Did That Happen to Me? The Emotional Effects of Abortion 1 out of 3 women will personally experience an abortion by their 45th birthday. In the U.S., there are about 1.21 million abortions each year. Yet there is very little said about the emotional impact of abortion so women who…
‘Tis the season … for feeling miserable. Let’s be honest. The holidays are hard for a number of reasons. Extra parties, extra spending, extra eating, extra stress, extra expectations. The list can go on and on. If you have had an abortion in the last few months, the busyness may be…
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don’t give up.” –Anne Lamott Many women believe that post-abortion stress is theirs alone to suffer. They may…
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. Henri Nouwen Welcome…
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