about
I expose the romantic myths that protect the family policing system and the adoption industry. I speak to the harm, the silence, and the truth that many of us lived through as adoptees and former foster youth.
I unwrap the “shiny bow” around adoption and share what it feels like to learn the truth on your own terms. I talk about ruptures in identity, grief, survival, and the work of rebuilding a sense of self after systems that claim to “save” us.
This is not a feel good podcast.
I’m an angry, healing, and honest adoptee.
I’m here to tell the truth.
ABOUT our host
Zaira is a Black & Puerto Rican adoptee who survived both foster care and adoption. She hosts Adoptees Crossing Lines, a podcast where she talks honestly about adoption, the family policing system, and the harm these systems cause.
She’s an abolitionist who believes in community care and collective safety over punishment. She uses this platform to make space for survivors, to challenge the narratives that protect the system, and to amplify voices that are often ignored.