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Storytelling: Adoption, from the perspective of an adoptee

Storytelling: Adoption, from the perspective of an adoptee

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...
Oral History: Giving a Public Voice to Adult Adoptees

Oral History: Giving a Public Voice to Adult Adoptees

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....
  • Navigating a relationship with family of origin siblings
  • Rest Isn’t Always Collapse: Understanding Your Nervous System as an Adopted Person
  • Searching for family and the use of “Search Angels”
  • Understanding the impact of dominant adoption narratives
  • Alternative options for accessing funded counselling

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