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The Australian Adoption Podcast, Sydney (2026)

23/07/2026

Today we packed 70 MyPacks for Adopt Change, each one created for a child entering out‑of‑home care.

This pack was for a little five‑year‑old boy, and it starts with something simple ; choosing a bag and adding his tag so he knows it’s his.

Inside goes everything to make that first night a little less overwhelming: soft PJs, a handmade blanket from our incredible volunteers, toiletries in the front pocket, fresh un**es, and some creative bits like a pencil case and colouring‑in book.

Every child gets a comfort item too, either a big cuddly teddy or smaller toys/fidgets depending on what suits them best.

It’s amazing how much care can fit inside one backpack.

Huge thanks to Komatsu for helping make these packs possible.

Already looking forward to the next one. 💚

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24/06/2026

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Season 4 Ep:47
Part 2 of my conversation with Nadia Nauss. If you listened to the first half, you’ll know how beautifully Nadia speaks about the body, safety, and the slow work of coming home to yourself.

In this second part, we go even deeper. We explore the younger parts inside us; the ones who learned to adapt, perform, or disappear to stay connected. We talk about boundaries, intimacy, emotional release, and what it means to build relationships that feel safe enough for authenticity.

For adoptees and people with foster‑care backgrounds, these themes land in such a sensitive place. So many of us carry early patterns that still shape how we show up in our adult relationships, our bodies, and our sense of self.

Nadia brings a softness to all of this and a way of speaking about healing that feels spacious, grounded, and deeply human.

We explore themes like inner child work, somatic healing and attachment repair.

16/06/2026

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Sometimes healing doesn’t start with the big breakthroughs, it starts in the quiet moments where we surrender and finally turn toward the parts of ourselves we’ve spent years trying not to feel.

“Through my own ups and downs, I’ve learned that the key to authentic connections and self‑acceptance lies in embracing our inner child.”

For so many adoptees and care‑experienced people, the inner child isn’t just a metaphor, it’s the part of us that still holds the early ruptures, the unanswered questions, the longing to belong, and the strategies we built to stay safe.

What I loved about this conversation is how gently Nadia speaks about coming home to yourself. Not forcing our healing… but by offering curiosity, softness, and space to the younger and vulnerable parts inside us.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, unsure how to trust relationships, or like you’re still carrying the echoes of early experiences, this episode might land for you in a meaningful way.

You can listen on all major platforms now and maybe let it be an invitation to meet your own inner child with a little more compassion today.

15/05/2026

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Season 4 Ep:46

Welcome back to the Australian Adoption Podcast with Nadia Levett. I’m really glad you’re listening to this episode today.

I met today’s guest, Nadia Nauss, on a retreat last year.

We didn’t actually get to talk much about her work at the time - which is partly why I’ve been so curious to bring her onto the podcast. Because even without knowing the details, I had this sense that what she does sits right in the centre of so many conversations we have here: trauma, the body, safety, connection, and the long, slow work of coming home to yourself.

Nadia is an adoptee and a trauma‑informed coach and embodiment practitioner. She works with the nervous system, somatic awareness, relational safety - all the things that feel deeply relevant for adoptees or foster‑care experiences, those who carry early attachment wounds, preverbal trauma and for carers and adoptive parents wanting to know that this type of work exists as a healing option for their loved ones growing into adulthood.

So today’s interview is a Q and A style and is spread over 2 episodes ranging from wanting to understand more about her approach, and how it might support people who’ve spent a lifetime navigating disconnection, hyper‑vigilance, or feeling slightly out of sync with themselves.

So I’m really looking forward to tune into this conversation, just bearing in mind that there was a fan on during this interview so there will be a blowing noise every few seconds that we couldn’t filter out.

Alright So lets go.

06/04/2026

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So much of what Ali’s sister went through could have been prevented.
The signs were there. The struggle was visible. The pain was real.

But the systems around her — doctors, hospitals, schools, and social services — weren’t built to understand adoptees or the trauma they carry.

Her behaviour was seen, but the why behind it wasn’t.

Her distress was loud, but the support she needed simply didn’t exist.

Part 1 of Ali’s story honours her sister, and every adoptee who was misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed — not because they were “difficult,” but because the systems meant to protect them weren’t designed to see the truth.

Their stories matter. Their experiences matter. And their lives deserved better.

21/03/2026

Today, I’m sitting down with someone whose story is layered, confronting, courageous, and deeply human.

Ali was adopted in 1965, just two weeks old, into a family that would grow to include three more adopted children. From the outside, it looked like a home built on love and opportunity. But inside those walls, Ali lived through things no child should ever have to carry - fear, silence, confusion, and trauma that shaped every part of her early life.

In this first part of our conversation, Ali takes us back to her beginnings: the moment she realised her family looked different to others, the questions that started forming in her mind as a little girl, and the home life that was anything but safe. She speaks about her mum’s warmth, her dad’s volatility, and the heartbreaking experiences she endured at the hands of someone who should have protected her.

We also explore the ripple effects of adoption on her siblings - the mental health struggles, the lack of medical history, the behaviours no one understood at the time - and how all of them were left to navigate trauma without the support they desperately needed.

This first half of Ali’s story is about survival. It’s about a little girl trying to make sense of a world that didn’t make sense. And it’s about the beginnings of patterns that would follow her into adulthood - patterns she wouldn’t fully understand until much later.

Part One ends at a turning point: the breakdown of her marriage, and the moment she walked into a counsellor’s office thinking she was there to talk about her relationship… only to realise she was finally ready to unpack her entire childhood.

This is Ali’s story, raw, brave, and told with extraordinary honesty.

Let’s begin.

17/03/2026

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I filmed these two para-gliders drifting along the coastline the other day, moving gently, quietly, held by something bigger than themselves. And when Ali sent me this voicemail, it felt like the same energy.

She told me she listened to her episode and felt sad for the woman I was describing…
and then realised that woman was her.

That moment - that shift in perspective, that soft landing into your own truth - is exactly why I make this podcast.

So adoptees can see themselves from a kinder height.

So they can feel held instead of judged.

So they can rise above the stories they were given and step into the ones they choose.

Thank you, Ali, for trusting me with your story.

And thank you to every adoptee who lets me hold their truth with care.

Love Nadia x

29/01/2026

One of the unexpected gifts of this podcast has been the connections that continue after the interview.

The photos in this post are a small glimpse into various moments with these special souls during interviews, or catching up before or afterwards, sharing life updates and conversations that understand, connect and heal.

These stories aren’t just episodes. They’re relationships.

I'm so rewarded for every person who has trusted me with their story, for the friendships and ongoing moments that have grown from these interviews.

This project to me has become more than a podcast, it’s been a growing community, continuing to walk alongside one another as more stories unfold.

Here’s to "YOU ALL" behind the mic, the moments between the moments, and the shared humanity that keeps us connected.

17/01/2026

🌍 Podcast Update 2026: A Little Milestone Moment!

Feeling grateful today with my niche Indie podcast. One episode a month, no team, no ads, just sharing Adoption and Foster care stories in Australia full of heart that continues to travel in ways I never expected.

✨ 34,902 total downloads
🎙️ 44 episodes
🌐 82 countries
🏙️ 956 cities
🏅 Ranked #15 globally in the adoption category on Feedspot.

I added two photos to this post because they capture the spirit behind the podcast.

First pic of me smiling in a Straight Outta Cronulla tee, a nod to where I come from and last pic from the charity bike ride I did for last year, a reminder of the communities and causes that keep me motivated.

The Australian Adoption Podcast is linked across 50+ global directories, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, YouTube Music, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Castbox, Pocket Casts, Overcast, Goodpods, Deezer, Podcast Index, and dozens of international platforms that automatically pull the feed.

Every download represents someone choosing to sit with Australian and some international stories about adoption, foster care, identity, belonging, and the messy, beautiful complexity of being in this experience.

I am mind blown.

Thank you ALL for listening, sharing, and holding space for these voices. This project grows slowly and organically which is exactly how it’s meant to be.

Here’s to whatever comes next.

05/01/2026

When Jo’s son was just one or two years old, he would look up at her with pure adoration; the kind of love that sees you as safe, whole, and steady. And in those moments, Jo realised something powerful: if she didn’t face her own adoption wounds, she risked passing that pain "damage" on to him.

That moment became a turning point.

When Jo started working at Jigsaw Queensland she gained knowledge and support. Someone encouraged her to explore the work of Dr Jenny Conrick, a social worker and academic at the University of Melbourne whose research explores the lifelong impact of adoption- including what happens for adopted women when they become mothers. Dr Conrick’s work helped Jo understand why motherhood had cracked open so much, and why healing wasn’t optional. It was essential, for her and her son.

In Part Two of Jo’s story, she shares this moment of clarity, the courage it took to seek help, and how that step reshaped her journey as a mother and as an adoptee.

https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/716494-jenny-conrick?utm_source=copilot.com

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