56 - Lesley Lloyd
37:58||Season 3, Ep. 56Lesley'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......
55. Episode 55 - Cathy Shoebridge
34:08||Season 3, Ep. 55Cathy 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.........
54. Episode 54 - Lisa Davis Laidlaw
51:54||Season 3, Ep. 54Imagine 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.
Episode 53 - Angela
32:46|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
52. Episode 52 - Leanne Sage
43:14||Season 3, Ep. 52Often 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!
51. Episode 51 - Debbie
48:02||Season 3, Ep. 51Debbie 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.