The Adoption Files

Ande Stanley
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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.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Tiny, Little Happy Bows: How Trauma Lives in the Body. Continuing the conversation on Spiritual Trauma and Adoption

    Please join Dani Joy and I as we continue to talk about spiritual trauma and adoption, using the book Holy Hurt: Understadning Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing by Hillary L McBride, PhD Dani Joy can be found at: https://medium.com/@danijoy https://hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt-book/ 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!

    1h 16m

  2. 12 MAR

    Beyond the Band-Aid: going Deeper into the Examination of Spiritual Trauma and Adoption

    Please join Dani Joy and I as we continue our conversation about spiritual trauma and adoption, using the book Holy Hurt: Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing, by Hillary L McBride, PhD. We have reached page 28, and are talking about McBrides' lists of the physical, social, relational and spiritual symptoms of spiritual trauma. Dani Joy can be found at: https://medium.com/@danijoy Holy Hurt: https://hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt-book/ https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org/ https://www.facebook.com Adoption Trauma Network https://rainn.org/ https://www.thetrevorproject.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. Thank you for listening!

    1h 35m

  3. 8 MAR

    Finding Our Way: Continuing the Conversation Concerning Spiritual Trauma and Adoption

    Please join Dani and I as we continue to explore the intersection of adoption and spiritual trauma. We continue to use the book Holy Hurt: Understanding Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing by Hillary L McBride, PhD as a framework for our conversation. Today we cover material from pages 37-48 Dani Joy is a first mom. She can be found at https://medium.com/@danijoy I am a Late Discovery, Intercountry, Former Foster Child adopted and brought to the USA when I was a toddler. https://hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt-book/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/6392-stress-coping-with-lifes-stressors https://www.apa.org/topics/crisis-hotlines https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ https://rainn.org/ https://savingoursistersadoption.org The opinions of the host and their guest are just that, their opinions The host is not a lawyer, therapist or an adoption professional

    1h 42m

  4. 4 MAR

    Adriana Calin is still fighting to be recognized as a person: A Romanian Adoptee/ Human Trade Victim

    Please join me and Adriana Rockefeller as we talk about what has happened in her fight to be recognized as a person since we spoke early last year in a two part interview here on the podcast. Adriana is still fighting to be recognized by Romania and Canada as a legal person. You can be a part of making that happen, as her court case continues. Adriana was raised as Roxana Pamela. Two years ago, she discovered that she had been adopted to Canada from Romania using another infants birth certificate. She subsequently discovered that this invalidates her own legal identity, leaving her in limbo, and without a state. You can help Adriana achieve personhood by purchasing her book and by donating to her fundraiser for legal funds. In a time where we often feel powerless, this is an opportunity to do something concrete for a victim of human trafficking. Her book Ne M'appelez pas Roxana: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/ne-mappelez-pasroxana/9782897612764.html Instagram: @adriana.citizenofnowhere gofundme.com/f/Help-Adriana-Reclaim-Her-Identity tiktok: @adriana.citizenofnowhere https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/12/07/adoption-et-trafic-denfants-en-roumanie-une-quebecoise-part-a-la-recherche-de-sa-veritable-identite TVA JE Episode: Adoption ou Trafique Humain? Available in Canada or if you have a VPN

    1h 21m

  5. 1 MAR · BONUS

    The Mom Myth: thoughts on my conversation with Cindy Shultz

    Just a short episode sharing some of what came up for me after talking with mom Cindy Shultz. Reconciling the reality of how the adoption industry uses coercion to separate families with the stereotypes and the myth of Rescue that is presented to adopted people is an ongoing struggle for me. As my (now retired) therapist used to ask: How is that story serving you? The opinion of the host is just that, their opinion. The host is not a lawyer, a therapist or an adoption professional. Thank you for listening! Please rate and review, as this helps to make the podcast more visible.

    18 min

  6. 1 MAR

    Open Adoption is Not the Answer: a conversation with Cindy Shultz

    Please join me as I talk with mom Cindy Shultz about her experience with open adoption. Cindy Shultz is a mother of church-coerced child loss who transforms lived experience into advocacy. Raised in the shadow of poverty and stigma, Cindy was a mother in crisis when Catholic Charities pressured her into relinquishing her son in a process she felt powerless to stop. This experience of unnecessary child loss is the foundation of her mission to support the systematically oppressed. As the founder of Cindy's Family Preservation Alliance and a volunteer for Saving Our Sisters, she provides pregnant women the education and resource navigation she was once denied. Professionally, Cindy serves as a Wellness and Services coordinator at two local shelters, providing holistic case management for unhoused women. She is a certified Holistic Life Coach, Recovery Coach and Laughter Yoga Leader creating healing centered environments that honor the intersections of trauma, substance use, and family separation. Her work is a living testament that healing is possible and that family preservation is a fundamental human right that must be protected. If you are interested in Coaching or the healing power of Laughter Yoga, join her free Skool community Love Our Laughter. https://www.facebook.com/familypreservationalliance/ https://www.skool.com/love-our-laughter-wellness-5520/about https://savingoursistersadoption.org/ The opinions of the host and their guest(s) are just that, our opinions. The host is not a lawyer, therapist or adoption professional. All resources shared are shared as a courtesy to the podcasts guests. The host encourages everyone to vet resources for themselves. Thank you for listening!

    1h 7m

  7. 24 FEB

    Fragmentation: continuing the conversation . Holy Hurt and Spiritual Trauma, episode 2

    Please join mom, adoptee advocate, writer and homesteader Dani Joy and me as we continue to explore the intersection of spiritual trauma and adoption through our conversation with the book Holy Hurt, Understanding Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing by Hillary L McBride PhD. https://medium.com/@danijoy https://hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt-book/ 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.

    1h 35m

  8. 20 FEB

    Be a Partner in Something Powerful: a conversation with Sullivan Summer, Lora Alegria and Lilly Anspach, the Board of Adoptees for Family Preservation

    Please join me as I speak with the board of Adoptees for Family Preservation. AdopteesFFP.org was formed with the goal of supporting advocacy and education about the way that the adoption industry functions today and to promote family preservation rather than family dissolution. The board members all bring their own lived experience as adopted people to the conversation, along with their skills as professionals in a range of career fields. Please check out their bios at the non-profits website for more information about Sullivan Summer, Lora Alegria and Lilly Anspach. Please share the links to adopteesffp.org with everyone you know! Be a part of something powerful. https://www.adopteesffp.org/ Find them on Instagram @adopteesffp Check out Haley Radke at: https://onadoption.net/ https://www.adopteeson.com/about Donate and be a part of creating healthier communities at: https://www.adopteesffp.org/donations The opinions of the host and their guests are just that, our opinions. The host is not a therapist, lawyer or adoption professional

    47 min
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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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  • Creator
    Ande Stanley
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    140
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ande Stanley
  • Show Website
    The Adoption Files

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