In this week's Unraveling Adoption podcast, Beth talks with Amanda Baum, co-founder of Fireside Adoptees Facebook Group. They recently launched a sister site called Fireside Adoptees Constellation which is open to anyone touched by adoption.  Now living in North Carolina, she is an intercountry adoptee originally from Mexico but adopted into Utah. Amanda will be talking about how being a transracial adoptee has affected her life. And she will talk about ways she gets and gives support in the adoption community. =============== 📆 Community Calendar: UnravelingAdoption.com/Calendar 💌Sign up for our Unraveling Adoption email list: http://eepurl.com/hVIAVX =============== RESOURCES: Amanda's information: Fireside Adoptees Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1411791922534076 Fireside Adoptees Constellation Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/616673970200012 Email Amanda at: [email protected]   Other Resources: APtitude Support Group for Adoptive Parents Facing Adoption's Challenges: UnravelingAdoption.com/APtitude Other Parents Like Me -  https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/ Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling ===============  Unraveling Adoption is produced and hosted by Beth Syverson Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao Email questions or comments to [email protected] Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Support UnravelingAdoption on Patreon: Patreon.com/UnravelingAdoption www.UnravelingAdoption.com =============== TIME STAMPS:   1:33 Amanda's childhood and adoption story as a Mexican intercountry transracial adoptee   4:38 Culture shock of moving to a bigger, more diverse school   6:48 The difficulties of growing up as a transracially adopted child   9:57 Creating a blended transracial family 12:33 Amanda's unfruitful search (so far) and the start of her activity in the adoption community 14:23 Microaggressions and bullying makes her feel "found out," navigating race as a transracial adoptee 19:57 Connecting with other Mexican and Latin American adoptees 21:12 How and why Amanda started Fireside Adoptees 27:00 Why she named it Fireside Adoptees and what resources the groups offer 29:04 Let's get curious!             

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