Podcast appearances and mentions of april dinwoodie

In this Mother's Day episode, April Dinwoodie sits down with Stacey Gatlin—founder of Yes We Adopt—to explore Black adoption, parenting after loss, and building community that centers authenticity and healing. Stacey shares her path through infertility, post-adoption depression, and the creation of Yes We Adopt—a platform that uplifts Black adoptive families, adopted persons, and birth parents. Together, they reflect on the power of community, the truth-telling needed in adoption spaces, and the mental and emotional load of mothering and leading out loud. A must-listen for anyone in the extended family of adoption or looking to parent with intention and care.

For many adopted persons, the journey to understanding identity and belonging is filled with complexities, questions, and the need for community. In this episode, host April Dinwoodie is joined by Tracie Carlson, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and fellow adopted person, to explore how growing up adopted shaped their identities and how finding community became essential to their journeys. From the experience of being "chosen" to the emotional realities of searching for family, April and Tracie discuss what it means to be truly seen and supported. They reflect on the both/and of adoption, the power of connection, and how creating spaces of belonging can change lives—not just for adopted persons, but for the world.

In November 2024, host April Dinwoodie sits with Producer Kyle Ferreira to talk about the both/and of her holiday table. April also shares helpful tips for transracially adopted persons when it comes to the holiday season.

This month host April Dinwoodie sits down with producer Kyle Ferreira to talk about the recent Transracial Journeys Camp that April is involved in each year and how beneficial this camp is to building confidence and clarity around some of the more difficult aspects of transracial adoption.

As the school year kicks off, host April Dinwoodie sits down with producer Kyle Ferreira to have a conversation about language as it relates to expressing experiences of adoption. In this episode, April breaks down the reasons for why she refers to her self as an “Adopted Person”. And why she refers to her parents as either “Parents of Origin” or “Parents of Experience”. 

With July 4th as a backdrop, this month, producer Kyle Ferreira and host April Dinwoodie have a conversation about thoughts and experiences surrounding freedom and independence. We also discuss representation and the impact VP Kamala Harris.

In this episode, host April Dinwoodie shares her very personal journey of sadness, grief, and loss connected to adoption and family separation.  

It was an honor to sit down with April Dinwoodie to learn more about a topic I am admittingly not enough informed on. Until recently, I had not considered how innately traumatic the relinquishing of a child is both for that child and the birth parents. In this episode, we discuss both the personal and political implications of adoption. We talk about what happens when a child is taken away from their family of origin especially if their family of experience (as April likes to call them) is a different race. We interrogate trauma adaptions and how many of those show up later in life to protect against future abandonment. April clarifies how that word sits for her and the difference between processing the initial relinquishment from her mother of origin and her mother of origin's inability to be able to build a relationship with her later in life. We discuss what both individuals and society as a whole can do better in terms of adoption advocacy and April's number one recommendations for families considering adoption. Plus April and I dive into our favorite healing modalities and the layered approach to healing we both subscribe to. April Dinwoodie is an Adoption Activist, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Consultant, and Parent Coach. Dinwoodie's podcast Born in June, Raised in April: What Adoption Can Teach the World! helps facilitate an open dialogue about identity, relationships, and differences of race, culture, and class. April is fiercely dedicated to helping individuals, companies, and organizations develop stronger teams, and ultimately find even more purpose in our individual and collective work. Follow April: @juneinapril (x, IG, FB) @April Dinwoodie (LinkedIn/Threads/YouTube) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Your support is deeply appreciated! Find me, Lara, on my Website / Instagram You can support this podcast with any level of donation here. Order The Essential Guide to Trauma Sensitive Yoga: How to Create Safer Spaces for All

April Dinwoodie is an Adoption Activist, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Consultant, and Parent Coach. Dinwoodie's podcast Born in June, Raised in April: What Adoption Can Teach the World helps facilitate an open dialogue about identity, family, and differences of race, culture, and class. As a transracially adopted person (Black/bi-racial, adopted into a white family), April is fiercely dedicated to sharing her experiences to audiences of varied spectrums. In this week's Fostering Change, April shares with host Rob Scheer her thoughts on helping individuals get a better understanding of people with similar backgrounds. She often consults with companies and organizations to develop stronger and more astute teams, and ultimately find even more purpose in our individual and collective work. In addition to consulting with corporations, schools, and government grants, and keynote speaking and training, April serves as Executive Director of Transracial Journeys.Story Key Notes:

In this episode Adopt Change ambassador Zufi Emerson chats with April Dinwoodie about integrating the voices of children and young people. April Dinwoodie is the host and founder of ‘Born in June, Raised in April', a podcast which covers her personal experience in her adoption journey as a thought leader in transracial adoption, offering tools to help people navigate differences of race, class, and culture.    This conversation was recorded for Adopt Change Virtual National Permanency Conference 2021.   Help us find #aHomeForEveryChild   Get in touch: Learn more about April Dinwoodie here. Get in touch with Zufi Emerson here. You can find out more about Adopt Change at www.adoptchange.org.au   Like this episode? Share your thoughts with us on Instagram, Facebook  or TikTok   Credits: Host: Michelle Stacpoole, Adopt Change Guests: Zufi Emerson & April Dinwoodie Audio Producer: Fernanda Dedic, Adopt Change Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change   Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and end that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Many parents adopt children of a race other than their own. Transracial adoptees face issues and questions and experiences that are unique to them. April Dinwoodie speaks with host, Barbara Dellenback, about bringing adoption into public awareness, and how to help adoptees face questions and answers about their lives.

On this week's episode we discuss a slate of recent court decisions over gender-affirming care for minors; Arizona moves to protect Social Security benefits for foster youth; big data breaches involving youth in the system; and California closes state-run juvenile prisons for good. We begin our summer series SafeCamp Spotlights, where we'll talk to hosts from all of the great shows featured on the SafeCamp Audio podcast network. Up first: April Dinwoodie, host of Born in June, Raised in April. Reading RoomFederal Judges in Kentucky and Tennessee Block Portions of Transgender Youth Care Banshttps://bit.ly/46D5bfRFederal Judge Strikes Down Arkansas' Ban on Gender-Affirming Treatment for Trans Youthhttps://bit.ly/46J0MYXArizona Becomes First State to Stop Agencies From Taking Foster Children's Federal Benefitshttps://bit.ly/3NMInlhFoster Advocates Critical of MN Department of Education's Handling of Data Breachhttps://bit.ly/3NL4KrLutheran Social Services of Illinois Announces Data Breach Affecting Over 150k Individualshttps://bit.ly/3JR7134The Darkest Part of the Tunnel: Nell Bernstein reports on how California's youth prisons got shut down, and what comes next as county juvenile justice systems take over.https://bit.ly/3pFVTz2California Invests in Education for Incarcerated Youthhttps://bit.ly/3NMuqDTop Child Welfare Official Contreras Leaving Biden Administrationhttps://bit.ly/3r7LgFBBill to Protect Disabled Parents Involved with Child Welfare System Introducedhttps://bit.ly/46lCWSA

April Dinwoodie is an Adoption Activist, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Consultant, and Parent Coach. Dinwoodie's podcast Born in June, Raised in April: What Adoption Can Teach the World helps facilitate an open dialogue about identity, family, and differences of race, culture, and class. As a transracially adopted person (Black/bi-racial, adopted into a white family), April is fiercely dedicated to sharing her experiences to audiences of varied spectrums. In this week's Fostering Change, April shares with host Rob Scheer her thoughts on helping individuals get a better understanding of people with similar backgrounds. She often consults with companies and organizations to develop stronger and more astute teams, and ultimately find even more purpose in our individual and collective work. In addition to consulting with corporations, schools, and government grants, and keynote speaking and training, April serves as Executive Director of Transracial Journeys.Story Key Notes:

It's Black History Month! In honor of this month, Shaun had a chance to talk to Racial Equity & Adoption Activist April Dinwoodie about some of the tough questions he gets from families open to all races but are worried they may make mistakes along the way.  Follow April on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bornjuneraisedapril Be sure to check out April's website https://aprildinwoodie.com/

Tina is a published poet who returns again to share her wisdom.Recommended resources: Damon Davis podcast host, https://www.whoamireallypodcast.com/"Born in June Raised in April" hosted by April Dinwoodie https://aprildinwoodie.com/the-podcast National Adoptees And Parents (NAAP) https://www.facebook.com/NAAPUnited Untangling Our Roots Summit http://www.untanglingourroots.org/Adoption Knowledge Affiliates (AKA) https://www.adoptionknowledge.org/ Haley Radke, podcast host https://www.adopteeson.com/ Remembrance Day Episode/October 30, 2022Anne Heffron, published author https://www.amazon.com/You-Dont-Look-Adopted/dp/B07WFX9744/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4EE130YF8SE3&keywords=you+don%27t+look+adopted&qid=1672235297&sprefix=you+don%27t+look+adopted%2Caps%2C1827&sr=8-1 https://www.anneheffron.com/ 10 Foundations For a Meaningful Life (No Matter What's Happened) by Pam Cordon, MFT https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Meaningful-Matter-Whats-Happened/dp/1982241349/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IIS8LGRH2QMN&keywords=10+foundations+for+a+meaningful+life+book&qid=1672759939&sprefix=10+foundat%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-1Julian Washio Collette https://peregrineadoptee.wordpress.com/ Dr. Gabor Mate' https://drgabormate.com/ Paul Sunderland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX2Vm18TYwg&t=177s Susan Ito https://www.thesusanito.com/classes Amanda Medina, the host of "This Adoptee Life" https://thisadopteelife.com/ Gayle H. Swift https://gaylehswift.com/about-gayle-swift/https://www.jenniferdyanghoston.com/about Podcast hostThis episode is dedicated to all the aunts and uncles.Music by Corey Quinn and Invitational by MDT

Transformational change is the name of our game, and April Dinwoodie is down for the same. This episode is a CAN'T MISS.   Watch as April Dinwoodie renders Da Buket List nearly speechless as she informs us on adoption, the foster care system, identity discovery, and more...   The conversation continues with you, utilize the information below to extend your support and learn more. Will you accept our challenge to grow? April Dinwoodie    IG: @aprildinwoodie  Twitter: @JuneinApril  Born in June, Raised in April Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/born-in-june-raised-in-april-what-adoption-can-teach/id1088504227 Foster Care Mentoring Program AdoptMent #dabuketlist #podcast #atlanta #trendingtopic Check something off our buket list by like, commenting, subscribing, and sharing with your friend. Remember you only live once, so let's make an impact now.

Da Buket List talks with Writer April Dinwoodie.  #dabuketlist #podcast #atlanta #trendingtopic Check something off our buket list by like, commenting, subscribing, and sharing with your friend. Remember you only live once, so let's make an impact now.

In April 2022, host April Dinwoodie sits down with her producer to answer questions from listeners.  This episode April dives into all things identity, family, facing embracing differences and this month's theme of naming & claiming as well as “April showers, bring May flowers”. 

In this Women's History Month episode host April Dinwoodie sits down with an amazing women, writer, editor, performer, teacher and adopted person, Susan Ito. Together they discuss the complex realities around what it means to be lucky in adoption as well as the importance of documenting narratives in adoption.

How is adoption and fostering changing? We talk with April Dinwoodie, a transracial adoptee and thought leader in the field of adoption. She is host of two podcasts: Navigating Adoption and Born in June, Raised in April: What Adoption Can Teach the World!In this episode, we cover:What are some of the shifting realities that you see in adoption?Decline in international adoptions.What do you see happening with domestic infant adoptions?Increase importance on openness.What can adoption teach the world?This podcast is produced  by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:Weekly podcastsWeekly articles/blog postsResource pages on all aspects of family buildingPlease leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamilySupport the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)

Navigating Adoption: Presented by AdoptUSKids Podcast - https://blog.adoptuskids.org/podcast/ Minority Professional Leadership Development Program - https://professionals.adoptuskids.org/minority-professional-leadership-development-program/

Adoptees have the ultimate voice about the adoption experience. Adoptee podcasters are offering fellow adoptees outlets for sharing their inner thoughts and deepest emotions about their adoption journeys -- the happy and sad, incredible experiences and the awful outcomes.  On Wednesday, November 4, 2020 @ 7pm ET the hosts of some of the leading adoptee hosted podcasts: "Adoptees On" with Haley Radke, "Born In June Raised In April" with April Dinwoodie and "Who Am I Really?" with Damon Davis shared some of their insights from several years and hundreds of episodes podcasting about adoption.  This was an open event for everyone to attend, ask questions, and hopefully leave with useful insights. * At 1:20:32 April and Haley very graciously supported the group through a Zoom bomb (a rude interruption in our online forum by uninvited participants). Just wanted to explain the odd transition in the content at that moment.  Support this podcast

Dr. Laura Anderson invites April Dinwoodie to the mic in this week's episode of The Real World Parenting Podcast. April Dinwoodie is an accomplished corporate marketing and branding professional turned nationally-recognized voice on adoption, foster care, and multiracial/multicultural families. From creating a mentoring program for youth in foster care to becoming the CEO of the Donaldson Adoption Institute (DAI), April is a fiercely dedicated leader helping individuals, systems, and corporations as they address the urgent and age-old questions of identity, values, and differences of race, culture, and class. Dinwoodie hosts “Born in June, Raised in April: What Adoption Can Teach the World!” a podcast to educate and inspire conversation about adoption, identity, and family diversity. April brings authenticity, curiosity, empathy, and a whole lot of candor to the conversation this week. She shares the key principles she lives by, and tools for both adoptees and parents to hold a space to process, be seen, and heard. What you will learn:What you can do in conversations to make space for what is going on in your child's mindTips to plan ahead for potentially hard family gatheringsHow to make space for the reality that intense hard feelings live side by side with intense joyThe importance of centering adoptee voices and find other folks on this journeyLinks:www.aprildinwoodie.comFaceBook: @bornjuneraisedapril @aprildinwoodieTwitter/Instagram: @juneinaprilPodcast: Born in June Raised in AprilFeatured in Huffington Post, Medium

Adoptees have the ultimate voice about the adoption experience. Adoptee podcasters are offering fellow adoptees outlets for sharing their inner thoughts and deepest emotions about their adoption journeys -- the happy and sad, incredible experiences and the awful outcomes. On Wednesday, November 4, 2020 @ 7pm ET the hosts of some of the leading adoptee hosted podcasts: "Adoptees On" with Haley Radke, "Born In June Raised In April" with April Dinwoodie and "Who Am I Really?" with Damon Davis shared some of their insights from several years and hundreds of episodes podcasting about adoption. This was an open event for everyone to attend, ask questions, and hopefully leave with useful insights. Support this podcast

This month, host April Dinwoodie sits down with culture critic, podcast host, and author of the stunning memoir Surviving the White Gaze, Rebecca Carroll. In this spirited conversation, the two discuss identity, family, difference of race and culture and of course, what adoption can teach the world.

In this month’s episode, host April Dinwoodie sits down with writer, editor and author of “All You Can Ever Know,” Nicole Chung to discuss adoption, identity, and the mother of all holidays, Mother’s Day!

On this week's podcast we discuss the tragic deaths of Ma'khia Bryant and Aviva Okeson-Haberman, the system clawing back social security from youth in foster care, and new research on termination of parental rights. April Dinwoodie joins us to discuss what we've learned (and what we haven't) when it comes to supporting adoptions and guardianships in America, and what she thinks of the recent calls to repeal or revisit federal adoption legislation. Reading Room‘We Should Not Be Here Today': Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, Mourned, Celebrated at Her Funeralhttps://bit.ly/2QDY70uRemembering KCUR Reporter Aviva Okeson-Habermanhttps://n.pr/3h1XzwdFoster Care Agencies Take Thousands of Dollars Owed To Kids Most Children Have No Ideahttps://bit.ly/3vHyjPXComing Soon to Congress: Discussion on Child Support Clawbackhttps://bit.ly/3oJjvgHNew Study Confirms High Prevalence of Investigations, Loss of Parental Rightshttps://bit.ly/32B1GXlFive Early-Career Researchers Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2026https://bit.ly/338y9VoNorth Carolina D.A. Erases Criminal Records for Former Juvenile Offendershttps://bit.ly/3dRhBY5Former Foster Youth's Bill Signed: At Every Washington State School, a Foster Care Coordinatorhttps://bit.ly/3vyBFEEProfiles in Permanencyhttps://bit.ly/3xRkgJs

This month host April Dinwoodie welcomes her sister Dawn for a conversation that is as beautiful and authentic as their bond. From being dressed as twins as little girls to finding even more love and connection as adults, these sisters have so much to share about how together the navigated adoption and differences of race.

In this poignant episode of Born in June, Raised in April, host April Dinwoodie sits down with attorney turned nonprofit executive and transracially/transnationally adopted person Julie Young. Together they discuss the concept of luck from the perspective of an adopted person and the realities of complicated beginnings as women. They also make space to process the tragic shooting in Atlanta of 6 Asian women.

In the first episode of season 6 host April Dinwoodie sits down with adopted persons Christian and Anni to discuss all things love and adoption. This is the first time that April has been in conversation with a couple that shares the experience of being adopted and it was such a joy to have them on. Christian slid into Anni’s DMs and the rest is history...

Kicking off the new year, April Dinwoodie sits down with transracially adopted person and host of Los Angeles’s Good Day LA, Michaela Pereira.  In a deeply personal and spirited conversation the soul sisters in adoption reflect on the search for belonging, the importance of representation, and the both/and of adoption.

In this November episode, host April Dinwoodie sits down with former foster youth, adoptive dad, founder of Comfort Cases and author of Forever Family: Fostering Change One Child at a Time, Rob Scheer. April and Rob discuss the challenges Rob faced within his family of origin and as youth in foster as well as the power and importance of names and holiday traditions. This conversation inspires us to steer into both family and adoption to experience the beauty and joy of living with eyes and hearts truly wide open.

November is National Adoption Awareness Month and we are looking forward to featuring guests with various adoption experiences. Today Rob and Dana welcome April Dinwoodie, a writer, coach, consultant, and host of the Born In June, Raised In April podcast. As a woman of color who was adopted into a white family, April offers her insight into the complexities of transracial adoption. Learn more about April at www.aprildinwoodie.com.Shop our Comfort Cases Gifts That Give Back Shop to get your BE A GOOD HUMAN merch! Every purchase gives an item to a child in foster care. www.comfortcases.org/shop See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Inspired by young people, host April Dinwoodie takes time to expand on her answers to poignant and powerful questions posed by students following a virtual school assembly.

In the spirit of freedom and independence, host April Dinwoodie shares her very personal thoughts on adoption, family, and differences of race and culture at the intersection of a pandemic and the urgent momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Adoption and the emotional journey of parents and children can be a complex one. This dynamic can be enlarged when combined with the added dimension of race. Our guest today, April Dinwoodie, is the brains and heart behind the non-profit, AdoptMent, and she is here to share her story as a black person adopted by white parents and how this fact influenced her work and personal path in the world. During our conversation, we cover the lessons she learned in these areas and about the individual nature of these learnings.Click here for full transcript and show notes.

Some may find it difficult or uncomfortable to talk about race, but why does it seem this way? While it may come down to understanding the history or developing a common language to use, having conversations about race should be something we are not afraid of. In this episode, April discusses the internalized conceptions we have about race, where they come from, and what we can do to alter or reframe them. Although we may not believe in the conceptions that have been passed down from generations, they are still ingrained in us, and it is up to us to educate ourselves in order to deviate from them. *** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving us a short review? It takes less than 60 seconds, and could make a huge difference in spreading the word of these inspiring/courageous conversations.
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In this special Mother's Day episode, host April Dinwoodie sits down with her mom Sandra for another conversation about adoption, identity, and family and to answer questions from listeners.

In this March episode, host April Dinwoodie sits down with healing guide and reiki master, Graciela Asher to discuss what it means to be lucky, the importance of recognizing all women connected to our lives, and of course adoption.

In this February episode, host April Dinwoodie sits down with biracial, transracial adoptee and cancer survivor, Hilary North-Ellasante. Meaning is often connected to identity and life experience and these aspects of ourselves impact the ways we move through the world. Listen as the two discuss all things love as it relates to their adoption experience.

Stuart takes the NYC subway to 116th Street in Harlem to meet April Dinwoodie, interrupting her afternoon run in Central Park. Stuart and April are very different people except in one life-defining event: both were separated from their mothers on the day of their birth. Oh yeah. And both of their mothers were named Helen.    If you're on board with raising up the voices of strong women who bounce back, please join us as a member of ManListening!

In this January podcast producer Kwam Green has an intimate conversation with host April Dinwoodie about her inspiration for the podcast, her personal and professional life and of course love!

In this December episode, host April Dinwoodie sits down with longtime friend and adopted person Tony Shellman.  After many years of crossing paths professionally, it is only fitting that the two finally take some time to be in conversation about adoption, identity, and family in the same month that Tony joined his family of experience so many years ago.  

In this special November episode, host April Dinwoodie welcomes award-winning Chef, Restaurateur, Author, and Co-Owner of Red Rooster Harlem, Marcus Samuelsson and guest-host Louis Johnson Jr., Trend Specialist at Harlem Haberdashery and Accessory King, for a poignant conversation about shared connections, differences of race, class, and culture, and the importance of family! 

In this October episode, host April Dinwoodie sits down with transracially adopted person Marcus Schmidt to talk about all things adoption, identity, and family.  Even though they are generations apart, they both share October birthdays and the challenges of navigating differences of race, class, and culture related to adoption. 

In this episode host April Dinwoodie sits down Allison Trevino adopted person, birth parent and doctoral candidate to talk about the many intricate layers of the adoption that have impacted her life and how she has turned her experience into a fierce commitment to research on fathers.

In this August episode, host April Dinwoodie sits down with Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao for a very intimate conversation about the impact of adoption on her life, and how her professional motivations were fueled by her experiences.

In this July episode, host April Dinwoodie and guest Ridghaus explore the complicated themes of freedom and independence connected to adoption and the ability to fully realize our whole identities as adopted persons.

In this May podcast, host April Dinwoodie welcomes transnationally adopted person and artist Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez to her home in Harlem to have a conversation about the meaning of Mother’s Day, navigating two mothers, what mother country means to him, his art, and so much more.

For this April 2019 podcast, host April Dinwoodie answers questions sent in from some of her past guests.  In this very intimate episode, April shares her deep and personal thoughts and feelings about the many layers of adoption, and how her experiences have shaped her identity, what she values, and her most important relationships.

On this Valentine’s special of What They’re Worth, the podcast is honored to host special guest April Dinwoodie. April is a transracial adoptee, podcast host, and adoption advocate and educator. Of all the many beautiful things she is, she is transparent and honest, sharing about the complex but beautiful nature of love in foster care and adoption. There is no way to listen and not learn a little more about how we can love authentically and sacrificially for the kids who are certainly worth it. Visit April's Site: https://aprildinwoodie.com/

As the podcast begins its 4th year, host April Dinwoodie welcomes “DMC” and his wife Zuri McDaniels to talk about their journey together.  With St. Valentine’s Day and Black History Month as a backdrop, the couple shares the many layers of their love and commitment, and how adoption and family matters are embedded in their lives. 

Your host, April Dinwoodie and guest Kwam Green come together to talk about complicated family structures and experiences, and how we have the ability to reconfigure and build our own families, as well as choosing what traditions and legacy’s to honor, and what we can let go.  This episode expands the conversation, and opens up even more lessons we can learn when we have an open and authentic conversation about our families.

In this jam-packed month of November, host April Dinwoodie sits down with former foster youth and innovator Sixto Cancel to talk about the abundance of energy the holidays can bring to those of us navigating complicated family dynamics, and the importance of leveraging technology to create change in child welfare.

This October, host April Dinwoodie welcomes another member of the extended family of adoption; singer, songwriter, author, and fellow Scorpio, Zara Phillips.  Zara’s life is a testament to never giving up, the search for identity, and the healing power of community. 

One of the best ways to learn about the many layers of adoption is by listening to those closest to the adoption experience.  In a "June in April" podcast first, host April Dinwoodie welcomes brothers Michael and Mark to the show.    Michael and Mark are both adopted but do not share a biological connection.  Both were born in Tokyo, Japan, adopted into the United States and raised outside of Seattle, Washington.  Listen as we explore what it means to them to be brothers, the culture of family, their unique identities and so much more!    

This August host April Dinwoodie welcomes another member of the extended family of adoption, creative powerhouse Rock Wilk.  Rock is an award-winning performance artist, writer, composer, musician and adopted person. April and Rock share an in depth conversation about growing up adopted and the many many layers of beauty and complexity that comes with it.    

Taken from his mother at age three, Steve Klakowitz lived a terrifying existence.  Caught in the clutches of a cruel foster family and subjected to constant abuse, Steve finds his only refuge in a box of books given to him by a kind stranger.  In these books, he discovers new worlds he can only imagine and begins to hope that one day he might have a different life – that one day he will find his true home.  This June, our host April Dinwoodie sits down with Steve Pemberton to talk Father’s Day, family and faith and his book and film “ A Chance in the World”. 

April Dinwoodie welcomes Cathleen Trigg-Jones for a very deep and personal conversation about facing and embracing the beautiful and challenging realities of adoption throughout our lives. From birthdays to identity and differences of race, class and culture to relationships and the search for identity, we cover it all in this April episode!  In the end though, it all comes back to love.

Unknown. A word that can be used to describe much of her early beginnings, especially her experience related to adoption. She said, “There is so much that's lost because my birth mother is no longer on the planet.” A person, with whom April Dinwoodie wishes she had developed a stronger connection with. A person, who may have helped April find answers to some of her burning questions, such as “Were my birth parents in love? Were they connected in some significant way? Was there a forced sexual experience?” A list of questions that will always remain a part of her identity. An identity that was formed by taking bold steps forward, not backward. Helping her gain significant experience in the process, including CEO at The Donaldson Adoption Institute, founder of Adoptment and host of the rapidly growing podcast, Born in June Raised April. Leading her to experiences that have helped her position herself as a thought leader within the adoption and foster care community. A thought leader, whose efforts continuously challenge the norm. A thought leader, whose efforts could be looked upon as inspiration for future leaders. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: On Claiming Identity: Embrace your differences On Transracial Adoption: Be fierce about protecting your child, physically and emotionally On Qualities of Great Mentors: Commitment, Patience, and Presence On Advocacy: Strive to become an influencer

I want to invite you into a discussion about relationships with ourselves, through the lens of identity and race. April Dinwoodie shares her journey of growing up brown in a white family, navigating relationships with her adoptive family and how she has come to claim her own identity. We also touch on the recent closure of the Donaldson Adoption Institute and what April sees as the way forward in the advocacy movement. Full show notes here Connect With Us April Dinwoodie: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | aprildinwoodie.com Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Monthly Newsletter Send a Note or Record a Voicemail   Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Play | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube   Listener Meet-Up | Write or Die Class on May 20, 2018   Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group

Born in June Raised In April is a monthly podcast hosted by April Dinwoodie, that explores the adoption experience in all its myriad of personal and collective stories. The shows theme will closely tie-in the annual calendar of holiday celebrations to the meaning of legacy, family, identity and adoption.

Born in June Raised In April is a monthly podcast hosted by April Dinwoodie, that explores the adoption experience in all its myriad of personal and collective stories. The shows theme will closely tie-in the annual calendar of holiday celebrations to the meaning of legacy, family, and identity for those touched by adoption.

Born in June Raised In April is a monthly podcast hosted by April Dinwoodie, that explores the adoption experience in all its myriad of personal and collective stories. The shows theme will closely tie-in the annual calendar of holiday celebrations to the meaning of legacy, family, and identity for those touched by adoption.

  Born in June Raised In April is a monthly podcast hosted by April Dinwoodie, that explores the adoption experience in all its myriad of personal and collective stories. The shows theme will closely tie-in the annual calendar of holiday celebrations to the meaning of legacy, family, and identity for those touched by adoption.

"Little April gets healed every time I engage in a conversation or action with a family of adoption or the community as an adult." ~April Dinwoodie April Dinwoodie is the adoptive daughter of a loving family in Rhode Island, a family she says created a center of gravity for her, a safe space. While Dinwoodie, who now lives in Harlem, New York, is grateful for a home where she felt grounded, accepted and loved, she always felt pulled to discover more about herself. That pull has been with her since she was a child, growing up as a biracial girl with her within a white family. And that pull is with her still today, fueling her passion to be a voice for adoptive families, adopted and foster care children and children within transracial families as Chief Executive of the Donaldson Adoption Institute and the founder of several programs and organizations around adoption. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, April speaks about her personal journey of self discovery and navigating the world as an adoptee and as a Black woman, how her work in the adoption field began because she was  solving a problem for herself in her journey to find her birth family, and how her passion for creating programs and spaces that support adoptive and foster and families has evolved into her purpose. What you'll learn... How growing up adopted pushed her to learn some coping mechanismsApril's advice of when to tell your child they are adopted.How she had to overcome the fear of "leaving home."How to create programs and opportunities that align with your personal experience, passion, purposeThe moment she began to shift from individual work to focusing on impact.The ways race, class and culture plays into adoption, foster care and women's reproductive health.How secrecy and shame play into the adoption process.What work she's doing today to preserve families and affect policy.What she wants people to know at transracial adoptions.How creating her podcast, Born in June, Raised in April has been cathartic for her and how she plans to grow moving forward.How self care is crucial to her.Resources for those on adoptions -- including movies and TV shows she recommends related to adoption.Subscribe to Support is Sexy podcast on iTunes or on Stitcher Radio! Thank you for listening! And hey, if you love it, please click here to leave us a Rating & Review on iTunes! Show notes, links, contacts and resources for this episode may be found at supportissexypodcast.com.   [Music: “Easy” by SPCZ]   

Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month, she will examine a new theme related to the calendar and key milestones in her adoption experience.  

Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month, she will examine a new theme related to the calendar and key milestones in her adoption experience.  

Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month, she will examine a new theme related to the calendar and key milestones in her adoption experience.  

Born in June Raised in April, is a monthly podcast hosted renowned April Dinwoodie that explores the adoption experience and all its layers. April shares her personal experience as a transracial daughter growing up in a white household, searching for her biological mother and father.   We follow her as she gains understanding through interviews and reflections, of both the beauty and complexity of her own adoption.

Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month, she will examine a new theme related to the calendar and key milestones in her adoption experience.  

      Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month, she will examine a new theme related to the calendar and key milestones in her adoption experience.  

  Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month, she will examine a new theme related to the calendar and key milestones in her adoption experience.  

Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month, she will examine a new theme related to the calendar and key milestones in her adoption experience.  

April Dinwoodie is a domestic transracial adoptee, a nationally recognized thought leader on adoption and foster care, and the Chief Executive of the Donaldson Adoption Institute (DAI).  April is committed to improving laws, policies and practices through sound research, education and advocacy. She is also a co-founder and Vice President of the Board of Fostering Change for Children, a progressive nonprofit that helps drive innovation in the child welfare system. Before joining DAI, April created a specialized mentoring program called “Adoptment,” in which adults who were adopted and/or spent time in foster care serve as mentors to youth in care. As a trans-racially adopted person, April shares her experiences at workshops and conferences to help potential adoptive parents and professionals understand both the beauty and complexity of adopting children of another race. She also hosts her own podcast on iTunes called “Born in June, Raised in April,” and you can follow her on Twitter@juneinapril.   Songs from A Collective Effort are available at SoundCloud (Http://soundcloud.com/acollectiveeffortmusic/sets/a-collective-effort-mix-bag) and other music of the podcast comes courtesy of Needle Drop Records by The Bell.   Follow me on Twitter @TheRamblerADHD, email me at TheRamblerADHD@gmail.com, and like/share me on Facebook at Facebook.com/TheRamblerADHD.  If you like the podcast, please be so kind as to leave a nice review on iTunes.  Thanks for listening!

Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month, she will examine a new theme related to the calendar and key milestones in her adoption experience.  

Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month, she will examine a new theme related to the calendar and key milestones in her adoption experience.  

Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month, she will examine a new theme related to the calendar and key milestones in her adoption experience.  

Ep. 41: April Dinwoodie (http://www.aprildinwoodie.com/)is a nationally recognized thought leader on adoption and foster care. As Chief Executive of the Donaldson Adoption Institute (DAI)(http://adoptioninstitute.org/), April is committed to improving laws, policies and practices through sound research, education and advocacy. She is also a co-founder and Vice President of the Board of Fostering Change for Children, a progressive nonprofit that helps drive innovation in the child welfare system. Before joining DAI, April created a specialized mentoring program called “Adoptment,” in which adults who were adopted and/or spent time in foster care serve as mentors to youth in care. As a trans-racially adopted person, April shares her experiences at workshops and conferences to help potential adoptive parents and professionals understand both the beauty and complexity of adopting children of another race. Listen as Alex and April discuss the complex and multilayered issue of transracial adoption, especially as it relates to multiracial people. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST   Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons - By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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