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: ethiopianadopteesUU@gmail.com
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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: ethiopianadopteesUU@gmail.com
Hey everyone! I want to introduce you to my good friend and our first guest on the podcast - Behaylu Barry! Behaylu was adopted from Ethiopia in 2007 from Wide Horizons, located in the capital Addis, Ababa. During the interview, Behaylu takes the lead in being the first on the podcast to come on and unapologetically share his adoption story. He walks us through the process, which he perfectly describes as “‘messy”. Like many stories I’ve heard from Ethiopian adoptee friends, Behaylu also didn’t know what was going on during his adoption, although he knew something wasn’t right. Behaylu gets vulnerable about the emotional, psychological, and physical impact of adoption on his sense of identity and concept of family.
He beautifully articulates his adoption process and how he coped with it all (the title of the episode might give you a hint as to one!). Thank you Behaylu for sharing!
Ethiopian Adoptees | Unapologetically Unfiltered
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: ethiopianadopteesUU@gmail.com
