Rediet: Good Girls Don’t Get Their Heads Shaved (Part 1 of 3)

Rediet: Good Girls Don’t Get Their Heads Shaved (Part 1 of 3)

In this episode (Part 1 of 3), I sit down with Rediet, a fellow Ethiopian adoptee, and we go back to the beginning of her story in Addis Ababa, where she was raised by loving, strong women and remember a childhood full of community and joy. We talk about losing her mother, the sudden move to an orphanage she didn’t understand was coming, and the survival instincts she developed at just four years old. She shares what it was like to receive a photo book of “random white people” who later showed up to take her to America, and how the reality of leaving truly hit when her grandmother came to say goodbye. We unpack being labeled “difficult” for acting out during an unimaginable transition and how trauma in adoptees is so often misunderstood. The conversation gets real about white saviorism, international adoption, and the entitlement built into the system. It’s the type of honest and reflective dialogue we both wish we had heard growing up.

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Rediet: You Can't Have a Kid for Gratitude (Part 3 of 3)

Rediet: You Can't Have a Kid for Gratitude (Part 3 of 3)

In our final segment with Rediet, we explore the deep psychological impact of transracial adoption, specifically how the titles of "Mom" and "Dad" are earned through emotional connection rather than l...

13 Heinä 41min

Rediet: Feeling Like a Disruption (Part 2 of 3)

Rediet: Feeling Like a Disruption (Part 2 of 3)

In this second part of the interview, Rediet shares the jarring reality of being brought into a white American home that already felt "completed." She describes her arrival not as a smooth integration...

24 Kesä 40min

Billy Birhan Desalegn: The Interpreter of Broken Promises (Part 2)

Billy Birhan Desalegn: The Interpreter of Broken Promises (Part 2)

INTERVIEW WITH BILLY - PART 2 I had the honor of sitting down with my dear friend Billy, also known as Billy Birhan Desalegn, in this deeply moving interview. Billy is a professional tour guide from A...

7 Touko 49min

Billy Birhan Desalegn: The Interpreter of Broken Promises (Part 1)

Billy Birhan Desalegn: The Interpreter of Broken Promises (Part 1)

I had the honor of sitting down with my dear friend Billy, also known as Billy Birhan Desalegn, in this deeply moving interview. Billy is a professional tour guide from Addis Ababa who unexpectedly be...

15 Huhti 51min

Umm Adoptees, Are We Okay?

Umm Adoptees, Are We Okay?

Hey guyssss, this episode is me getting brutally honest with myself and with us as a community. It’s truthfully more of a crashout that I refuse to make palatable, because this is the reality of our l...

13 Loka 202535min

YOU'RE NOT CRAZY - The Odds Were Not In Your Favor

YOU'RE NOT CRAZY - The Odds Were Not In Your Favor

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 say...

16 Kesä 202544min

Cosimo Naldi: Amor Vincit Omnia ("Love conquers all”) (Part II)

Cosimo Naldi: Amor Vincit Omnia ("Love conquers all”) (Part II)

[SAME SUMMARY FROM PART I] In this first episode of 2025, I had the honor of virtually sitting down with Cosimo Naldi, an Ethiopian adoptee raised and living in Italy. This conversation was raw, emoti...

16 Helmi 202546min

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