The Troubled Teen Industry: Where Child Abuse Is the Norm
The Troubled Teen Industry is made up of for-profit and not-for-profit facilities and programs aimed at modifying children's behaviour, usually through drastic and abusive means.
Worldschooling: What Is It And Why Some Families Are Choosing To Do It
Some families have chosen to sell their homes and belongings to live a life of permanent travel with their children. But how are they doing it, and how do they manage to balance work and school while travelling?
Why I Didn’t Promote My Book
Blackstage: The Pole Movement I Didn’t Know That I Needed
Pole Dance: My Favourite Way to Move
Solo Parent Travel & Sensory Issues Part 2
In this post, I share some of the things I did that contributed to the "success" of our adventure.
Solo Parent Travel & Sensory Issues
Solo parent travel with a child with sensory issues has its challenges but it’s been fun and a great learning experience, albeit one that required very careful planning.
A Tigrayan Adoptee: Wanting To Find Family And Wanting To Be Found
Mulu, an adoptee is looking for clues to find her family in Tigray.
Selective Solidarity While Tigray is Starving
My Fraudulent Adoption By World Vision Employees
In this blog, I share details about my adoption that I’ve never shared before in hopes that someone may have information about my family or the circumstances surrounding my birth.
Coming Soon: An Anthology By Ethiopian Adoptees
Our anthology, “Lions Roaring Far From Home”, written by over 32 Ethiopian adoptees is in its final stage of production.
To The Ethiopian & Adoption Communities: I No Longer Belong
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together" - Desmond Tutu
Is it Really Your Birthday?
Birthdays are not just dates to celebrate - they tell stories, they hold secrets and they dictate your rights in a given country.
Why Are We So Quiet?
There’s immense power in storytelling that shouldn’t be underestimated. Whether it’s through poetry, fiction, non-fiction or even a visual story, your voice matters. We can all learn something from your perspective as an Ethiopian adoptee.
The War on Tigray Part 2: The Danger of Political Polarization
Political polarization can prevent us from having empathy, meaningful inter-ethnic dialogue and working towards solutions.
The War on Tigray: Reflections From An Ethiopian Adoptee
Reflecting on my connection to the War on Tigray as an Ethiopian adoptee from the 1984-85 Famine.
Adoption Work: Something Keeps Pulling Me Back
I left adoption advocacy and came back with a fresh perspective as an adoptee and mother.