Guided Toolkit for Emotional Healing & Recovery After an Abortion: A Compassionate Guide to Processing Complex Grief, Feelings of Regret, and Shame Af - Paperback

by Mary Tourangeau (Author)

Guided Toolkit for Emotional Healing & Recovery After an Abortion: A Compassionate Guide to Processing Complex Grief, Feelings of Regret, and Shame After an Abortion

Abortion grief is real, layered, and often misunderstood. It isn't just sadness - it's guilt, shame, regret, anger, and the tangled emotions that linger long after the procedure. Many people don't talk about the aftermath, and you may feel isolated, judged, or silenced. This book is for you - the person quietly carrying grief, seeking understanding, and longing to reclaim peace without judgment.

This book is for anyone navigating the emotional aftermath of abortion. It is for those who:

• Feel isolated, ashamed, or misunderstood in their grief.

• Are wrestling with complex emotions like guilt, regret, and shame.

• Want a safe, validating resource to explore feelings at their own pace.

• Need guidance to process grief, restore self-compassion, and rebuild emotional wellbeing.

Most abortion resources focus on the decision-making process or logistics, not the deep emotional healing afterward. This book is different because it:

• Acknowledges complex grief, tangled emotions, regret, and shame as valid responses.

• Offers practical exercises, reflective prompts, and evidence-based tools (CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and breathwork) for emotional processing.

• Guides you to integrate your experience, release self-blame, and reclaim your sense of self.

• Supports healing at any stage - days, months, or years after the experience.

• Uses a compassionate, human voice that sees your grief fully without judgment or clinical distance.

• Guided exercises and prompts to untangle guilt, shame, regret, and lingering emotions.

• Tools to rebuild self-compassion and personal identity.

• Techniques to calm intrusive thoughts and emotional overwhelm.

• Support navigating silence or judgment from others who don't understand.

• A compassionate, actionable roadmap for healing, honoring your experience, and reclaiming peace.

Abortion grief can feel invisible, heavy, and isolating - but it does not define you. You are not alone. Your emotions are valid. Healing is possible, and this book provides the tools, guidance, and compassion to walk that path.