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RNZ
Nellie's Baby
Kirsty Johnston follows Sarah as she hunts for her biological mother, who turns out to have been an institutionalised mental health patient in Porirua Hospital. And that's only the start of the story.
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4.8 stars from 402 ratings
great podcast!
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“i stumbled soon this podcast while browsing. it is an amazing podcast. fascinating,sad, thought provoking, funny and uplifting. the narrator is excellent! great listening voice. no sensationalism just telling of a story of an adopted woman looking for her birth family. i so enjoyed this podcast...”Read full review »
lyneee63 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/17/24
Great podcast
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“Thank you Sarah and Kirsty. Such an important story to tell, covering so many life events.”
@dicycle22 via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
04/28/24
Moving and sad story
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“This is a well-told story of the impact of a mental health diagnosis on a woman and her family.
Institutionalisation,deinstitutionalisation - both pathways seem fraught for Nellie, her daughter, her sisters and Sarah’s father.
Have things improved? I’d like to think so, but so many people...”Read full review »
LizAnne S via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/26/24
Recent Episodes
The last of the so-called ‘lunatic asylums’ closed only 20 years ago. They were founded on ideas of paternalism and social progress and survived on the basis they offered safety. In this special crossover with the Black Sheep podcast, William Ray and Kirsty Johnston look into their origins.
Published 03/31/24
Published 03/31/24
Kirsty tries to find out if Nellie did have another baby, and where that baby might be, but gets stuck in a kafkaesque nightmare of bureaucracy. Sarah reflects on her journey to find Nellie. We talk to a disability expert about what Nellie's story really means, and if things are better now.
Published 03/21/24
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