Abortion & Pregnancy Release
How can we honour the nuanced layers of abortion and pregnancy release experiences while also caring for our bodies, hearts and spirits?
Women (and folks with wombs) have been facilitating abortion and pregnancy release since time immemorial. It is only now in our current cultural paradigm that abortion has become something that we don’t discuss openly or treat with the reverence that it deserves.
Abortion can be complex and can impact not just your own relationship with yourself, but the one you have with your partner if they are present, friends, family and your larger community as well. It can bring up emotions that felt stored for a long time, feel overwhelming and for many of my clients be a big mixture of lots of opposing feelings that feel hard to make sense of.
Whether you feel immense relief, a sense of loss or something in between it is all valid and true.
As an abortion doula, I offer non judgmental support that treats you as a multifaceted whole person.
I offer support for:
Medication abortion
Surgical abortion
D+E
D+C
Induction abortion
Herbal abortion
Abortion is natural. Abortion is ancient. Abortion is normal.
What is an abortion doula?
An abortion doula is a trained support person - they offer non-clinical emotional, physical, informational and spiritual care for people seeking abortion. In my practice, a doula is also a compassionate witness, advocate for you, trusted person who you can co-regulate with and I am on your side for anything that arises.
My role as your abortion doula is to act as a steady grounded presence throughout your entire abortion experience - I hold space for your emotions, ensure you feel safe and cared for, along with being a guide and witness during this transformative time.
Every person is different in what they want their support to look like, but I focus on:
Health system navigation - finding how and where to make the necessary appointments
Sharing resources and other info about abortion options
Supporting you with making a decision
Support within the clinic setting *if permitted based on clinic/hospital protocols
Provide you with some simple snacks post procedure or throughout the at home abortion process
Pain coping techniques
Touch (on your terms)
Space to process and integrate your abortion
Rituals, meditations + other practices
Text and voice note support
Please reach out and schedule a free call to connect regarding pricing and scheduling. I offer in person support throughout Vancouver, B.C. + North Vancouver and also online support throughout British Columbia.
