Behaylu Barry: Don't Chase the Soccer Ball

Hey everyone! I want to introduce you to my good friend and our first guest on the podcast - Behaylu Barry! Behaylu was adopted from Ethiopia in 2007 from Wide Horizons, located in the capital Addis, Ababa. During the interview, Behaylu takes the lead in being the first on the podcast to come on and unapologetically share his adoption story. He walks us through the process, which he perfectly describes as “‘messy”. Like many stories I’ve heard from Ethiopian adoptee friends, Behaylu also didn’t know what was going on during his adoption, although he knew something wasn’t right. Behaylu gets vulnerable about the emotional, psychological, and physical impact of adoption on his sense of identity and concept of family.

He beautifully articulates his adoption process and how he coped with it all (the title of the episode might give you a hint as to one!). Thank you Behaylu for sharing!