EP. 43 Lydia Faye Berkey: Self-Actualization & Building a Social Media Presence
When They Were Young: Amplifying Voices of Adoptees
English - April 23, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBRelationships Society & Culture Education Self-Improvement lanise antoine shelley adoption adoptee transracial interracial intercultural biological family haiti haitian adoptive family Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today’s episode has Lydia Fay Berkey, who is an interracial adoptee. You’ll hear Lydia discuss how to build an Instagram presence, how Maslow's hierarchy of needs applies to transracial adoptees, how to protect your peace, and the struggle to decolonize Eurocentric beauty standards. The infectious laugher of Lydia will make it easy to stay engaged as she discusses her development into her authentic self who is now working as an Adoption Case Worker. Hearing her passion for the adoption community explains her success on Instagram where she continues to speak her truth, helps adoptees heal, and educates adoptive parents.
GUEST:: Lydia Fay Berkey
https://becominglydiafaye.wixsite.com/lydiafaye
IG: becominglydiafaye (Formerly @Adoptee2adoptionworker)
Support the showCONNECT WITH HOST:
@youngadoptee
@lantoines
www.laniseantoineshelley.com
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DISCOUNT FOR 15% GUIDE BOOKS:
Isaac Etter's IDENTITY (Equipping parents, Empowering Children)
Black Hair Care
Guide to Transracial Adoption
ADOPTEE CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS:
14 through18, and episode 28, and 29.
WATCH PANELS: Here!
JAMES BALDWIN'S ESSAY ON "WHITENESS":
HISTORY of the word “Colored”:
NYC ARTICLE ON THE USE OF "BIPOC":
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