# Matt Sparrow

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When your adoption search ends with a no - Ben Straker

In this episode, Ben Straker shares his journey of self-discovery as an adopted person. He reflects on his childhood, the complexities of family dynamics, and the impact of adoption on his identity. Ben discusses the trauma associated with his birth experience and how it resurfaced during the birth…

Late Discovery Adoption: I Was 27 When I Learned the Truth

In this episode, Jo Sparrow speaks with Caroline Liesegang about her journey of discovering her adoption at the age of 27. Caroline shares her experiences growing up in a family where all siblings were adopted but none were told the truth. The conversation delves into the emotional impact of secrec…

The Hidden Truths of Adoption - Bev Shipway

Did you know that behind every adoption story, there’s a painful truth that’s rarely discussed? In this episode of the Adopt Perspective podcast, Jo Sparrow interviews Bev Shipway, who shares her harrowing experience of being coerced into giving up her son for adoption in Western Australia at the …

Donor Conception and the Right to Know

What happens when the story you were told about your conception begins to unravel? In this episode of Adopt Perspective, Jo Sparrow speaks with Katherine Dawson, creator of Origin Archives, about her experience as a donor conceived person, the shocking discoveries she made about her donor, the grow…

Healing Through Art: The 'Broken Bonds Fractured Lives' Project

What happens when lived experience becomes art? In this powerful episode of Adopt Perspective, we explore Broken Bonds, Fractured Lives – an original musical testimony that brings the hidden stories of Australia’s Forced Adoption Era to the stage through music, performance and truth-telling. Host J…

How Adoption Echoes Across Generations | Rachel Tham's Story

When Rachel Tham set out to understand her mother's past, she uncovered a family history that changed everything she thought she knew about herself. What began as a search for her mother's origins became the discovery of hidden siblings, family secrets spanning generations, informal adoption, DNA r…

A Grafted Branch: Bill Stewart's Adoption Story

Born in Ontario, Canada in 1965, Bill Stewart always knew he was adopted. What he didn't understand until much later was how profoundly that separation and the abuse he experienced growing up would shape his identity, relationships and sense of belonging. In this deeply thoughtful conversation, Bil…

Unlocking Inner Wealth: Helen Harrison on Adoption and Identity

In this episode, Jo speaks with Helen Harrison, a New Zealand-born adopted person whose story is one of identity, loss, grief and the long journey towards finding a sense of self. Helen grew up as one of ten children in a large, multicultural family, with seven of the children adopted from differen…

Forced Adoption: “I Became a Chameleon” – Elaine McKenna’s Story

In 1967, 21-year-old Elaine McKenna entered the Presbyterian Sisterhood home in North Fitzroy, pregnant with twins and believing she would stay there only until the babies' father returned. Instead, she spent six months largely isolated, subjected to shame and pressure to surrender her sons for ado…

Adoption, Reunion and Genetic Attraction: Sophia Greenwood’s Story

Today’s episode explores one of the most complex and rarely spoken about experiences that can arise in adoption reunion. My guest is Sophia Greenwood, an adopted person who was born in the UK in 1965 and separated from her mother at five weeks old. In her early twenties, Sophia began searching for …