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NOT a feel good podcast about being adopted We’re the not-so-feel-good show about adoption (coming out of the fog)We are 3 people with 3 very different experiences of being adopted. In this podcast we deconstruct the romanticism holding up the adoption industry and expose the lies, abuse, and pain that get silenced. We’re here to unwrap the shiny bow around adoption and speak our truths as adoptees. In doing so, we explain what it means and what it feels like to “come out of the fog”. WARNING: This is NOT a feel good podcast about adoption. A little bit about our adoption backgrounds: Lia: black, same race, domestic adoptee, not adopted at birth, also entered the foster systemDr. Noelle: transracial adoptee (black american adopted by a white family), adoptive parents divorcedTosha: same race, african american, domestic adoptee, the only one of her siblings that got adopted What we discussed (00:00) Not-so-feel-good show about adoption(02:38) Our 3 adoption backgrounds (07:24) Coming out of the fog: what it means for adoptees OR Adoption: expectation vs. reality(10:31) Favoring their biological child (12:57) “They purchased me, I had to be perfect”(15:16) Misconceptions about adoptees OR No, not all adoptees are orphans OR Myths about adoptees OR Capitalism and adoption(19:55) Is it possible to bond with your adoptive parents? OR Adoptive parents: is bonding possible?(25:28) What’s this show about? Who is it for?LinksFollow us on social media: Twitter | Instagram | Tiktok