transracial adoption support groups Archives - Transracial Journeys https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/tag/transracial-adoption-support-groups/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:59:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Logo-Flare520x520-32x32.jpg transracial adoption support groups Archives - Transracial Journeys https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/tag/transracial-adoption-support-groups/ 32 32 Preparation: Transracial Adoption: Be Ready! https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/transracial-adoption-be-ready/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:49:34 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=2733 Being Prepared as a Transracial Family Have you had strangers ask inappropriate questions of you and your family? “Is she/he/them yours?” “Where are they from?”  “Your child is SO lucky”. These invasive questions are part of being a family that does not match and where differences of race are obvious to the world around you. It is important to be prepared for these intrusions. March Pro-Tip to Foster Conversations About Transracial Adoptions At Transracial Journeys we send our families conversation read more

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]]> 2025 Family Camp Theme Announcement: https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/2025-family-camp-theme-announcement/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:04:48 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=5172 A Message from the TRJ Board of Directors and Executive Director At the intersection of Black History Month and a month when we celebrate love, we are reminded of the power of community, resilience, and the bonds that sustain us on our journeys. This year, those values feel more urgent than ever and why we are thrilled to announce our 2025 camp theme: Together on the Journey: Community, Empowerment, & Joy.  These words embody the heart of our mission—bringing transracially read more

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]]> January: Honoring Family Connections Through the Calendar https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/january-honoring-family-connections-through-the-calendar/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:08:47 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=5125 By April Dinwoodie I couldn’t sleep. Something was nagging at me. Yes, there were work deadlines looming and the mundane tasks of life left undone. But this was different—a heavier weight, a quiet ache pressing on my spirit that I couldn't quite name. I lay awake, restless, cataloging every possible reason for my sadness. No upcoming anniversaries or events came to mind, nothing obvious to explain this depth of melancholy. Eventually, exhausted, I drifted off in the early hours, only read more

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]]> January Embracing: Live with Authenticity, Purpose and Joy https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/january-relationships-honoring-the-whole-family/ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:57:28 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=2601 January is a time when folks traditionally take stock of where they are and may even make some resolutions for a new diet, more time exercising, or commitments to spending quality time with family and friends. For families that extend through transracial adoption, January can offer a time to think about the year ahead and together as a family, continue the expansive journey of authentically navigating family and differences together with purpose and joy. Related article for parents' reflection: January: Honoring read more

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]]> Kimble Bells: A Celebration of Generosity https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/kimble-bells-a-celebration-of-generosity/ Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:36:15 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=5100 A big thank you to Board Chair Kurt Harvey for his passion and persistence in securing TRJ as the 2025  Kimble Bells Charity and Networking Event honoree. Held in Detroit, the event brought together local business leaders for a night of connection and giving. Thanks to the incredible generosity of attendees and a donation match from Freshbank Partners (co-founded by Kurt and his business partner Therese), an astonishing $19,722  was raised.  End-of-Year Giving: Help Us Continue the Journey As we read more

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]]> November Nourishment: Sustaining Strong and Healthy Families https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/november-nourishment-transracial-adoption/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 02:02:03 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3256 Thanksgiving can be one of the more complicated historical holidays, and for many in the United States, one of the more family and food-centric holidays. Whether you are a family that chooses not to mark Thanksgiving in a traditional way, or your family goes all out with a big Thanksgiving celebration, this month we are thinking about the family table and what might be true when there are differences of race and culture with transracial adoption. November also brings National read more

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]]> Navigating: Moving Through Life with Clarity and Confidence https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/september-navigating/ Sun, 10 Sep 2023 22:43:44 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3144 In September we focus on navigating to move through life with clarity and confidence as it can relate to our family's relationship to the calendar.  As we make our way through the year there are so many ways we can use the calendar to lean into conversations about the uniqueness of our families. Being thoughtful about how our families have to navigate the world differently and talking openly about what we might face can help ease the impact.  The calendar read more

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]]> August is for Growth: Always Learning and Growing https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/august-learning-growing/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:49:39 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3089 It’s back to school time, but not just for kids! Parents can and should stay curious and committed to learning and growing especially when they are parenting children of another race. There will always be so much to learn! Having intentional and planned conversations about adoption and race will give everyone in the family an opportunity to get in touch with their thoughts and feelings and will augment the conversations you are already having. August Pro-Tip to Foster Conversations About read more

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]]> June Fathers’ Day: Claiming Family Realities https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/june-fathers-day-claiming-family-realities/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:11:02 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=2875 Fathers’ Day came a bit later than Mothers’ Day and there are many of the same things to think about and reflect on as we come to this day and the men that are part of our lives as fathers and father figures. (See our post last month about Mothers' Day for some additional thoughts around the complexities that adoptive parents can face.) June Pro-Tip to Foster Conversations About Transracial Adoptions At Transracial Journeys we send our families conversation cues read more

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]]> Mothers’ Day: Claiming Family Realities https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/mothers-day-claiming-family-realities/ Sat, 06 May 2023 19:16:59 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=2852 As a country we have been celebrating Mothers’ Day since the 19th century, honoring women who play a pivotal role in the lives of children of any age. For some, Mothers’ Day can bring the feelings of both celebration and complexity in very poignant ways. We can both celebrate the mothers/mother figures that are active in our lives and we can also wonder, and have emotions surrounding, the mother that is not in our life as much, or at all.

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