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June 20, 2023 29 mins
She was 16 when she discovered that her real name was not Stefanie. Stefanie was her middle name. Her first name was Dalia. And now, in her 70's, Dalia has reclaimed her birth name.

Dalia was inspired to tell her story by young women like Australian of the Year - Grace Tame who made it clear that they would not be silent about sexual abuse.

Dalia's story telling offers insight into the beliefs, assumptions and societal shifts that have shaped attitudes towards abuse and trauma since the 1950’s.

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Detailed Music Credits
"The Failing Eyes of John Kiszkan Mattered Not" by Chris De Souza. Click here to listen to Chris's work on Band Camp
"Master Disorder", "Cool Rock", "Scissors", "Organic Meditations 3" "Bushwick Tarentella" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Italian Tarentella" by Sound Art Music, "A Place of peace and Mystery" by Crypt of Insomnia, "1950s" by Dreamnote Music, "Revolution" by Scorewizards: courtesy of Envato Market.
"Chris Theme" by Phil Crawford
Various Original Tracks by Phil Okerstrom and Damian Mason

Supported with funding from Coordinare - the South Eastern NSW Primary Health Network through the Australian Government's Primary Health Network Program


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