The Adoption Files
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Control: figuring out how spiritual forms of control have played out
80 hours 54 mins; April 01, 2026
All Tied Up: Spiritual and Religious Trauma
66 hours 16 mins; March 23, 2026
Tiny, Little Happy Bows: How Trauma Lives in the Body. Continuing the conversation on Spiritual Trauma and Adoption
76 hours 7 mins; March 19, 2026
Beyond the Band-Aid: going Deeper into the Examination of Spiritual Trauma and Adoption
95 hours 21 mins; March 11, 2026
Finding Our Way: Continuing the Conversation Concerning Spiritual Trauma and Adoption
101 hours 53 mins; March 08, 2026
Adriana Calin is still fighting to be recognized as a person: A Romanian Adoptee/ Human Trade Victim
80 hours 42 mins; March 03, 2026
The Mom Myth: thoughts on my conversation with Cindy Shultz
18 mins; March 01, 2026
Open Adoption is Not the Answer: a conversation with Cindy Shultz
66 hours 55 mins; March 01, 2026
Fragmentation: continuing the conversation . Holy Hurt and Spiritual Trauma, episode 2
94 hours 47 mins; February 24, 2026
Be a Partner in Something Powerful: a conversation with Sullivan Summer, Lora Alegria and Lilly Anspach, the Board of Adoptees for Family Preservation
47 mins; February 20, 2026
At the Intersection of adoption and spiritual trauma; Holy Hurt: Understanding Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing by Hillary L McBride PhD,
89 hours 55 mins; February 19, 2026
Spiritual Trauma and Adoption, an unholy union. Reviewing Holy Hurt by Hillary L McBride PhD from the lens of an adoptee and a first mom's experiences
10 mins; February 07, 2026
Did they or didn't they? The Conclusion to my trip to Georgia to maybe meet maternal family
41 mins; February 05, 2026
Movement
14 mins; February 01, 2026
A Very Messy conversation with myself
30 mins; February 01, 2026
California has a bill! Ca SB 381 needs your support.
14 mins; January 08, 2026
Good Intentions A conversation on adoption with Lorah Gerald
65 hours 13 mins; November 07, 2025
Every Voice: A conversation with North Dakota Adoptee Mary Kae Kelsch
62 hours 34 mins; March 07, 2025
a Stolen Identity, a Fraudulent Adoption; Part 4 of Adriana's Story
32 mins; March 03, 2025
A Stolen Identity, a Fraudulent Adoption: Part 3(ish) of Adriana's story
25 mins; March 03, 2025
A Stolen Identity, a Fraudulent Adoption: Part 2 of Adriana's story
50 mins; March 03, 2025
A Stolen Identity, a fraudulent adoption: Part One of Adriana's story
51 mins; March 03, 2025
Love is not enough: a conversation with Lorah Gerald about the National Adoption Competence Mental Health Training Initiative
57 mins; February 17, 2025
Sacred Information: Partnering with your Partner during their Search
61 hours 54 mins; February 10, 2025
The Marketing of Open Adoption: a Lived Experience, with Connor Howe
59 mins; November 26, 2024
No Magical Mind-reading: An Adoptee and Non-Adoptee in a Romantic Relationship. A Conversation with Andrea Steiner-Coates and Greg Gentry
57 mins; November 23, 2024
Adoptee/ Non1Adoptee conversations: being curious, with Andrea Steiner Coates
60 hours 56 mins; November 20, 2024
Almost Loved: a NAAM conversation with poet and adopted person Rena Joy
24 mins; November 14, 2024
Courage: a conversation with Lorah Gerald for National Adoption Awareness Month
21 mins; November 09, 2024
Finding identity, and Community: a conversation with Haley Radke
58 mins; November 08, 2024
The Odd One: a NAAM episode
4 mins; November 07, 2024
Healing the Wounds: therapy
20 mins; November 05, 2024
Illegitimate: TJ Johnson, musician, English teacher and adopted person, shares
43 mins; November 04, 2024
Wait, What? My first blog post; attempting to navigate adoption
9 mins; November 03, 2024
National Adoption Awareness Month: Sophi Richman Fletcher shares on finding her father
23 mins; November 02, 2024
National Adoption Awareness Month 2024
29 mins; November 01, 2024
Entitlement in Adoption; a deconstruction exploration
59 mins; October 28, 2024
Deconstruction and Sexuality: Why its important to talk about sex
67 hours 14 mins; October 15, 2024
Adoptee Advocates of Michigan: a conversation with Anna Thompson and Valerie LeMieux
45 mins; October 13, 2024
There's no such thing as utopia, and other pitfalls of deconstruction
57 mins; October 08, 2024
Transracial Adoption, Racism and Suicidality; a Conversation with Lina Vanegas, MSW
62 hours 19 mins; October 04, 2024
Deconstruction, adoption and the morass that is American politics
68 hours 31 mins; September 24, 2024
The Godly Family: deconstructing from adoption and religious trauma; a conversation with Dani Joy
85 hours 22 mins; September 09, 2024
Braving the National Council for Adoption conference: a conversation with Katie Nelson Burns and Renee Gellin
89 hours 13 mins; July 29, 2024
Final Thoughts: wrapping up our reveiw of Conceiving Christian America
31 mins; June 29, 2024
Supreme Appeal: the run-up to the overturning of Roe v Wade
17 mins; June 28, 2024
Deconstruction: a conversation with Dani Joy about examining narratives around racism, adoption and faith
68 hours 20 mins; June 24, 2024
A Warm Body: They Just Need a Receptive Uterus!
21 mins; June 08, 2024
Disability and embryo "adoption" Part 2 of our discussion of Chapter 4, Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Justice by Risa Cromer
58 mins; May 24, 2024
Attending Untangling our Roots, or, Ande tries hard to not freak out
24 mins; April 26, 2024
A discussion of Conceiving Christian America with Guest Lorah Gerald, Chapter Unselection
95 hours 41 mins; April 22, 2024
Waiting; an Interlude. Conceiving Christian America; Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer. A discussion
47 mins; April 12, 2024
A conversation with Donna Jane, a California adoptee
57 mins; April 11, 2024
Support Californias' Senate Bill 1274
3 mins; April 05, 2024
Part 2 of Ch 3 Conceiving Christian America; Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer, as discussion
36 mins; April 01, 2024
Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer, Ch 3. Or, as Lynn calls it These Gifts are never Free
53 mins; April 01, 2024
Embryo Saviorism : Ch 2 Conceiving Christian America
71 hours 46 mins; March 26, 2024
Claiming Adoption: Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics
43 mins; March 21, 2024
Chapter 1 Life After IVF, Conceiving Christian America; Embryo Adotion and Reproductive Politics
66 hours 18 mins; March 18, 2024
What we call things matters: Conceiving Christian America; Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics Episode 3
63 hours 22 mins; March 10, 2024
Exploring the Intro to Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer.
39 mins; March 06, 2024
Interview with Katie Nelson Burns of The Family Preservation Project
80 hours 29 mins; March 04, 2024
Interview with Jennifer Trudeau of Parents Partnership
60 hours 52 mins; February 28, 2024
A Note on the new series Conceiving Christian America; Snowflake Adoption
4 mins; February 25, 2024
Conceiving Christian America: introducing a new series on Snowflake Adoption, with Ande Stanley and Lynn Grubb
28 mins; February 25, 2024
Interview with Valerie from Washington Adoption Reunion Movement
87 hours 56 mins; February 23, 2024
Interview with Beth Steury
79 hours 39 mins; February 10, 2024
Virginia's House Bill 550, with guest Rebecca Ricardo
66 hours 45 mins; February 04, 2024
Forever is not a guarantee
16 mins; February 03, 2024
Interview with Gaye Sherman Tannenbaum
94 hours 1 min; December 11, 2023
Interview on Adoptee Rights 101, with Lynn Grubb, president of Adoptee Rights Coalition
73 hours 13 mins; November 06, 2023
The Burning Question: Will the Government finally decide I am a real person?
21 mins; October 31, 2023
Interview with Dani Joy
79 hours 38 mins; October 18, 2023
Interview with Lina Vanegas, MSW
92 hours 51 mins; September 27, 2023
Interview with VellaMae Travis
71 hours 45 mins; September 09, 2023
Interview with Lisa Elaine Scott
67 hours 47 mins; June 05, 2023
Interview with co-host Lynn Grubb and guest Lorraine Dusky
103 hours 50 mins; May 07, 2023
The Cult-Like Aspects of Adoption Episode 6 with co-host Lynn Grubb and guest Rebecca Dragon
72 hours 2 mins; March 30, 2023
AB 1302, a California bill that would further diminish California adoptee rights
3 mins; March 19, 2023
Insufficient and deficient; a comment on adoption cruelty
5 mins; March 13, 2023
The Cult-Like Aspects of Adoption Episode 5 Andrea Coates
78 hours 53 mins; March 13, 2023
Lynn and Ande interview Emma Stevens for episode 4 of The Cult-Like Aspects of Adoption, a therapy episode
64 hours 33 mins; March 03, 2023
Realid
8 mins; March 01, 2023
The cult-like Aspects of Adoption Episode 2 pt 2 with guest Greg Gentry
66 hours 55 mins; February 27, 2023
The Cult-Like Aspects of Adoption with Lynn Grubb and guest Greg Gentry Pt 1
52 mins; February 19, 2023
Intro to The Cultlike Aspects of Adoption with Lynn Grubb and Ande Stanley
52 mins; February 15, 2023
Interview with Marilyn Huff
97 hours 20 mins; February 12, 2023
Interview with Beth Figuls
87 hours 19 mins; November 30, 2022
Interview with Daphne Keys
104 hours 36 mins; November 18, 2022
Interview with Michele Kreigman
91 hours 21 mins; November 05, 2022
A Talk about the Different Types of Adoption, with Paige Adams Strickland and Renee Gelin
108 hours 57 mins; November 04, 2022
Interview with Rich Clark
67 hours 55 mins; October 28, 2022
Interview with Mary Ellen Gambutti
83 hours 47 mins; October 21, 2022
interview with Annie Oxborough
88 hours 57 mins; September 30, 2022
Interview with David Lang
81 hours 2 mins; August 07, 2022
Non Adoptee/ Adoptee Conversations: You were adopted a long time ago. Why are you still talking about it?
89 hours 2 mins; June 24, 2022
Interview with Dr. Kristy Howell
91 hours 34 mins; June 18, 2022
Interview with Renee Gelin, founder and president of Saving our Sisters
125 hours 23 mins; May 21, 2022
Non-Adoptee/Adoptee conversations: a talk with Andrea Coates about respectful dialogue
89 hours 56 mins; May 20, 2022
Birthdays and Gotcha days
16 mins; May 11, 2022