Navigating Adoption and Rediscovering Family: Lia's Journey
I’m Lia and this is my adoptee origin story from foster care to reuniting with my siblings.
What I shared
(01:02) What I was told about my bio parents
(02:18) What actually happened
(04:59) My adoptive parents
(05:34) My birth father’s side of the story
(06:36) My access to adoption information
(10:04) Accessing my biological family name
(12:33) Meeting my siblings
(19:49) Aspirations for biological relationships
(21:47) What I tell people about my background
(25:21) What’s medical foster care?
(26:35) Death of my foster mom (Ms. Loretta) & my bio mom
Links
Lia’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/liaepps
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Credits
Special thanks to Samuel Oyedele for editing our podcast, support his work on Instagram or e-mail him at Drumaboyiglobal@gmail.com
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