Adoptee Voice: What gets lost for transracial adoptees, understanding microaggressions, & how White parents can support their Black children
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Dear adoptive parents and in particular those who adopted transracially,
I'm inviting you to come learn with me. We can never know it all, mitigate it all or avoid the reality that our transracially adopted children have experienced loss and trauma in so many ways, so what we need to do it learn as much as we can in continuous and humble ways. Our kids deserve it. The best perspectives we can glean from is those who have lived it.
My guest today is Lydia Faye, an adult adoptee adopted as a newborn and raised by white parents in essentially an all-white community. She had a pivotal, eye opening experience in college that shone a light on so many unexplained experiences she had throughout her life. She shares openly about her own experiences and also what she's learned through her work, mentorship and educating roles. In today's episode we hone in on loss and microaggressions and how white parents can support racial identity formation with their transracial adoptees. Please join us and share this episode with friends and family. Also check out the recommended resources below!
Check out Lydia's Becoming Lydia Faye website for more about her personal journey and her work as a mentor and educator, or follow her on IG.
Recommended reading:
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, by Austin Channing Brown
TIME article as food for thought: Realities of raising a kid of a different race.
If you are a couple in the process of adopting, I'd encourage you to take a look at the details of my online course which includes a module video on transracial adoption by adult adoptee and social worker, Angela Tucker. You can read all about it here.
And if you'd prefer to feel like you're in our living room for our conversation, you can tune in on YouTube for our video version!
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