Choosing Abortion Because We Want To
Lauren had two unplanned pregnancies and chose different outcomes for each. She knew what she wanted and trusted herself to follow her intuition even when it didn’t check the boxes society is used to.
Show Notes:
2:25 Lauren’s intro and story
5:20 “I wanted to feel very secure in my decision; I just knew that was not what was gonna be the outcome for that pregnancy”
8:22 “I love my son but I gave up a lot of youth and life for him; I’m thankful I did, but I’m not willing or ready to do that for someone else”
9:48 “I’m in an amazing relationship… a baby would see and only experience love, but…”
11:30 “If our energies are pretty much matching then our thoughts probably are”
12:00 “Listen, you know” “Going with your instincts is the best”
What do you want to take from this experience and use in the future?
“Confidence”
15:16 “I know it’s hard to understand, but I just know”
15:20 “I just want to take conscience from this, and just have faith in my decisions whether they are big or small”
Abortion taught me how to have my own back
Power in excavating story we want to tell moving forward
You’ve been through it. Use it. Cultivate intentionally.
18:25 “I am a force to be reckoned with, I know what I’m doing, this it my path”
19:15 “I definitely want to raise a son who knows that women deserve and need to have total control of their bodies. I’m raising a man to be a woman’s man.”
21:31 “Trusting your decision… whatever your reasoning is is enough”
22:12 “Just on the outside because everything looks perfect doesn’t mean we want a baby”
23:30 “Just because everything is great with me doesn’t mean I should just lay down and have a baby”
Sometimes it’s easier to share with strangers
