Pay-to-Play: The Marketing And Broken Promises In Adoption with Connor Howe

Cate & Ty Break It Down

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🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Join Cate & Ty as they sit with Connor Howe, known as @Adopted_Connor on social, as he challenges conventional narratives surrounding open adoption and exposes the often overlooked complexities of the adoption industry. As an adoptee himself, Connor discusses how open adoption, while intended to be a solution, can still lead to pain, confusion, and a sense of not belonging for adoptees.

Connor also explains the profit-driven nature of adoption agencies, including their marketing tactics, and the role of unregulated adoption consultants. He also emphasizes the traumatic impact of adoption on adoptees, birth parents, and even adoptive parents, highlighting the need for adoption-competent therapy and support. Buckle up!

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0:10.7	Hey, guys.
0:20.6	Welcome to another episode of Kate and I Break It Down.
0:22.8	And today, I don't know if you guys have seen his videos.
0:25.9	I've seen his videos before I even knew him on TikTok and on Facebook.
0:30.4	But today we have a guest and I wanted to welcome Connor to the podcast.
0:35.8	Hello.
0:36.3	Hey.
0:36.5	Also known as the doctor Connor on every other. My name's Connor the podcast. Also. Hey. Also known as Adopted Connor.
0:38.0	Sure.
0:38.1	Yeah.
0:54.5	My name's Connor how. Like, I don't know. On social media, it's, uh, adopted Connor. Yeah. Which is honestly how I, I mean, I saw the video show it to her. Mm-hmm. Um, and I was gonna say you started out really like, I mean, it was fast. It was about a year ago I started posting.
0:56.3	Okay, but you already have a lot of followers.
0:57.3	Something like that, yeah.
0:58.7	Your content is like i mean it's pretty fast growing in my opinion yeah a lot of people come out in this space and kind of
1:02.9	talk about adoption what made you want to like use the platform for that specifically yeah that was
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