Welcome to Somebody's Daughter

A Troubled Birth and Early Years

The Impact of Independent Voices

Michael's Story Begins

A Childhood of Abuse and Neglect

The Power of Education and Escape

Finding Support and Building a New Life

The Obstacle Course of Trust and

The Trauma of the Past Care Home

Reconnecting with his Mother

The Truth About Michael's Birth and Family

First Meeting and Building a Relationship

Closing Remarks and Contact Information

When Michael Costello made his debut at the Women’s Hospital in Brisbane in August 1970 he was immediately separated from his teenage mother before she could even hold him and spent the next three months in the hospital nursery crying and alone in his crib.

A sickly infant who had never known what it was like to feel a mother’s love, Michael was transferred to a children’s home and it would be another year before he was placed with a foster family who later went on to adopt him.

Amazingly, though other youngsters in the family’s care were subsequently removed by the authorities, Michael remained behind, trapped in a nightmare beyond anyone’s wildest dreams.

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LINKS

Follow @somebodysdaughter_podcast on Instagram

Follow @somebodysdaughterpodcast on TikTok

Follow @megannorris_author on Instagram

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Visit Origins Australia originsaustralia.org

Visit Origins Australia facebook.com/groups/originsaustralia

Email us somebodysdaughterpodcast@gmail.com

Email Megan megan@newscoop.com.au

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CREDITS

Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major

Guest: Michael Costello

Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio

Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

When Michael Costello made his debut at the Women&rsquo;s Hospital in Brisbane in August 1970 he was immediately separated from his teenage mother before she could even hold him and spent the next three months in the hospital nursery crying and alone in his crib. A sickly infant who had never known what it was like to feel a mother&rsquo;s love, Michael was transferred to a children&rsquo;s home and it would be another year before he was placed with a foster family who later went on to adopt him. Amazingly, though other youngsters in the family&rsquo;s care were subsequently removed by the authorities, Michael remained behind, trapped in a nightmare beyond anyone&rsquo;s wildest dreams.
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LINKS
Follow @somebodysdaughter_podcast on Instagram
Follow @somebodysdaughterpodcast on TikTok
Follow @megannorris_author on Instagram
Follow @moyramajor on Instagram
Visit Origins Australia originsaustralia.org
Visit Origins Australia facebook.com/groups/originsaustralia
Email us <a href="mailto:somedbodysdaughterpodcast@gmail.com">somebodysdaughterpodcast@gmail.com</a>
Email Megan <a href="mailto:megan@newscoop.com.au">megan@newscoop.com.au</a>
Follow @woodworkpodcasts on Instagram and TikTok
CREDITS
Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major
Guest: Michael Costello
Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio
Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

150,000 stolen babies - The truth behind the crimes Australia tried to hide

150,000 stolen babies - The truth behind the crimes Australia tried to hide

Somebody’s Daughter

Episode 7: Michael Costello. Part 1.

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