Dr. Daniel Meola is an adult child of divorce who earned his Ph.D. in Theology of Marriage and Family from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies
on Marriage and Family in Washington, D.C. He has been leading retreats and support groups for adult children of divorce or separation since 2015 in
the Archdiocese of Washington, and in 2018 he founded Life-Giving Wounds to spread the retreat, support groups, and other ministry to adult children
of divorce or separation around the country.
Bethany Meola is a stay-at-home mom with a master of theological studies degree from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and
Family in Washington, D.C. She and Dan met there and married in 2011. Bethany served the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for seven years in the
Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth. Among other tasks, she managed the website For Your Marriage and researched and wrote on various topics related to marriage and family. In 2017, Dan and Bethany welcomed their daughter Zelie-Louise through the
gift of adoption, and Bethany became a stay-at-home mom. And in 2019, Grace joined their family, also through adoption. Bethany assists with many of
the behind-the-scenes operations of Life-Giving Wounds.
Readings &, Resources
- March workshop in Houston: ilovestellamaris.org/family-healing
- Spring virtual support group: lifegivingwounds.org/onlinespringsupportgroup
- Love and Economics,
by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse - The Sexual State, by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse
- Marriage and Equality, by Jennifer Johnson
- Primal Loss: Adult Children of Divorce Speak, by
Leila Miller - Ruth Institute Survivor Series pamphlets
- “Truth According to Ruth” playlist (deals with why kids need their parents) on Youtube
- 2019 Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution playlist on Divorce