Olivia Maurel

I kept trying to fill in this void inside of me.

No, they weren't.

They had the perfect life, and they didn't want to break it.

And once again, I don't blame them.

I do, however, speak to other children born through surrogacy that have known from the very, very beginning, and the story doesn't change.

Now, when did you get in touch with your biological mother and what unfolded there?

I got in touch with my biological mother, so my surrogate, when I was 30 years old.

So my mother-in-law saw me struggle so badly with depression, anxiety.

So she, at 30 years old, gifted me this DNA test.

And it came back and I was matched on the platform with a cousin of mine.

And then...

One day I had a message that popped up on Facebook Messenger and it was my surrogate mother and we exchanged on there.

So she explained very clearly that when I was born I tilted my little head towards her

And that just goes to show that as a baby, even as a newborn, you know who to look for.

You know that you're looking for your mother.

And so, got to meet my half-brother.

It was one of the most beautiful days of my life.

Of course, the birth of my children were the most beautiful days of my life, but I have to say it was one of the most emotional moments

Ever.

I finally saw someone that looked like me, that belonged, that really, we shared so much similarities in the way we look, in the way we talk, in the way we walked.