The Adoption Files

Turning Towards the Pain: a Continuing Conversation on Spiritual Trauma and Adoption

September 14, 2026·1h 3m
Episode Description from the Publisher

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/joyfuldjhttps://substack.com/@danijoy/note/p-191085730https://medium.com/@danijoyhttps://www.hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurtMentioned in the episode:https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mennonitehttps://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 beleifsThe opinions of the host and their guest are just that, their opinionsThe host is not a lawyer, a therapist or an adoption professionalhttps://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-healthThank you for listening!

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