Changed
Subtitle: making sense of your own or a loved one's abortion experience
By: Michaelene Fredenburg
Publisher: Perspectives
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780980063301
Subjects: Abortion counseling; Case studies; Abortion; Psychological aspects; Personal narratives; Counseling; Études de cas; Avortement
Description: Many women, men, grandparents, siblings, other family members and friends are seeking to make sense of their own or a loved one's abortion experience. Whether you have personally experienced abortion, someone close to you has, or you are seeking to sensitively and compassionately communicate with others about abortion - this book is a safe place to begin. You are not alone. Changed provides a place that is set apart from politics, from labels, from debate. It seeks to convey the real experiences of real people. --
Table of contents: title: Welcome; title: Voices. "My child would have been 22 this year" ; "I thought I was helping my girlfriend" ; "I never had the chance to know my brother or sister" ; "My wife gets depressed around the anniversary of our daughter's abortion" ; "I thought I was helping her" ; "I often wonder if there was something I could have done to help her" ; "I thought life would be the way it was before" ; "We made the decision together, but I've never felt so alone" ; "My mom is hurting, and I don't know how to help her"; title: Healing pathways. Healing pathways ; Tell your story ; Build support ; Explore emotions ; Identify losses ; Recognize unhealthy behaviors ; Begin healing; title: Afterword. Changed: a therapist's reflection.