Putting Puzzles Pieces Together w/Family of Origin
Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World
Release Date: 06/23/2023
Chapter One and the Innocent People Project with Jeff Forney
Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World
In April 2025 I sit down with Jeff Forney, a photographer specializing in advertising, music and celebrity portraiture. Jeff is currently working on “The Innocent People Project” - taking photos of adoptees and sharing their stories. In this episode we dive into the reasons behind starting this project, what it has meant to him and so much more!
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Discussing Luck, Burdens & Blessings in Adoption with the Transracial Journeys Community
Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World
In March 2025, I am so fortunate and honored to welcome some of the members of the Transracial Journeys Community, Co-Directors Mary Halm and Karen Thomas. We dive into this idea of luck in adoption and the blessings and burdens that come along with this experience. We also hear from one of the Board of Directors of TRJ, and adoptive parent, Michelle Daray. There are so many incredible gems in this one! For any member of the adoption community, this is a must listen episode.
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How to Love a Transracially Adopted Person: Unlocking a Deeper Connection
Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World
In February 2025, I give you the 9th installment of How to Love a Transracially Adopted Person. In this part of the series I am joined by someone who, for the past year, has been on this journey with me in the most personal way: my boyfriend, David Sutphen. While he wasn’t adopted, he has personal connections to adoption and knows what it’s like to be part of a blended family. These experiences, I believe, have shaped his identity, his sense of belonging, and his capacity to love me, a transracially adopted person. Join us as we talk about connections in adoption, identity, and love. I...
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Chosen, Searching, and Seen: The Community We Need in Adoption
Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World
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...
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December 2024: Adoption & Evolving Traditions
Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World
Host April Dinwoodie sits with producer Kyle Ferreira to discuss how holiday traditions have evolved over the years. April also shares thoughts about the baby in the manger, the nativity and the “Holiday Miracle” as it relates to adoption.
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November 2024: Who is Around Your Holiday Table?
Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach 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.
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October 2024: Adoption, Costumes and Code-Switching
Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World
In October 2024, Host April Dinwoodie sits with producer, Kyle Ferreira to talk about the idea behind code switching and wearing masks as it relates to a transracialy adopted persons experiences. We also hold space for April as her birthday approaches later this month.
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September 2024: Moving with Confidence & Clarity
Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World
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.
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August 2024: Adoption on MY Terms: Language and Agency For Adopted Persons
Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World
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”.
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July 2024: Freedom, Family, & VP Kamala Harris
Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World
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.
info_outlinePart of a new limited series, this episode is about my mother of origin, Helen June. With help from cousin Sean McCarthy & nephew Drew Tandal, we dive into the emotions surrounding our journey of finding family of origin as well as how they see Helen in me.