Helping Others Heal After Abortion
This week’s guest is another Abortion Coach! Elana Diaz, helps women to release feelings of guilt and shame after abortion. Her programs and coaching are centered in Fining Love Within.
Free Resources: https://linktr.ee/FindingLoveWithin
Follow Elana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elana_renee_diaz/
Show Notes:
3:19 Elana introduces herself and her story
6:40 After taking the second pill “it all hit me… my body was very unhappy with me”
7:10 You mind can play tricks on you
7:40 “Doing anything to try to cope with how I was feeling”
8:28 “There was more going on than I was allowing myself to know”
9:06 Therapist recommended Rachel’s Vineyard
9:49 “What about me?... When am I going to heal myself?”
10:45 “I’m gonna figure out what it is that I want to do, cause this doesn’t make me happy anymore.”
11:58 Punch Drunk Soul
13:19 “How can I get this fixed as soon as possible?”
14:27 Part of the reason there is so much chaos and overwhelm and rush is because of the stigma… even when we are making our decision we just want it to all go away as soon as possible
18:14 We think we’re supposed to be completely relieved and grateful or we’re supposed to be completely regretful and depressed
18:35 “This is what you wanted, why are you crying”
19:00 “To be able to feel it all at the same time”
19:32 Having these conversations is breaking down the stigma
20:22 This was the best decision, and what did I just do?... I must be broken, I must need help.
20:45 “How can you be okay right now, being okay with your decision?”
21:19 “Shame for knowing so quickly that I didn’t want to have it”
21:36 Please message me if you are interested in abortion retreats!
22:48 “Forgiven” is super complex because it implies that you did something wrong… What if it wasn’t a sin in the first place
23:58 Underlying belief that what we need to fix us is outside of us…
24:26 Forgiveness vs. Self-Forgiveness (which is essentially self-love)
25:18 We get to be the voice for other people moving forward
25:49 (abortion) “I felt like it was the thing I needed, to make the changes I needed to make… it was an opportunity…”
26:50 Elana’s 6 week program: Ditching negative self-talk, being comfortable with the decision you made, breathing techniques, guided visualization
28:53 Elana works with clients who are “willing to take accountability for the choice that they made” and “begin living their lives again”
30:51 Timeline Activities- timeline can begin at your abortion
33:03 “Be choosy when you talk about your experience”
34:54 Amanda’s Facebook Group, Elana’s Facebook Group
