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.

Podcasting since 2021 • 46 episodes

Australian Adoption Podcast - My Unknown Truth

Latest Episodes

Episode 45 - Ali: What She Carried Into Adulthood, Love, Loss and Becoming

Welcome back to Part Two of my conversation with Ali.In this half of her story, we move into the years where everything became bigger — love, marriage, motherhood, heartbreak, and the deep spiritual work that eventually changed the cours...

April 08, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 45 • 34:15

Episode 44 - Alison: "The Childhood She Carried"

Today, I’m sitting down with someone whose story is layered, confronting, courageous, and deeply human.Alison was adopted in 1965, just two weeks old, into a family that would grow to include three more adopted children. From th...

March 16, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 44 • 47:44

Episode 43 - Part 2 “Jo on Struggle, Support, and Speaking Out”

In this second part of my conversation with Jo, we begin with the moment she met her birth father; a man who had known about her existence but didn’t surface until an argument broke out between them twelve years later. Jo shares the complexity ...

December 09, 2025 • Season 4 • Episode 43 • 35:07

Episode - 42 Part 1 “Jo on Reunion, Identity, and the Power of Story”

Hey everyone, welcome to The Australian Adoption Podcast: My Unknown Truth.In this two-part episode, I’m chatting with Jo - an adoptee, advocate, and the voice behind the Adopt Perspective podcast. Jo was born in 1971, ...

November 06, 2025 • Season 4 • Episode 42 • 45:06

Episode 41 - "The Science of Calm: Dana Hargus Talks on Biofeedback, Attachment, and the Restore Method"

Hey Listeners!In this episode, I sit down with Dana Hargus - licensed professional counsellor, founder of Restore of Ada, and passionate advocate for trauma-informed healing.Dana shares how her journey as a mother to an adopted so...

September 06, 2025 • Season 4 • Episode 41 • 54:50

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