The Dyer Family Story
“You are partnering with them as much as you are parenting them. One of the things that TBRI taught us is to make sure you’re being their coach, not their warden.”
The Dyer Family
This year, through Show Hope’s Hope for the Journey resource, we were honored to share Heather and Graham Dyer’s journey with Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®).
Many children who have been impacted by adoption and/or foster care have experienced abuse, trauma, neglect, and early attachment injuries. Their needs can oftentimes be complex, and traditional parenting and care models do not adequately address those needs.
TBRI was developed out of a desire to meet those needs. As Graham described it, “This is understanding deeply that she has suffered as real an injury as someone who has a physical injury because of the trauma she’s been through. And that has been, I think, transformative in the way that we relate to her.”
Since 2010, Show Hope’s Pre+Post Adoption Support has been addressing the knowledge barrier to adoption and to support children and families—like Heather, Graham, and Oksana—helping parents better understand the children’s unique history and needs. And as we look ahead to 2025, we want to lock arms with more families, like the Dyers, on their adoption journeys.
This month, we invite you to join us in raising $500,000 for our annual Gifts of Hope campaign. And with generous donors matching gifts up to $250,000, we have the opportunity to raise $750,000, all by midnight on Christmas Eve.
This Christmas, we have strategically planned to raise $500,000 for the continuing impact of our work, yet we cannot reach that goal without you. Today, will you prayerfully consider a gift to our Gifts of Hope campaign? We need you.
