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6: When April Dinwoodie Searched For Her Birth Mom, She Didn’t Know it Would Lead to Her Starting a Foster Care Mentoring Program

6: When April Dinwoodie Searched For Her Birth Mom, She Didn’t Know it Would Lead to Her Starting a Foster Care Mentoring Program

FromThe Light Watkins Show


6: When April Dinwoodie Searched For Her Birth Mom, She Didn’t Know it Would Lead to Her Starting a Foster Care Mentoring Program

FromThe Light Watkins Show

ratings:
Length:
82 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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 the full transcript and show notes.
Released:
Jul 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Host Light Watkins helps his guests uncover the story behind the story of how they started their movement for social good, by leading them through a retrospective of their “dark tunnel” moments to reveal how they found their inner light. If you’re in the darkness right now, hearing these stories will surely help you to find your inner light as well.