TW: rape, pro-life propoganda, racism & inequity towards BIPOC, medically assisted suicide, adoption trauma, white savioirism, Christian supremacy, religious trauma Alright y'all, buckle up. This week we have the incredibly intellectual and insightful, Ellie Coburn (she/her), on for a MASSIVE convo about white saviorism, weaponized adoption, abortion access, and Christian supremacy. This is a pretty lengthy and incredibly important conversation. For those of us who grew up in evangelical communities, we are all too familiar with the Christian supremacy and pro-life propaganda that is engrained in adoption conversations. Ellie is someone with personal experience as a foster care parent and adoptive parent, and she has wildly valuable opinions on the topic. If you grew up in mission culture and have been taught that you are meant to “save,” this is the conversation for you. If you want to learn more from Ellie or connect with her, you can connect with her on Instagram @elliecoburn. She also wanted to share a few literary resources for you all!- Torn Apart by Dorothy Roberts- Shattered Bonds by Dorothy Roberts - Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du MezEllie also speaks about a phenomenal article from the Washington Post written by an adult Korean American adoptee, Cynthia Landesberg, centering on the harm that is done by using adoption as a solution to abortion. Support the showMindful Minds is a podcast centered on mindfulness and intentionality. Fina is passionate about growing in her own life journey whilst actively unlearning what no longer has a space in her life. In every episode, she invites her listeners to do the same. Please rate us 5 stars and leave us a review! You can find more about Mindful Minds here, Serafina Blog here, or visit our Bio Site. You can also follow us on Instagram (@mindfulmindspod), our podcast account on Tik Tok @mindfulmindspodcast, and my personal account, where I do a lot of deconstruction content, @fina__bina Mindful Minds is owned and operated by Serafina and Serafina Blog. All content belongs to Serafina. Please feel free to contact Fina at contact.serafinablog@gmail.com for any and all questions, sponsorships, or guest requests!