by Jigsaw Queensland
Adopt Perspective is a podcast for anyone affected by adoption. We discuss the adoption experience from the perspectives of mothers, fathers, adopted people and their loved ones, so that we may learn and grow from the perspectives of others. Sharing personal stories and explore adoption topics including adoption loss, psychological impacts of adoption, forced adoption, inter-country adoption, searching, reunion, healing and many others. We interview adults affected by adoption as well as practitioners, people involved in inquiries, research, legislative change and apologies, artists, film-makers and authors. Adopt Perspective is hosted by Dr Jo-Ann Sparrow and is produced by Jigsaw Queensland - Post Adoption Support Service - www.jigsawqueensland.com/adopt-perspective - The podcast discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised.
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April 8, 2025
<p>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 time. Today’s guest, Tracy Shand, is an adopted person who has undergone many transitions in her adoption story and her life since we last spoke to her on 22 June 2022. We welcome her back today to share more of her story and updates. If you haven’t already, we'd recommend listening to her previous episode before this one. </p><p>This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. For more information go to <a href="https://www.jigsawqueensland.com/episode-notes">http://www.jigsawqueensland.com/episode-notes</a></p><p> Your host is Dr Jo-Ann Sparrow - President of Jigsaw Queensland (<a href="https://www.jigsawqueensland.com/">www.jigsawqueensland.com</a>)</p><p> <strong>Connect with us</strong></p><p>Instagram - adopt_perspective_podcast</p><p>Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JigsawQld">Jigsaw Post-Adoption Centre Queensland</a></p><p> </p><p>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. </p><p> </p>
March 20, 2025
<p>On March 21, 2013, Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a formal apology on behalf of the Australian Government to people affected by forced adoption. </p><p>At the 10th anniversary commemoration in Canberra in 2023, The Hon. Amanda Rishworth, Minister for Social Services, announced $700,000 in funding to strengthen support services for those impacted by forced adoptions. This additional funding led to the development of the Forced Adoption: Practical Skills and Awareness online training, which launched in November 2024 - an online course designed to support those who work with adults impacted by forced adoption, helping them better understand its history and lifelong impacts.</p><p>Today, I’m speaking with representatives from the two organisations responsible for developing the training, to learn about the intricate process of creating an outstanding and deeply valuable resource—one that has the potential to educate far beyond its intended audience - Beth Hyland, Strategy Design Lead from Portable and Patrick Beggs, Founder and Managing Director of PUR Production.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. For more information go to <a href="https://www.jigsawqueensland.com/episode-notes" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://www.jigsawqueensland.com/episode-notes</a></p><p> Your host is Dr Jo-Ann Sparrow - President of Jigsaw Queensland (<a href="https://www.jigsawqueensland.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.jigsawqueensland.com</a>)</p><p> <strong>Connect with us</strong></p><p>Instagram - adopt_perspective_podcast</p><p>Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JigsawQld" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Jigsaw Post-Adoption Centre Queensland</a></p><p> </p><p>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. </p>
March 11, 2025
<p>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 unmarried mother’s home in Perth, just six weeks before giving birth. Since then, Dot has struggled with memory gaps regarding her experience, particularly surrounding her time in the hospital during and after her daughter's birth. These lost memories left her with many unanswered questions, until she applied for her files from the unmarried mother’s home and the hospital where she delivered her daughter. What she discovered in the files was chilling—and it may hold the key to some of the answers she has long been searching for.</p><p>This episode discusses adult themes and listener discretion is advised. </p><p>Your host is Dr Jo-Ann Sparrow - President of Jigsaw Queensland (<a href="https://www.jigsawqueensland.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.jigsawqueensland.com</a>)</p><p> <strong>Connect with us</strong></p><p>Instagram - adopt_perspective_podcast</p><p>Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JigsawQld" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jigsaw Post-Adoption Centre Queensland</a></p><p> </p><p>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. </p>
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