by Hana Crisp | Jan 22, 2026 | Personal Stories, Resources
By Chris Sargaent, adoptee I came to VANISH’s peer support group not looking for comfort, but for clarity. I’m 60 now. After nearly two years of therapy working through adoption trauma and the patterns of self-sabotage it created, I needed to hear from...
by Hana Crisp | Nov 19, 2025 | Personal Stories
By Mousumi Oliver, intercountry adoptee from India Hi, my name is Mousumi, and I was born on the 17th of September, 1995, in Kolkata, India. When I was just six years old, my world turned upside down. My mother passed away, leaving me with my baby sister, who...
by Hana Crisp | Oct 9, 2025 | Personal Stories
Jo shares the story of her search and reunion experience, assisted by VANISH’s intermediary service. Her journey spans more than two years of searching, navigating complex interstate adoption records, and ultimately connecting with her mother after more than 50...
by Lucy Whitfield | Jul 16, 2025 | Personal Stories
This story was created as part of the VANISH Storytelling Workshops for Adult Adoptees, a new initiative supported by Relationships Victoria and the Australian Government’s Forced Adoption Support Services Small Grants Program. Facilitated by adoptee, theatre...
by Lucy Whitfield | Jul 16, 2025 | Personal Stories
Dr Alison Ingram’s doctoral research, Countering the Silence of Adoption Trauma: Towards an Ethical and Authentic Post-Verbatim Theatre Model (2024), explores the history of adoption in Australia and the lifelong impacts of closed-records adoption legislation....
by Lucy Whitfield | Jul 16, 2025 | Personal Stories
This story was created as part of the VANISH Storytelling Workshops for Adult Adoptees, a new initiative supported by Relationships Victoria and the Australian Government’s Forced Adoption Support Services Small Grants Program. Facilitated by adoptee, theatre...
