Episodes
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In this episode Bruce. D. Perry, MD, Phd. and Adopt Change Founder Deborra-lee Furness AO chat about understanding trauma and its impacts on healing. Dr Perry is an active teacher, clinician and researcher in childrenâs mental health and neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions. His work on the impact of abuse, neglect and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs, and policy across the world. He is also co-author of best-selling book âWhat Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healingâ, with Oprah Winfrey, and Principal of the Neurosequential Network.âŻAdopt Change founder Deborra-lee Furness is an internationally acclaimed actress as well as a passionate supporter of children and defender of their human rights across the globe. Deborra-leeâs humanitarian work for children is a driving force in her life.
This conversation was recorded for Adopt Change Virtual National Permanency Conference 2021.
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Get in touch:
Find out more about Dr Perry at â https://www.bdperry.com
You can find out more about Adopt Change at â www.adoptchange.org.auâ
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Credits:
Host:âŻâ Michelle Stacpooleâ , Adopt Change
Guests: â Dr Bruce Perryâ & Deborra-lee Furness AO
Audio Producer:âŻâ Fernanda Dedicâ , Adopt Change
Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change
Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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In this episode, Dr Stacy Blythe, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University discusses the latest research on caring for infants in out-of-home care. You can read the research via the link below. Drawing on her skills as a nurse, knowledge as a researcher and experience as an authorised carer, her research focuses on the health and well-being of children in out-of-home care and their families.
This talk was recorded for the Adopt Change Thrive National Permanency Conference 2022, Supporting Children at Home and School to #THRIVE.
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You can read more about Dr Stacy Blythe here.
You can read the full Infant Research paper here.
You can find out more about Adopt Change at â www.adoptchange.org.auâ
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Credits:
Host:âŻâ Michelle Stacpooleâ , Adopt Change
Guests: Dr Stacy Blythe
Audio Producer:âŻâ Fernanda Dedicâ , Adopt Change
Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change
Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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Adopt Change ambassador Lisa Sthalekar chats with Sue Brierley, the adoptive mother of Saroo Brierley, whose memoir was adapted into the Oscar-nominated AustralianâŻbiographicalâŻdrama filmâŻâLionâ starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman. This episode discusses Sueâs experiences as an adoptive mother as well as her book âLionessâ.
This chat was recorded for the Adopt Change National Permanency Conference 2021.
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Get in touch:
You can see more from Sue Brierley here.
Get in touch with Lisa Sthalekar here.
You can find out more about Adopt Change at www.adoptchange.org.au
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Credits:
Host:âŻMichelle Stacpoole, Adopt Change
Guests: Sue Brierley & Lisa Sthalekar
Audio Producer:âŻFernanda Dedic, Adopt Change
Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change
Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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In this episode co-founders Joe and Tom Bennett chat about their charity âFoster the Futureâ which aims to connect high school youth in out-of-home care with university student tutors. They founded Foster the Future in 2019 after seeing how mentoring and support can drastically improve the lives of young people in out-of-home care.
This episode was recorded for the Adopt Change National Permanency Conference 2022.
Help us find #aHomeForEveryChild
Get in touch:
Find out more about Foster the Future at https://www.fosterthefuture.com.au/
You can get in contact with us at www.adoptchange.org.au
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Show Credits:
Host: Michelle Stacpoole, Adopt Change
Guests: Joe and Tom Bennett
Audio Producer: Fernanda Dedic, Adopt Change
Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change
Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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Tom Bennett is a data scientist working in the field of regulatory analysis. Tom graduated from the University of Sydney with a B. Commerce (Finance, Economics, and Commercial Law). Joe Bennett recently completed his Master of Data Science at the University of Sydney and is now working in Tech. Joe was named a finalist for the NSW Young Australian of the Year and is a deferred candidate for the Harvard Business School MBA Program.
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In this episode Dr Jessica Pryce, chats about inclusive, equitable and effective child welfare. After earning her PhD at Harvard University and working in New York state for two years, Dr Jessica Pryce was appointed in 2016 the new Executive Director of the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Her research has focused on the training and education of the workforce, racial disparity in child welfare decisions, and the disproportionality in the United States foster care system.
This episode was recorded for the Adopt Change National Permanency conference 2020 Supporting Children at Home and School to #THRIVE.
Help us find #aHomeForEveryChild
Get in touch:
Find out more about Dr Pryce at https://jessicaprycephd.com/
You can get in contact with us at www.adoptchange.org.au
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Show Credits:
Host: Michelle Stacpoole, Adopt Change
Guests: Dr Jessica Pryce
Audio Producer: Fernanda Dedic, Adopt Change
Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change
Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Additional info:
Dr Jessica Pryce For the past 10 years, Dr. Pryce has been involved at multiple angles of child welfare (direct practice, teaching + training & policy and research). She has published on child welfare related topics, such as, training and education, racial disparity and anti-poverty practices. She has presented her research at 30+ conferences both nationally and internationally. She is the author of several op-eds focused on racial disparity and effective strategies to impact racial disproportionality within child welfare. Her TED Talk on Implicit Racial Bias in Decision Making has since been viewed over 1.2 million times.
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Welcome to this special bonus episode where Adopt Change ambassador and TV Personality Daniella Park shares her personal story.
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Credits:
Host: Michelle Stacpoole
Guests: Daniella Park
Audio Producer: Fernanda Dedic
Executive producer: Lily Allsep
Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay out respect to Elders past and present and end that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Daniella Park is an entrepreneur, TV personality, baking & lifestyle expert with influence who is passionate about inspiring people to creatively and simply enjoy food and each otherâs company. She wholeheartedly believes that food is an expression of love and âkitchen therapyâ is sharing more than just food in the heart of the home. She is passionate about sharing ways to make fancy simple. Having overcome her own personal struggles with dyslexia, Daniella is an advocate for doing what you love no matter the circumstances and motivates others by sharing her powerful story. She gives back and practices this mission through helping children find homes as an ambassador for Adopt Change. Daniella appears regularly on international TV, podcasts and social media bringing fun and sweetness to audiences across the globe.
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In this episode Adopt Change ambassador Zufi Emerson chats with April Dinwoodie about integrating the voices of children and young people. April Dinwoodie is the host and founder of âBorn in June, Raised in Aprilâ, a podcast which covers her personal experience in her adoption journey as a thought leader in transracial adoption, offering tools to help people navigate differences of race, class, and culture.
This conversation was recorded for Adopt Change Virtual National Permanency Conference 2021.
Help us find #aHomeForEveryChild
Get in touch:
Learn more about April Dinwoodie here.
Get in touch with Zufi Emerson here.
You can find out more about Adopt Change at www.adoptchange.org.au
Like this episode? Share your thoughts with us on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok
Credits:
Host: Michelle Stacpoole, Adopt Change
Guests: Zufi Emerson & April Dinwoodie
Audio Producer: Fernanda Dedic, Adopt Change
Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change
Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and end that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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Olympic gold medallist, Australian rugby sevens star and Adopt Change Ambassador Ellia Green talks about his personal journey to finding his identity. He shares intimate details from his upbring and how he stayed connected to his Fijian cultural heritage while growing up in Australia.
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Get in touch: You can find Ellia on Instagram here.
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Credits:
Host: Michelle Stacpoole
Guests: Ellia Green
Audio Producer: Fernanda Dedic
Executive producer: Lily Allsep
Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay out respect to Elders past and present and end that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Ellia Green is a proud Fijian, retired professional rugby sevens player who was a part of the Olympic gold winning team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Ellia also competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Rugby Sevens world cup in San Francisco and the International HSBC World Rugby Sevens circuit from 2012 through to 2021.
Prior to rugby, Ellia was a track and field sprinter, specialising in the 100M and 200M and made his first international meet in Doha Qatar in the World Juniors for the 100M and the 200M relay.
Ellia retired from rugby in August 2021 and is currently studying International Security Studies at Macquarie University. Ellia is a national Champion for Change ambassador for the United Nations Australia, a Raise Ambassador and an Adopt Change ambassador.
Since retiring from professional sport, Ellia has found liberation in his identity and sense of self along with the greatest achievement yet, becoming a Dad to daughter Waitui and fiancé to Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts. Whilst being an internationally successful athlete Ellia continues a strong commitment off the field for the rights of racial gender diversity and the wellbeing of marginalised individuals and groups.
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In this episode, global leader in therapeutic life story work, Professor Richard Rose talks about âmaking sense of fragmented livesâ a model of practice currently engaged in the United Kingdom.
Richard shares how we can use therapeutic life work to make sense of the past and work out how our pasts may be affecting our capacity to feel confident and loved in our relationships today.
This talk was recorded as part of the Adopt Change Thrive Virtual National Permanency Conference 2020.
Help us find #aHomeForEveryChild
Get in touch:
Learn more about TLSWi and Professor Richard Rose here tlswi.com/about-tlswi/
You can find out more about us at www.adoptchange.org.au
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Credits:
Host: Michelle Stacpoole, Adopt Change
Guests: Professor Richard Rose
Audio Producer: Fernanda Dedic, Adopt Change
Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change
Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and end that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Richard Rose is the Director of Child Trauma Intervention Services Ltd (CTIS) and Therapeutic Life Story Work International (TLSWi). Throughout his career, Richard has worked with children and their families in out-of-home care and within birth family placements, with the aim of enabling these placements to become healthy and nurturing.
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The BackTrack program is for young people who are having a tough time and has helped decrease Armidaleâs youth crime rate by more than 38%, keeping children out of correctional systems.
In this special bonus episode, Adopt Change Ambassador Emily Hikaiti chats to âBacktrack Youth Worksâ founder Bernie Shakeshaft about the innovative program. Bernie is joined by Zach, who has participated in the program, and 'Trigger' and 'Striker', two of their working dogs.
This conversation was recorded as part of the Adopt Change Thrive 2021 Virtual National Permanency Conference.
A small language warningâŠthe âsh**â word is used a bit in this episode, so may not be suitable to listen to with small ears around!
Help us find #aHomeForEveryChild
Get in touch:
Learn more about Bernie and BackTrack here
You can find out more about us at www.adoptchange.org.au
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Credits:
Host: Michelle Stacpoole, Adopt Change
Guests: Bernie Shakeshaft & Emily Hikaiti
Audio Producer: Fernanda Dedic, Adopt Change
Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change
Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and end that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Bernie Shakeshaft decided to take action after seeing the plight of disadvantaged youth in his community. Starting in 2006 with a shed and an idea, Bernie founded the BackTrack Youth Works Program, turning around the lives of some of Australiaâs most vulnerable kids. Using the skills he developed growing up and as a jackaroo in the Northern Territory learning from the Aboriginal trackers, Bernie developed an award-winning program that uses animal-assisted learning, agricultural skills and a residential facility.
Emily Hikaiti is an Adopt Change Ambassador, Lived Experience Advocate and a valued member of the CREATE community. Emily has been shortlisted for the ACYP Youth Advisory Council three years running and is an esteemed member of her local Youth and well-being Council. She has led our FACS Caseworker training and spoken at our Western NSW OOHC and Mental Health Interagency. Emily has been an MC at CREATEâs National Survey Launch and at the Their Futures Matter 2019 conference.
She is also an incredible parent and a successful entrepreneur with her two businesses including a photography business. Emily is passionate about reducing youth homelessness by extending the leaving care age in NSW and providing young people in care with better support networks, this has recently been executed through her newest business; providing advocacy and consultation on an individual, group, and systematic level around Australia.
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In this episode, Adopt Change CEO Renée Carter speaks with Bruce. D. Perry, MD, Phd. about children with an experience of trauma, navigating the school setting. Dr Perry shares how educators can bring a climate of respect, regulation and innovation into the classroom for kids who have trauma backgrounds.
Dr Perry is an active teacher, clinician and researcher in childrenâs mental health and neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions. His work on the impact of abuse, neglect and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs and policy across the world. He is also co-author of best-selling book âWhat Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healingâ, with Oprah Winfrey.
This conversation was recorded as part of the Adopt Change National Permanency Conference 2022, Supporting Children at Home and School to #THRIVE.
Help us find #aHomeForEveryChild
Get in touch:
Find out more about Dr Perry at https://www.bdperry.com
You can get in contact with us at www.adoptchange.org.au
Like this episode? Share your thoughts with us on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok
Show Credits:
Host: Michelle Stacpoole, Adopt Change
Guests: Dr Bruce Perry & Renée Carter
Audio Producer: Fernanda Dedic, Adopt Change
Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change
Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and end that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. is the author of best-selling book What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing, with Oprah Winfrey. He is the Principal of the Neurosequential Network, Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy and a Professor (Adjunct) in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago and the School of Allied Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
Renée Carter is the CEO of Adopt Change and a passionate advocate for the wellbeing of children and young people. She leads a team of Adopt Change Changemakers nationally, with major activities including the #THRIVE National Permanency Conference; My Forever Family NSW; Yesvember A Home for Every Child campaign; MyPacks first night back packs; Empower Change; along with engagement with community, government, media and the sector. Renée is a member of the Institute Advisory Group for the independent research centre Institute of Open Adoption Studies (The University of Sydney) and was previously Vice Chair of NSW Committee on Adoption and Permanent Care (COAPC).
