Is it normal to grieve after an abortion?

Vida realizes that after an abortion, you may be looking for private healing you can do at your own pace. We recommend Her Choice to Heal, a free online individual and confidential abortion healing and PTSD recovery course.

Visit Her Choice to Heal, or click on the tabs below to work through the course’s modules and lessons. Each lesson takes approximately 1-5 minutes. For other post-abortion resources and programs in addition to Her Choice to Heal, click here.

Module 1: Abortion PTSD
Module 2: Sharing Your Story
Module 3: Denial
Module 4: Addressing Anger
Module 5: Forgiveness
Module 6: Grieving Your Loss
Module 7: Joy Comes in the Mourning
Module 8: Shattering Sexual Soul Ties
Module 9: Sharing Your Secret
Module 1: Abortion PTSD

Lesson 1: Introduction to Abortion PTSD
Lesson 2: What to Expect
Lesson 3: The First Step
Lesson 4: How do you know you need healing?
Lesson 5: Recommended Reading
Lesson 6: Grieving Your Loss
Lesson 7: Common issues of the post-abortive person
Lesson 8: More About Abortion PTSD
Lesson 9: Myths Post-Abortive People Can Believe
Module 1 Healing Activities:
- Recognizing Healing is A Process
- How My Feelings Relate to Post-Abortion Syndrome

Module 2: Sharing Your Story

Lesson 1: Sharing Your Abortion Story
Lesson 2: Forms of Childhood Strife that Lead to Abortion
Lesson 3: God’s Purpose in Abortion Pain
Lesson 4: When A Christian Aborts
Lesson 5: After Abortion Segregation
Lesson 6: Abortion & Sexual Abuse
Lesson 7: Abolishing Abortion Strongholds
Lesson 8: Addressing Abortion Clinic Verbal Abuse
Lesson 9: Truth vs. Condemnation
Module 2 Healing Activities:

Module 3: Denial

Lesson 1: 5 Stages of Denial
Lesson 2: Dismantling Denial
Lesson 3: Guilt Versus Shame
Lesson 4: Bible Character: Peter
Lesson 5: Abortion’s Anniversary Reminders
Lesson 6: God’s Perspective on Denial
- Survivor’s Guilt After Abortion
Lesson 7: Denial & You
Lesson 8: 3 Common Mindsets After Abortion
- Abortion’s Haunting Impact
Lesson 9: Life After Abortion
Module 3 Healing Activities:
- Chart of Responsibility

Module 4: Addressing Anger

Lesson 1: 5 Types of Anger After Abortion
Lesson 2: God’s Anger After Abortion
Lesson 3: Bible Character: Paul
Lesson 4: Anger Against Others
- Abortion as a Family Secret
Lesson 5: Anger Towards Ourselves
- Abortion’s Fake News
Lesson 6: Is Abortion a Sin?
Lesson 7: Why Didn’t God Stop Me?
Lesson 8: Justice After Abortion
- I Can Hear You
Lesson 9: The Incredible Stigma of Abortion
Module 4 Healing Activities:
- Writing Letters You Never Send
- Name Your Angry Roots

Module 5: Forgiveness

Lesson 1: God’s Forgiveness
Lesson 2: Forgiving Others
Lesson 3: Bible Character: The Sinful Woman
Lesson 4: Stranger at the Abortion Clinic
Lesson 5: Forgiving Myself
Lesson 6: Forgiving Jane Roe
Lesson 7: Dreams After Abortion
Lesson 8: Forgiveness Isn’t Optional!
Lesson 9: Generational Sin Issues
Module 5 Healing Activities:
- Forgiving Those That Impacted My Abortion Decision

Module 6: Grieving Your Loss

Lesson 1: Grief After Abortion
Lesson 2: 5 Burdens of Abortion
Lesson 3: Traumatizing Tears
Lesson 4: Good Grief
Lesson 5: Post-Partum Depression
Lesson 6: The Benefits of Grief
Lesson 7: Finding the Faith to Face the Pain
Lesson 8: Regretting Abortion
Lesson 9: Holiday Pain After Abortion
Module 6 Healing Activities

Module 7: Joy Comes in the Mourning

Lesson 1: Heaven’s Hope
Lesson 2: Healing Abortion’s Bloodguilt
Lesson 3: Naming Your Child
Lesson 4: Your Child in Heaven
Lesson 5: Our Life in Heaven
Lesson 6: Honoring Their Lives
Lesson 7: Peace & Letting Go
Lesson 8: Your Life From Here
Lesson 9: I Never Heard from Her Again
Module 7 Healing Activities:
- More Letters to Never Send
- A Letter From God
- Naming Your Child
Lesson 8: Regretting Abortion
Lesson 9: Holiday Pain After Abortion
Module 6 Healing Activities

Module 8: Shattering Sexual Soul Ties

Lesson 1: What is a Sexual Soul Tie?
Lesson 2: Intimacy 101
Lesson 3: Sydna’s Sexual Soul Ties
Lesson 4: Bible Character: Women with the Issue of Blood
Lesson 5: Sharing Guidelines
Lesson 6: First Steps
Lesson 7: Emotional Next Steps
Lesson 8: Removing Tangible Reminders
Lesson 9: Taking Off the Old Self
Module 8 Healing Activities:

Module 9: Sharing Your Secret

Lesson 1: Sydna’s Story
Lesson 2: The Power of a Testimony
Lesson 3: Sharing the Secret At Home
Lesson 4: Sharing with Extended Family
Lesson 5: Are You Called to Share This Secret?
Lesson 6: Another Gideon’s Army
Lesson 7: The Advantages of Confession
Lesson 8: The Disadvantages of Confession
Lesson 9: Public Speaking Dynamics
Module 9 Healing Activities

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