*CONTENT WARNING!!!!!! Sensitive topics that can be activating/triggering are discussed on this episode*

Description of Episode:

Shandra discusses her personal experiences with miscarriage and the societal stigma surrounding it. She reveals having three miscarriages and one live birth, highlighting the emotional and physical toll, including the trauma from assault. Shandra critiques the misrepresentation of abortion debates in the USA. She recounts her struggles with medical neglect, societal pressure, and the impact of her experiences on her mental health and relationships. Shandra advocates for destigmatizing miscarriage and abortion, supporting women's rights and healing, and calls for societal change to protect reproductive freedoms. Finally, she discusses how she was able to alchemize her own experiences through the healing work she herself does.

By the end of this episode you will:

Have a deeper understanding of the choices that some have to make and the stigma's surrounding them. Receive more of Shandra's story and able to relate to her journey of healing deeper. Understand what women in the USA are facing during this pivotal time in "herstory" and how spiritual healing of one's trauma's can lead to self-discovery and self-love. Have a little more knowledge around the truth of what certain subjects include and are in medical terms.

Episode Resources

If you or someone you know is experience a unplanned pregnancy or is looking for support after a loss of pregnancy, the following are great resources. If you are looking for further education around the subjects discussed on this episode, those links are here too.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560521/ National Library of Medicine - Miscarriage/Spontaneous Abortion
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001488.htm Medline Plus - Miscarriage
https://www.aamc.org/news/what-gender-affirming-care-your-questions-answered Association of American Medical Colleges - Gender Affirming Care (Not just for Trans Folx)
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/ Planned Parenthood
https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/loss-grief-in-pregnancy-postpartum March of Dimes - Postpartum Support for Pregnancy loss

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