# Dr. Michele Merritt

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Podcast: [Adoptees On](https://stenobird.com/podcast/adoptees-on-1017549)
Published: 2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.adopteeson.com/listen/304
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304 | Dr. Michele Merritt Today's guest is Dr. Michele Merritt - a philosophy professor who's coined the new term Adoptism to describe the ways adoptees are marginalized. Michele shares some of her personal story, including the curiosity she always had about where she came from. We discuss what led her to start critiquing adoption publicly and the barriers to publishing these critiques that some academic journals put in place, like the classic, "I know one adoptee and they don't feel that way". We do mention suicide during this conversation, so please take care when deciding if this a safe episode for you to listen to. Full Show Notes and Transcript Here Join our adoptee community on Patreon here Check out our upcoming live events here! This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing stated on it, either by its hosts or any guests, is to be construed as psychological, medical or legal advice. Please seek out professionals in those fields if you need those services. The views expressed by the hosts of Adoptees On or any guests are their own and do not represent the opinions of any organization or other person unless otherwise stated.

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