58 episodes

We talk with everyday people who have one thing in common. Adoption. This is a platform for people to share their stories with the aim to help others gain an understanding of the bigger picture, what it means to be adopted, how decisions were made, all the big questions are answered! We talk to the adopted children, birth parents and adopting parents as well those that facilitate the search for answers. Along with the adoption stories, people with donor conceived and Foster experiences are also more than welcome as there are many similarities with the adoption community.
There is something here for everyone, please join us!

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The Adoption Chronicles Michael Sheppard

    • Education

We talk with everyday people who have one thing in common. Adoption. This is a platform for people to share their stories with the aim to help others gain an understanding of the bigger picture, what it means to be adopted, how decisions were made, all the big questions are answered! We talk to the adopted children, birth parents and adopting parents as well those that facilitate the search for answers. Along with the adoption stories, people with donor conceived and Foster experiences are also more than welcome as there are many similarities with the adoption community.
There is something here for everyone, please join us!

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    Episode 57 - Cosette Eisenhauer

    Episode 57 - Cosette Eisenhauer

    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!
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    • 48 min
    Episode 56 - Lesley Lloyd

    Episode 56 - Lesley Lloyd

    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......
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    • 37 min
    Episode 55 - Cathy Shoebridge

    Episode 55 - Cathy Shoebridge

    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.........
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    • 34 min
    Episode 54 - Lisa Davis Laidlaw

    Episode 54 - Lisa Davis Laidlaw

    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.
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    • 51 min
    Episode 53 - Angela

    Episode 53 - Angela

    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
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    • 32 min
    Episode 52 - Leanne Sage

    Episode 52 - Leanne Sage

    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!

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    • 43 min

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