Deciding to tell your significant other about a past abortion(s) can be very difficult. Once you’ve chosen to have that conversation, making it happen can be just as challenging. Here are 6 steps: 1. Pick A Time: Inform your partner ahead of time that you want to discuss something important.…
You’ve been seeing a great guy, and he asks you on a nice dinner date downtown. Everything seems to be going well, and you really want to continue seeing him. Maybe even become serious. Yet at the dinner table, he starts to ask questions. “What have your previous relationships been…
Little darling It’s been a long, cold lonely winter Little darling It feels like years since it’s been here Here comes the sun Here comes the sun, and I say, It’s all right Little darling The smiles returning to the faces Little darling It seems like years since it’s been…
People experience anger every day. But what is anger? Anger is a feeling that involves our minds, thoughts, and physical bodies. It is a response to a situation that causes us to feel pain or hostility. Anger can be directed at another person, at an event or situation, or even…
Restore’s groups are probably much different than other groups you have been in. The difference starts with how we form our groups. They’re not openly advertised. Instead, individuals meet privately with our coordinator, determining what setting would work best for you. Participants have options – even the option to request…
The Choice: Individual or Group Support? Restore provides both one-on-one and group support. How should you choose which is best for you? I can guess what you’re thinking. “She must be crazy if she thinks I’m going to tell a bunch of strangers about my experience.” Am I right? Before…
When we think of the word “grief,” we might also think of words such as sadness, mourning, or unhappiness. Part of our human nature is to grieve when we lose something or someone that is important or meaningful. So why do so many avoid grieving? Some feel that grief is…
“It just feels like he gets to go on with his life and be happy.” Some women feel like the weight of their abortion solely rests on them. Their partners and families seem minimally affected, if even at all. It feels isolating, as if the burden of guilt and shame…
Participants in post-abortion healing groups are sometimes asked to describe the wound sustained from their abortions. Word pictures are often used. “A teacup that’s been smashed into little pieces” “Barbed wire wrapped around my heart” “A chain that lets me go a short distance but always drags me back” “A…
Joining a Restore small group can be a wonderful way to feel supported as one learns to work through the emotions and effects of a previous abortion. Recently, three women shared their experiences of how being in a Restore small group has made a lasting impact in their lives. “Before…