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June 26, 2020 72 mins

Time stamps

  • 4:00: First two weeks of separation
  • 8:00: Six years old, and the knock on the door. Everyone afraid to ask a question
  • 11:30: Young mothers forcibly separated from their children
  • 14:00: How Tony felt different. Questions of identity
  • 16:30: Fear of not fitting in, fear of rejection and fear of the religious orders
  • 23:00: Alcohol and its impact on his life and relationships
  • 36:00: What the recovery journey looks like
  • 39:00: The phone call that saved his life
  • 42:30: Finding and facing up to the root of the problem
  • 49:00: The six words that can change your life╝
  • 57:00: Trying to trace and contact with birth mother
  • 1:02:00: Why closure is not possible
  • 1:04:00: Psychotherapy and helping people beyond addiction
  • 1:08:00: Two books Tony recommends

For more on Tony Dunne’s practice, visit the Tony’s Therapy and Counselling website here.

Watch Tony’s TEDx talk, “The Journey of an Adoptee” here

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