Show Notes
What does Adoption Abolition mean? Please join me and my guest Lorah Gerald as we talk about some of our thoughts on this topic. Lorah is a Baby Scoop Era, Domestic US adopted person. She can be found athttps://lorahgerald.com/
There are some statistics quoted in the episode that may be difficult to believe, and hard to find. This is because they change from year to year, and the way you input your query changes the results you will receive. I am going to just list some of the sources for information and you can go and check them out. Regarding the number of private infant adoptions in the United States per year-these numbers are not adequately captured, as reporting is uneven and not tracked in many locations. The best we can do is estimates based on different adoption organizations. This means the numbers can vary even in a single calendar year. The numbers also vary depending on whether you consider the sale of frozen embryos to be adoption, which legally is not considered adoption, even if there is zero genetic connection between the birthing person and the embryo. This is because an embryo is not a person. It is a tissue transfer. Unicefs reports on children in substitute care and on quality of life for children and families https://unioncitizenship.com/best-family-friendly-countries/ childbenefitstracker.org
https://gitnux.org/current-foster-care-statistics/ World Population Review https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/best-countries-for-quality-of-life Scotland's baby boxes: https://www.mygov.scot/baby-box vs the US version, which is not a resource program: https://stopshbbnow.org/ 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 https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-health 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.
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!
Please join us as we continue our conversation about spiritual trauma and adoption from our perspectives as an adoptee and as a mother who terminated her parental rights for the purposes of adoption. We are using the book Holy Hurt: Understanding Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing as a scaffold. You can find Dani Joy at: https://www.facebook.com/joyfuldj https://substack.com/@danijoy/note/p-191085730 https://medium.com/@danijoy https://www.hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt Mentioned in the episode: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mennonite https://faithalone.org/grace-in-focus-articles/what-is-free-grace-theology/ Mentioning religions in the notes does not mean that the host or the podcast are recommending these religions or their beleifs 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 https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-health Thank you for listening!