I am terrible at titles. Continuing the conversation about spiritual trauma as people impacted by adoption
The Adoption FilesShow Notes
Yes, I am terrible at titles, and hate to mislead. Just laying that out there. Dani Joy, mother of loss to adoption and me, late discovery adopted person (as well as an intercountry adoptee from foster care in the UK to the US) continue to talk about deconstructing from the adoption narrative and from religious and spiritual trauma. What do they have to do with each other? Family loss is a profound spiritual trauma, and the belief systems we grew up in promote and glorify family loss via adoption. Dani can be found at: https://medium.com/@danijoy Dani enjoys hearing from people. We are using the book Holy Hurt as a scaffold for our conversation. The book and information about the author can be found at: https://www.hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt Mentioned in the episode: https://drlauraeanderson.com/ Moms and adopted people are overrepresented in statistics for mental health issues, including suicidal ideation. Isolation and grief are two issues that profoundly impact our community. If you are in need of support, please reach out to someone. I am including some links to mental health helplines, as well as the link to Concerned United Birthparents and to Saving our Sisters. If anyone is aware of any adoptee -centric helplines that are not in some way controlled by the adoption industry, please let me know. Thank you! https://rainn.org/ https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-health https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org/ https://www.savingoursistersadoption.org/ Saving our Sisters and CUB are not mental healthcare providers, but are or are aware of support groups and resources for moms. The opinions of the host and their guest are just that, their opinions The host is not a lawyer, a therapist or an adoption professional Thank you for listening!
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Please join me and guest host Dani Joy as we continue our conversation on adoption and spiritual healing. We are using the book Holy Hurt: Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing, by Hillary L McBride, PhD as a framework for our series. Dani is a homesteader, writer, mother of loss to adoption and family preservation advocate. She can be found at https://medium.com/@danijoy/dissociation-8118d4adad70 https://danijoy.substack.com/ https:/www.facebook.com/joyfuldj Holy Hurt book can be found at : https://www.hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt Mentioned in the podcast: https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org/ https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-health The opinions of the host and their guest are just that, our opinions. The host is not a lawyer, a therapist, or an adoption professional. Thank you for listening!
I did a scary thing. Now I am doing another scary thing and sharing some impressions from attending the annual retreat for Concerned United Birthparents without relistening or editing or anything! Because, why not? https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org/ https://savingoursistersadoption.org/ https://thefamilypreservationproject.com/ https://www.adopteeson.com/ https://www.adopteesffp.org/ https://adoptionpop.com/ https://kristalparke.net/ https://aireroots.com/ https://depts.washington.edu/mswnews/2024/11/adoptee-consciousness-model-workshop-w-bipoc-adoptee-collective/ https://dearabbycounseling.com/ If you are struggling, please reach out for help. https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-health The opinions of the host are just that, my opinions. Thank you for listening.
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Please join Dani and I as we continue our conversation about adoption and spiritual trauma. We are using the book Holy Hurt: Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing by Hillary L McBride PhD as a scaffold for our conversation. Dani is a mother of loss to adoption, a writer, a homesteader and an advocate for the rights of mothers and adopted people. She can be found at: https://medium.com/@danijoy https://substack.com/@danijoy https://www.facebook.com/joyfuldj Holy Hurt https://www.hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt
Please join Dani Joy and I as we keep working on exploring the spiritual trauma that is adoption! We are using the book Holy Hurt by Hillary L McBride, PhD as a scaffold for our conversation Dani Joy is a mother of loss to adoption, a homesteader, a writer and an ally. She can be found at: https://medium.com/@danijoy https://substack.com/@danijoy https://www.facebook.com/joyfuldj https://www.hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt https://health.clevelandclinic.org/grounding-techniques https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-health The opinions of the host and their guest are just that, their opinions The host is not a lawyer, a therapist or an adoption professional Thank you for listening!