Ethiopian Adoptees | Unapologetically Unfiltered
Ethiopian Adoptees | Unapologetically Unfiltered
Podcast Description
Hey hey! I’m Lidet O’Connor, an Ethiopian adoptee, storyteller, and the person behind this podcast.
Growing up, I often felt alone with the weight of being adopted across cultures, countries, and expectations. But I also heard stories, our stories, that mirrored mine in deep, complex, and often painful ways.
This podcast started as a way to document those voices. And now, it’s become something more: a living, growing archive of Ethiopian adoptee experiences—across ages, languages, losses, and lives.
Here, I interview other Ethiopian adoptees and explore the themes that tie us together: identity, grief, belonging, race, return, and reclamation. Nothing’s too neat. Nothing’s too polished. That’s the point.
If you’ve ever felt alone in this process, know that you’re not. We gotchu. And we’re so glad you found your way here.
Welcome to Ethiopian Adoptees – Unapologetically Unfiltered
A podcast. A community. A cultural preservation in progress.
Email: [email protected]
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast centers around themes of identity, grief, belonging, race, and reclamation as experienced by Ethiopian adoptees. Examples of episodes include discussions on systemic issues in the adoption process, personal narratives reflecting both trauma and triumph, and the emotional complexities during the holiday season, providing a wide-ranging exploration of the adoptee experience.
Hey hey! I’m Lidet O’Connor, an Ethiopian adoptee, storyteller, and the person behind this podcast.
Growing up, I often felt alone with the weight of being adopted across cultures, countries, and expectations. But I also heard stories, our stories, that mirrored mine in deep, complex, and often painful ways.
This podcast started as a way to document those voices. And now, it’s become something more: a living, growing archive of Ethiopian adoptee experiences—across ages, languages, losses, and lives.
Here, I interview other Ethiopian adoptees and explore the themes that tie us together: identity, grief, belonging, race, return, and reclamation. Nothing’s too neat. Nothing’s too polished. That’s the point.
If you’ve ever felt alone in this process, know that you’re not. We gotchu. And we’re so glad you found your way here.
Welcome to Ethiopian Adoptees – Unapologetically Unfiltered
A podcast. A community. A cultural preservation in progress.
Email: [email protected]
Hey everyone! In this solo episode, I get real about something that’s been weighing heavy on my heart: the lie we’ve been told that adoption is always good, always safe, always “better.” The title says it all – You’re Not Crazy – The Odds Were Not In Our Favor. I walk through the reasons why so many Ethiopian adoptees feel isolated, gaslit, and unheard, and how our experiences have been erased or minimized under the guise of adoption “saving” us.
I talk candidly about the systems that failed us. Systems that didn’t vet adopters, didn’t check in on us, and never prioritized our well-being. I name what it really was: not adoption, but child trafficking and human trafficking. I speak directly to fellow adoptees who’ve been made to feel like they’re the problem, like they should just be grateful, and I want you to hear me when I say – you’re NOT crazy.
This episode is a truth-telling session. It’s raw, it’s emotional, and it’s a call to reframe the way we talk about adoption and our stories. If you’ve ever felt alone in your experience or like your pain didn’t make sense, I hope this episode makes it just a little bit easier to breathe. Let’s talk about it and then create a new game-plan that will allow for the happiness and peace you – ALL OF US – deserve! <3
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