Text Support Abortion Counseling
This week’s guest is Sierra McGovern. She is trained text support counsellor with Exhale ProVoice and has a wide and loving set of perspectives and experiences around abortion.
Follow Sierra on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sierra.amber
Show Notes:
0:50 Exhale Retreat
2:34 Rachel Dyer Bonus episode
4:42 Sierra’s story: born into a very Christian family, homeschooled, father was a pastor, “pulpit to the poll booth pro-life”, participation in pro-life teen organizations
8:03 Exhale After-Abortion Textline
11:16 Learning basic sex ed became an eye opener for what was true
12:10 Didn’t feel like abortion was an option, but wanted it so bad
12:35 Narrative therapy
13:40 Friend and abortion nurse broke her antiquated idea of the certain type of women who choose abortion
17:03 Identity shift- stepping into the unknown
20:48 Catching ourselves in our own judgements
25:57 Questioning the religious beliefs- “it always ends in nothing”
26:13 Exhale donation LINK
28:40 Putting your story in the hands of a volunteer
35:00 A favorite activity for forgiveness
