You Look Like Me

Great documentary style podcast. I’m not donor conceived, but was adopted at birth and it was a closed adoption. I found my birth parents and half siblings in my 30s, after starting my search in high school. I know it’s not the same, but I experienced so many of the same thoughts and emotions portrayed in this podcast. I hope this helps a lot of people going through a search and hope it helps other people understand. It’s not always easy to put yourself out there and discuss such personal and emotional stories, but everyone who shared stories on the show did an amazing job. Would love to listen to more!

Louise’s podcast has opened up the whole other side of my life that I’d always known about and was always told openly about, but unfortunately had never really met and connected with anyone who was born donor conceived. This podcast made me find a home and s community I’d always been searching for and didn’t know where to start. I love this podcast because it acknowledges all of the different types of stories that come with this. I love it because it’s vulnerable, and hard, but loving and accepting. I cannot believe I found the community I belong to so late in the game (age 34) but it’s always better late than never.

Even as a non-donor conceived individual, I found this to be an amazing, heartwarming and heart-breaking podcast. This is such a great examination of the concept of who we are, how biology really does play a part of our self-identity, and how we as different societies regulate (or don’t regulate) this multi-BILLION dollar industry. The stories from the donor conceived individuals and their experiences are worth the listen.

Great show. I’m donor conceived and it hasn’t been easy on this path of discovery. It’s nice to hear other people who are going through the same process.