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Her Choice to Heal guides women through post-abortion healing by sharing personal stories and offering practical tools, compassionate support, and hope in Christ.
Abortion continues to be a hot topic in politics, womens rights, and medical practice. But for the eight to ten million American Christian women who have had one, abortion is a spiritual issue as well, raising questions of life and death, heaven and hell, grief and loss. Writing from her own experience, Kim Ketola sheds light on one of the darkest and most neglected personal issues of our time: the widespread need for healing and spiritual recovery after abortion. After abortion brought the worst trouble into my life I had ever known, writes Ketola, I just couldnt see my way free to believe in Gods love. With a compassionate heart, Ketola offers ten true stories of healing promise from the Bible to help women answer the most common spiritual torments they face: Is abortion a sin? Does God hate me? Where can I turn in my shame and distress? How could I ever tell anyone the truth? And more. Inspired by Romans 6:4--just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life"--this is a definitive resource to help women see themselves and God anew and--finally--to find spiritual healing.
Whether you're pro-life or pro-choice, you probably agree on one thing: abortion hurts women, both mentally and physically. Unfortunately, both sides are guilty of ignoring the individual in favor of the higher moral ground. No more. This book is designed to help people heal from their abortions on an individual level, and to finally be able to put guilt, shame, fear, doubt and other negative feelings behind them forever. Jennifer O'Neill's approach to healing is Christ-centered, showing post-abortive women that God still loves them, and that they should therefore love themselves. She should know--she felt guilt and shame over her own abortion for years. And she is not alone in that pain. This book: presents the symptoms of post-abortion syndrome (experienced by 80 percent of post-abortive women) incorporates a step-by-step, faith-based process for healing that incorporates Scripture provides true stories of women and men who have struggled with the affects of abortion includes resources for help and support Not just for the woman herself, this book is the perfect comfort and guide for people with friends, daughters or loved ones struggling with the after-effects of abortion, whether recent or long in the past. Key Features Focuses on personal stories of healing from more than 25 women, including Jennifer O'Neill herself. Takes women through a series of feeling--guilt, shame, honesty and grieving--that ultimately lead to personal and divine forgiveness. The central tenet is that God always loves you, no matter what happens, a message many post-abortive women don't get from their church communities, but which they desperately need.
Her Choice to Heal by Sydna Masse,Joan Phillips Pdf
Written by two women who have experienced abortion, this book helps women identify the characteristics of post-abortion syndrome as they find emotional and spiritual healing.
Disheartening numbers of women have undergone an abortion--and they need help to heal emotionally and spiritually. This study was developed out of Linda Cochrane's own experience of being freed from the bondage of guilt and grief that followed her abortion. Forgiven and Set Free guides suffering and hurting women to bring their emotional scars from abortion "out of the dark past and into his holy light," where true and lasting healing can take place. Appropriate Scriptures help women deal with issues such as relief, denial, anger, forgiveness, depression, letting go, and acceptance.
"A ministry must - [My Secret Loss is] personal, biblical, insightful, purposeful, helpful, truthful, useful and full of grace and truth for those struggling with such a loss." - Laurie McIntyre, Pastor of Creative Arts, Elmbrook Church, Brookfield, WI"Sheila has opened the pages of her heart to all women who need to know their story is able to be shared. In writing this workbook, she has provided an opportunity for hurting women to find the source of all comfort, our Lord, Jesus Christ. May the participants experience the freedom of knowing reconciliation is possible and be aware of God's healing blessings." - Jeannie Hannemann, M.A. Founder and Executive Director of Elizabeth Ministry International. We were told it would be easy. We thought it was the best choice; but now we suffer with the consequences, the regular reminders, a sense of guilt, and a sense of shame. Through abortion, we now face the death of our babies, death by choice. We try to hide our choice and we try to escape the emotional pain. We seek forgiveness, acceptance, and consolation; yet, we find no solace. Our fears drive us into a life of secrecy, hiding our loss. We suffer a secret loss.My Secret Loss will: * Enable the reader to accept the truth about abortion* Provide permission and encouragement to grieve the loss of your baby* Validate your emotional and psychological harm that has been caused by abortion * Discover the path to peace, healing that is only possible through the saving grace of Jesus
Forbidden Grief by Theresa Karminski Burke,David C. Reardon Pdf
This book is a review of the author's experience in counselling hundreds of women for abortion-related emotional problems. Dr Burke exposes the obstacles in the way of post-abortion healing, reviews the full range and depth of post-abortion adjustment problems, and illustrates how we can create a more understanding and healing society. -- book cover.
A significant number of women who chose abortion are suffering from post-abortion syndrome: Abortion Grief. They are beset by a secret grief and suffer guilt and shame. Your church can be a carepoint for those in the congregation and community who are struggling to find peace and forgiveness in the wake of an abortion by hosting a Christ-centered 10-session support group based on Sheila Luck's grace-full book My Secret Loss and ministering Christ's love to them now!
The HEALING CHOICE by Dana Dovitch,Candace De puy Pdf
Two psychotherapists present a supportive guide to coping with the emotional and psychological aftermath of abortion, offering a step-by-step program that combines information, reassurance, and guidance to help women begin the process of recovery. “This is a book for any women who feels psychological pain from her abortion…this is not a book about judgment, politics, or religion.” –from the authors’ introduction Few women can walk away from the experience of abortion without some lingering emotional discomfort. Unresolved feelings of guilt, shame, and sadness may not surface until months, often years, after an abortion. We may lead outwardly normal lives, but these emotions can continue to cast a shadow, having a negative impact on personal relationships, coloring our moral or religious beliefs, even causing anxiety when we deal with a planned pregnancy. These feelings, if ignored, can possibly manifest themselves in more troubling ways, resulting in unstable relationships, self-destructive and addictive behaviors, depression, and low self-esteem. Now, two experienced psychotherapists share their approach to dealing with sensitive and long-overlooked issue of post-abortion pain or trauma. The Healing Choice breaks the silence surrounding a topic often clouded by debate and focuses exclusively on helping women chart a path toward emotional recovery. Through a step-by-step process, complete with self-tests, exercises, and interviews with women who share their own post-abortion experiences, Dr. Candace De Puy and Dr. Dana Dovitch will help you come to terms with your post-abortion emotions and offer support as you begin the process of healing.
You Can't Change Your Past. You CAN Change Your Future. Whether you are pro-life, pro-choice, or undecided on abortion, one fact is clear: There is a great emotional price paid by virtually all women who have chosen to terminate a pregnancy. Following an abortion there can be a stressful, soul-searching period extending for years or decades. Where Do Broken Hearts Go? neither points fingers nor makes judgments. It simply acknowledges reality and counsels women - and men - on how to move forward in their lives with purpose and fulfillment after an abortion. Its approach is built on the foundation that God does not expect us to be perfect - He wants to forgive us and love us as we learn and grow from our experiences. With sensitivity and compassion, author Jane Abbate addresses such issues as how to: * break free from denial and confusion about your past * find relief from toxic guilt and shame * release and replace anger and anxiety with peace and hope * find comfort from hurtful feelings of heartbreak, regret and loneliness * connect profoundly and tangibly to the ultimate source of comfort and joy This is a practical guide to healing on many levels. It is filled with a wealth of usable information from the author's personal, hard-gained experience, plus inspiration from uplifting scriptural passages. It shines a gentle light on the path to reclaiming a life of self-respect, love and happiness. It is a much-needed resource for anyone who has gone through an abortion and for those who love and counsel them.
If you’ve had an abortion and are feeling isolated and vulnerable, Experiencing Abortion will remind you that you are not alone and that you must feel your emotions in order to accept your choice and heal. Each woman responds to abortion in her own way, yet, as this sensitive, insightful book shows, there are many similarities among women’s post-abortion emotions. Sharing in the firsthand, personal experiences of other women who speak for themselves in this book will help you come to terms with anguish, stress, grief, anger, or any other overwhelming emotions you might be feeling. Don’t go on ignoring or blocking out your feelings. Learn to incorporate your experience into your sense of self in a healthy way. By reading Experiencing Abortion, you will learn about the multiple feelings and reactions abortion can trigger, the process of accepting an abortion, and the struggle to control fertility without treating your body as an enemy. Offering you a safe, honest, and supportive environment in which to explore your feelings about your abortion, this book discusses many important topics, including: the way moods can overtake you after abortion how avoiding your experience can defer acceptance, which in turn leads to denial and guilt how pregnancy, abortion, and subsequent bleeding can affect your perception of your body the struggle to enjoy sex after your abortion your heightened awareness of gender after an abortion how your intimate relationships may change after an abortion the psychological reasons you may sometimes forgo birth control accepting yourself after a second abortion Experiencing Abortion will help women who have had an abortion understand that it is a complex physical and emotional experience that doesn’t necessarily end after a week or a month or a year. It will also help professionals in abortion facilities and therapists who offer pre- and post-abortion counseling understand how abortion affects each individual differently and how they might help women work through their feelings both before and after abortion. Partners, friends, and families will find this book helpful and informative as they try to help their loved one get through this sometimes difficult, even traumatic, experience.
Transforming Your Story: A Path to Healing After Abortion by Wendy Giancola Pdf
Following an abortion, many women may be confused by their emotional and behavioral responses, such as regret, anger, depression, shame, loss, or loneliness. They may have relationship or intimacy problems and have difficulty giving and receiving forgiveness.Transforming Your Story: A Path to Healing after Abortion is an abortion recovery resource created for use in small facilitated groups to provide healing support. It can also be beneficial for those who are seeking healing individually with support from a friend, mentor, or helping professional.In this book, stories from the Bible provide an avenue for women to explore their own stories and process their conflicting emotions one step at a time. Personal questions delve into the heart and mind, spiritual tools and symbolic actions are suggested to engage the body and mind, and prayer is encouraged to open the heart and spirit to hope and peace. Accounts by women who have found healing from a past abortion foster a sense of community and provide encouragement.By hiking this path to recovery, a woman can transform her painful story of confusion into a story of hope and healing.