Australian Adoption Podcast - My Unknown Truth
My Unknown Truth is a podcast sharing the stories and lived experiences of Australians who have been through adoption and foster care.
These stories are often complex, spanning over 50 years and touch on difficult truths, from growing up in an under-resourced system to Australia’s traumatic history of forced adoptions and Stolen Generations.
But within the darkness, there is also light; stories of hope, courage, resilience, and love. Hosted by Nadia Levett, an adoptee born and raised in Australia, this podcast is a deeply personal project.
It’s my wish that by sharing a range of voices and experiences, we can build greater awareness and understanding around adoption and foster care in Australia, spark informed conversations, and encourage others to share their truth, open hearts, minds, and homes to children in need.
- Update frequency
- every 35 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 42
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 22 - Birds, Words & Becoming: Toni Moon’s Adoption Story Unfolds
Hi everyone,
Today I will be speaking with Toni Moon.
Toni Moon is a bird nerd, word nerd and adopted person breaking out of the fog.
She is a journalist who writes about her own adoption…
Episode 21 - Riding the Waves Within: Layne Beachley on Surfing, Identity & Owning Your Truth
Hi everyone, today I am talking with Layne Beachley. Layne is regarded as one of the world’s most successful athletes. She spent 19 years on the surfing pro tour. Won 7 world titles and…
Episode 20 - Led by Heartstrings: Jonah’s Search for Culture, Family & Self
Hey everyone, today I sit down and talk with another podcaster Jonah.
Jonah was Born in Cairns and immediately placed in foster care, Jonah grew up with his adoptive family in Brisbane a…
Episode 19 - Fearless & Free: How Tammy Richie Turns Pain into Purpose
Tammy Richie is an extraordinary woman who has overcome numerous obstacles in her life. Her journey began with a challenging start, as she was abandoned as a baby, losing everything she…
Episode 18 - A Thousand Figurines, A Thousand Feelings: Inside Monique’s Therapeutic World
Hey everyone,
Today I am speaking with Monique from the Sunshine Coast. I had a perfect opportunity on my travel around Australia and in January this year I visited her in her home. W…
Episode 17 - Connecting, Correcting, Empowering: Karin’s Mission Through AKKFFA & TBRI
In this episode I speak with Karin. Karin is a mother to two boys adopted from the Philippines and President of the Adoptive, Kinship and Fostering Families Association of the ACT known…
Episode 16 - Across the Water: Jan’s Journey from One to Ten
Hey everyone, I am excited to be sharing with you all today an interview I did recently with another fellow adoptee. This is my first international interview from our neighbouring count…
Episode 15 - Ties That Heal: Liz’s Lifelong Work in Adoption & Foster Care
In this episode I chat with Elizabeth. Liz is a mother to children through both adoption and foster care. Her background is in social work and training where Liz has trained and assesse…
Episode 14 - Young Love, Tough Choices: Sandra & Tony’s Beginning
In this episode I speak with Sandra.
Sandra is a baby boomer, born in 1949, grew up with her parents and brother and surrounded by her fathers English family in a small town. Sandra lef…
Episode 13 - Beyond the False Self: Adoption Trauma & Margaret’s Path to Wholeness
Margaret holds a Bachelor of Arts ( Welfare Studies) and a Certificate of Somatic Psychotherapy. Margaret has worked in community justice, social welfare ,human rights advocacy, disabi…
Episode 12 - The Whole Self: Gestalt, Ancestry & Embodied Healing with Kate
Today I will be talking with Kate. A Gestalt and Family Constellations Psychotherapist, Shamanic Bodyworker, Yoga Teacher, Sacred Ceremony Facilitator and has an online learning academy…
Episode 11 - What It Means to Be a Carer: A Q&A with Marcus from the Frontlines
Today in episode 11, I will be interviewing Marcus for a Q&A session about his role as team leader for a permanency support program in NSW.
Marcus has been working in the social welfare…
Episode 10 - Packing Dignity: Sarah’s Mission for Children in Care
Today I speak with Sarah, the Founder of care bags and Chair of the Care Bags - because children in care matter committee. Sarah is a mum of two and been a social worker for over 15 yea…
Episode 9 - Not Held Down: Felicity’s Voice from Inside the System
In this episode I sit down with Felicity Graham, a 19-year old advocate for children and carers in the foster care system in South Australia. She is an author of the book titled 'Not He…
Episode 8 - Stories That Stick: Dara Read on Adoption, Advocacy & Hundreds and Thousands
Today I'm speaking with Dara Read, a lawyer and writer. Dara has worked as a lawyer for children and adults in NSW and the Northern Territory. She has also worked as a policy advisor to…
Episode 7 - Learning Love: Miguel’s Journey to Attachment & Belonging
Today you will listen to Miguels journey as an adoptive father.
Born in South America he then travelled to Australia where he and his wife settled and were ready to start a family.
He t…
Episode 6 - Fragments & Foundations: Kat’s Lifelong Search for Self
In Episode 6 Kat wrote her adoption story in 2020 and shares it with us in this episode. Her story begins in 1971 and in 1973 at 2 and a half Kat incredibly accesses some of her earlies…
Episode 5 - Still Waiting: Foster Care, Family, and the Weight of Adoption
In episode 5 I speak with Andrea who is a foster care mother to four children. She talks openly and honestly about her experiences in the foster care program over 10 years. We look clos…
Episode 4 - Pioneers of Love: Matt, Peter and Their Family Story
In episode 4 we speak to Matt Young, who, with his partner Peter, adopted 2 sibling young boys.
We speak about the hurdles they faced along the way to being the first male same-sex coup…
Episode 3 - The Threads That Tie Us: Adoption, Reflection & Alex’s Story
In episode 3 I had a beautiful conversation with the lovely Alex, finding out at 19 her mum (Julie) was adopted. She talks about the emotional and curious swirls as a young adult which …