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Amanda Kingsley is a Certified Life Coach and Doula, and the host of the Speaking Light Into Abortion podcast. After her own unanticipated abortion as a mother of three, she recognized the need for a wider conversation around mental health and the complex emotional landscape of life after abortion. She reminds her audience that it\u2019s okay to feel all the feelings after abortion and that we can honor our decisions by living the life we made our choice for.\xa0\n\xa0\nAmanda and I set out to have this conversation in November of 2021.\xa0But a series of life events kept pushing out our recording date.\xa0How serendipitous that we would end up recording this just days after Roe vs Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court.\xa0It was hard to have this conversation as we were both still processing what this means for us - as citizens, women, and moms.\xa0But this conversation has never been more crucial.\xa0I am so grateful to Amanda for showing up and speaking up in the middle of this devastating season.\xa0\n\n\nListen in to hear Amanda share:\n\nThe story of her abortion when she was already a mom of 3\xa0\n\nMyths and truths and things we often don\u2019t consider about abortion\n\nSome of the privileges she carried during her abortion experience\n\nPermission to hold joy and pain simultaneously when enduring hard times\n\nWhat she learned about abortion that she could only learn by going through it herself\n\nThe expansiveness that came out of her abortion experience\n\nHow she realized that 60-65% of women who have abortions are already moms and the anger that brought her\n\nWho should be speaking up about abortion right now\n\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nTake my Shameless Summer Survey and win $100 gift card: shamelessmom.com/survey\n\n\nConnect with Amanda: amandastarkingsley.com\n\n\nAmanda on IG\n\nAmanda\u2019s Book: What I Wish: 100 love notes to help you survive, come alive, and thrive after abortion\n\n\nAmanda\u2019s Podcast: Speaking Light into Abortion\n\n\n\xa0\nSponsor info and promo codes:\n\nPlease find our sponsor information here: shamelessmom.com/sponsor/\n\n\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices