The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
Dr. Zayda Sorrell-Medina is an educator, social scientist, advocate, author, intellect, and podcaster dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and positive transformation among individuals and communities. The Voice Podcast combines storytelling and research to shed light on urban and social work topics. Featured topics are at the intersection of identity, social norms, adoption, foster care, poverty, resilience, youth empowerment, inclusion and exclusion, among others.
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The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
Episode 10 | Real moms and fake moms: Microaggressions in the foster adopt community
Drawing from my autoethnography and research on adoption microaggressions, this episode invites a critical interrogation of the words, terms, and phrases that we use that perpetuate the idea that the blood family is superior to any other family configuration. This episode also introduces the concept of microaggressions in the foster-adopt community.