On a randomly-selected bridge near Oxford, Louise meets her biological dad for the first time, alongside her half-sister Jess. As she revels in the joy and awkwardness of that first meet, she also speaks with other donor conceived people who weren't so lucky. In the last episode of the first series, Louise sits down with Erin Jackson -- a well-known advocate in the DC world -- to break down lessons from the podcast so far, and to chat about what still needs to be done. And, naturally, there's one more DNA surprise in store for Louise. You can follow You Look Like Me on Twitter and Instagram: @YouLookLikeMe_ And while you're here.... You Look Like Me is a labour of love from a two-person team, produced alongside our day jobs. It's also self-funded. If you want to support us you can buy us a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme You Look Like Me is hosted by Louise McLoughlin, edited by Tamsin Hughes, and recorded in lockdown
You Look Like Me A podcast making sense of the life and families of donor conceived people.
This is my story and it's also a place for yours at the end of the day.
Like, I have a dad, so I'm not out here looking for a father figure.
I'm looking for answers to questions I have.
He tells us.
I don't want you to expect anything from me because I'm not going to just be your dad all of a sudden.
If you want to get to know me, that's no problem.
Just don't expect anything out of it.
I'm starting to see my bio mom as a mom.
I lost my mum when I was younger, but having met my biological father now, it doesn't necessarily fill that gap because I don't think it needs to.
Let's not sass around here.
I look just like him.
He's not interested in connecting with me.
I'm his biological daughter.
It's a very, very lonely grief that donor conceived people go through that I think most people can't even understand.
Welcome to youo Look like me.
I'm Louise McLachlan and I've spent 16 years, more than half of my life, looking for my biological father.
We should probably get out so that we can actually see him.
And this is me about to meet him alongside my half sister, Jess.
Oh God.