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The Adoption Files

Ande Stanley
The Adoption Files
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  • The Adoption Files

    System Erasure; Ecological Systems Theory and adoption. More on Spiritual Trauma and Adoption

    14/05/2026 | 1h 11 mins.
    Please join Dani Joy and me as we continue our conversation on spiritual trauma using the book Holy Hurt: understandin spiritual trauma and the process of healing by Hillary McBride, PhD
    Dani can be found at https://medium.com/@danijoy
    Holy Hurt: https://hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt-book/
    https://scienceinsights.org/what-is-ecological-systems-theory-and-why-it-matters/
    https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-health
    If you or anyone you know is contemplating suicide, please contact one of the help lines for support. Ask for help finding a support group or other resource to help you through this time. You are not alone.
    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. You are appreciated.
  • The Adoption Files

    Happy Mother's Day?

    10/05/2026 | 23 mins.
    Hi! This is me, stream-of-thought-ing my way through a monologue on one of my least favorite days of the year. Enjoy!
    The host is not a therapist, a lawyer or an adoption professional. The opinions of the host are just that, their opinions.
    Thank you for listening.
  • The Adoption Files

    Feeling naked: continuing the conversation about spiritual trauma

    05/05/2026 | 1h 17 mins.
    Please join me as Dani and I talk about the journey so far, in our conversation about spiritual trauma and how we got here.
    Dani can be found at: https://medium.com/@danijoy
    If you are in crisis and need to talk, please reach out to one (or more) of the helplines listed in the link. You matter. 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 therapist, a lawyer or an adoption professional
    Thank you for listening! Please consider rating the podcast. We are glad you are here.
  • The Adoption Files

    Codependency, yuck.

    26/04/2026 | 1h 17 mins.
    Please join Dani and I as we continue our conversation using the book Holy Hurt: Understanding Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing by Hillary L McBride as a guide to exploring how spiritual trauma and adoption intersect in our lives as a mother of loss and as an adopted person.
    Dani can be found at: https://medium.com/@danijoy
    https://hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt-book/
    https://mhanational.org/resources/co-dependency/
    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 therapist, a lawyer or an adoption professional
    Thank you for listening!
  • The Adoption Files

    The Same , Even if it Seems Different: a conversation with a stepparent adoptee about access to original birth certificates

    22/04/2026 | 54 mins.
    Please join me for a conversation with Toronto Canada stepparent adopted person Craig Wallace.
    https://www.ontario.ca/page/search-adoption-records
    People who are adopted, even by stepparents, are legally barred from accessing a certified copy of their original birth certificate. Some places allow an adopted person to access a noncertified copy at a specified age.
    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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About The Adoption Files
The Adoption files seeks to provide a place for adoptees and allies to discuss the laws preventing adoptees from accessing their identities, and the emotional and physical challenges adoptees face in the process of dealing with the obstacles we face. We recognize the need to expose the problematic aspects of the adoption industry and the narrative they perpetuate. We will not only talk about the laws and the challenges they create, but also the ways that the mythology around adoption impacts the way we move through our lives, as adopted people and as mothers and other family members.
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