Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
One in ten Australian families with children is a step or blended family. Insight explores the experiences and complexities that arise when these families separate and asks who is considered family when the blending ends? This Insight episode is Un-Blended Families.
00:00 My mum moved overseas when I was 3
05:22 My dad searched for the perfect wife that wouldn’t question him
12:43 I’ve been looking for my stepmum and stepbrother for decades
16:32 Our stepfamily suddenly ended after my partner died
18:43 We have 9 kids, some see it as socially unacceptable
21:26 My ex-boyfriend is close friends with my daughter
30:13 Olivia Newton-John was the closest thing I had to a mother
33:11 I wrote my estranged half-brother a letter about his dad
39:25 We met as stepsiblings, now we’re married
45:37 My therapist suggested a fictional male role model for me
Insight airs Tuesdays at 8:30pm on SBS: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight
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Insight, hosted by Kumi Taguchi, is Australia's leading forum for powerful first-person stories offering a unique perspective on the way we live.
Insight first went to air in 1995 and has since been a mainstay of SBS current affairs programming. The team doesn't shy away from taboo topics: from polygamy, to brain implants, to the secrets revealed on the deathbed.
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One in ten Australian families with children is a step or blended family. Insight explores the experiences and complexities that arise when these families separate and asks who is considered family when the blending ends? This Insight episode is Un-Blended Families.
00:00 My mum moved overseas when I was 3
05:22 My dad searched for the perfect wife that wouldn’t question him
12:43 I’ve been looking for my stepmum and stepbrother for decades
16:32 Our stepfamily suddenly ended after my partner died
18:43 We have 9 kids, some see it as socially unacceptable
21:26 My ex-boyfriend is close friends with my daughter
30:13 Olivia Newton-John was the closest thing I had to a mother
33:11 I wrote my estranged half-brother a letter about his dad
39:25 We met as stepsiblings, now we’re married
45:37 My therapist suggested a fictional male role model for me
Insight airs Tuesdays at 8:30pm on SBS: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight
SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/3txZoUN
Insight, hosted by Kumi Taguchi, is Australia's leading forum for powerful first-person stories offering a unique perspective on the way we live.
Insight first went to air in 1995 and has since been a mainstay of SBS current affairs programming. The team doesn't shy away from taboo topics: from polygamy, to brain implants, to the secrets revealed on the deathbed.
Do you want to be part of the discussion and join an Insight record? Insight aims to include a range of backgrounds, ages, and perspectives in our studio audience. If you want to be involved, register here: bit.ly/3vQlO7T
Visit our website: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/
Catch up on full episodes: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/insight
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/InsightSBS
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/insightsbs
Network Terms & Conditions: https://www.sbs.com.au/terms
Privacy Policy: https://www.sbs.com.au/privacy
Feedback or complaints: https://www.sbs.com.au/complaints
