13 episodes

Donor conceived journalist, Louise McLoughlin, delves deeper into the secrets, discoveries, and lives of donor conceived people while trying to find the man who, presumably, looks like her.

You Look Like Me Louise McLoughlin

    • Society & Culture

Donor conceived journalist, Louise McLoughlin, delves deeper into the secrets, discoveries, and lives of donor conceived people while trying to find the man who, presumably, looks like her.

    BONUS EPISODE (LIVE RECORDING): Send This To... Someone Thinking About Going Public

    BONUS EPISODE (LIVE RECORDING): Send This To... Someone Thinking About Going Public

    In this bonus episode (recorded live) Louise continues her 'Send This To...' series. She speaks with Amanda who went public with her story in a documentary with a major UK broadcaster.

    As the title suggests, the idea is to ‘send this to’ anyone it could be relevant for.

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    'Send This To...' is written, produced, and hosted by Louise McLoughlin.

    You can follow You Look Like Me on Twitter and Instagram: @YouLookLikeMe_

    And while you're here.... You Look Like Me is a labour of love. It's also self-funded. If you want to support us you can buy us a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme

    • 50 min
    S2 #5: Connection, Questions & False Matches

    S2 #5: Connection, Questions & False Matches

    In the final episode of season two, donor conceived journalist Louise McLoughlin speaks with people who found half-sibling matches — only to later discover that they weren't related at all.



    Meantime, as she meets her most recently-found half-sister, Louise reflects on the joys and complexities of an ever-growing sibling group.



    You can follow You Look Like Me on Twitter and Instagram: @YouLookLikeMe_

    Louise is on Twitter @LouiseJoUK and Instagram @Loulou_Mclou

    #MyStoryNotMySecret



    And while you're here.... You Look Like Me is a labour of love from a two-person team, produced alongside our day jobs. It's also self-funded. If you want to support us you can buy us a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme



    You Look Like Me is written and hosted by Louise McLoughlin. It is produced by Nathan Moore

    • 35 min
    BONUS EPISODE: Send This To... A Donor

    BONUS EPISODE: Send This To... A Donor

    In this bonus episode, Louise launches her 'Send This To...' series, where she speaks with Neil, a sperm donor and her biological father, about his motivations for donating in the 80s and 90s, and his experience of no longer being anonymous.

    As the title suggests, the idea is to ‘send this to’ anyone it could be relevant for.

    Welcome to our first episode, ‘Send This To... A Donor’.



    'Send This To...' is written, produced, and hosted by Louise McLoughlin.

    You can follow You Look Like Me on Twitter and Instagram: @YouLookLikeMe_ Louise is on Twitter and Instagram @LouiseJoUK

    And while you're here.... You Look Like Me is a labour of love from a two-person team, produced alongside our day jobs. It's also self-funded. If you want to support us you can buy us a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme

    • 32 min
    S2 #4: Fertility Fraud: The 'Doctor of Last Chance'

    S2 #4: Fertility Fraud: The 'Doctor of Last Chance'

    Journalist Louise McLoughlin delves deeper into one of the darkest corners of the fertility industry to uncover what happens when male fertility doctors betray their patients in unimaginable ways. 

    In this episode, Louise speaks with doctor-conceived half-sisters Eve Wiley and Jessica Stavena, doctor-conceived Kat Palmer, and law professor and an expert on fertility fraud, Jody Madeira.

    You can read more about their stories here:

    Eve and Jessica's story: https://www.texasobserver.org/fertility-fraud-east-texas-kim-mcmorries/

    Kat's story: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2021/12/03/ottawa-fertility-doctor-siblings-lawsuit/

    You can follow You Look Like Me on Twitter and Instagram: @YouLookLikeMe_ Louise is on Twitter and Instagram @LouiseJoUK

    And while you're here.... You Look Like Me is a labour of love from a two-person team, produced alongside our day jobs. It's also self-funded. If you want to support us you can buy us a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme

    You Look Like Me is written and hosted by Louise McLoughlin. It is produced by Nathan Moore

    • 35 min
    S2 #3: I Have Felt So Alone

    S2 #3: I Have Felt So Alone

    Louise comes to terms with a new half-sibling match, while also speaking with other DC people who haven't been so lucky in their quest to find half-siblings.

    You can follow You Look Like Me on Twitter and Instagram: @YouLookLikeMe_ Louise is on Twitter and Instagram @LouiseJoUK

    And while you're here....You Look Like Me is a labour of love from a two-person team, produced alongside our day jobs. It's also self-funded. If you want to support us you can buy us a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme

    You Look Like Me is written and hosted by Louise McLoughlin and produced by Nathan Moore

    • 40 min
    S2 #2: This Is Unexpected

    S2 #2: This Is Unexpected

    A surprise text from a stranger throws Louise McLoughlin's otherwise normal Wednesday night into disarray. We hear her digest the discovery in real-time, as she works to process her second half-sibling... and her first half-brother. Louise also speaks with Jen from Season 1, who has had her own share of unexpected moments in her journey after tracking down her biological mother.  

    You can follow You Look Like Me on Twitter and Instagram: @YouLookLikeMe_ Louise is on Twitter and Instagram @LouiseJoUK

    And while you're here....You Look Like Me is a labour of love from a two-person team, produced alongside our day jobs. It's also self-funded. If you want to support us you can buy us a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme

    You Look Like Me is written and hosted by Louise McLoughlin and produced by Nathan Moore

    • 27 min

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