The Adoption Files

Victim, Villain, Valiant Hero: The Drama Triangle and Spiritual Trauma

July 12, 2026·50 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Please join Dani Joy and I as we continue our conversation about spiritual trauma and adoption. We are using the book Holy Hurt: Understanding Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing by Hillary L McBride, PhD as a scaffold for our conversation. We just started Chapter 5! How do the roles of victim, villain and rescuer play out in your life? What do they have to do with spiritual trauma? With adoption? Let us know what you think after you join us for the episode. Dani Joy can be found at: https://medium.com/@danijoyShe loves to hear from people!https://hillarylmcbride.com/books/https://mental-health-matters.org/2021/01/20/what-is-the-karpman-drama-triangle/https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-healthThe opinions of the host and their guest are just that, their opinions,The host is not a lawyer, a therapist or an adoption professionalThank you for listening!

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