Deeper Still

Lisa and Priscilla talk about the common misperception that women seeking help after abortion are young. The reality is, that many women seek healing decades after their abortions and often wish they would have sought healing earlier in their lives.

Lisa and Priscilla talk about the immediate aftereffects of abortion and how to keep from self-destructing.

Brian shares about the aftermath of his girlfriend's abortion; the breakup, secrecy, alcohol abuse, and relationship problems. Then at church, he heard the Gospel and committed his life to Jesus. He also heard about Deeper Still and is ready to go to a retreat. This is a "before the retreat" interview and after, there will be an "after the retreat" interview.

Brian's retreat is coming up, but he wanted to share about his life growing up, the wrong choices, and how his girlfriend from years ago had an abortion. This led to a deep sense of shame and guilt that he's just begun to work through.

Tamika's first abortion led to drinking, bad choices of men, and a terrible self-image. Eventually, as is common, more pregnancies occurred, and then another abortion- until Tamika started to seek God, and her life began to turn around.

Tamika shares about her traumatic childhood, shuffled from house to house, suffering abuse and abandonment. Eventually, her unstable childhood led to sex outside of marriage and pregnancy. Her mother compelled her to have an abortion.

Lisa and her friend Jill talk about compounded grief, anniversary reactions, and replacement baby. These are all common reactions from women after an abortion.

Lisa and her friend, Jill, talk about the time it takes to heal and how to heal on purpose. Getting saved is just the beginning, especially with a background of trauma.

John is a pastor and is on the Deeper Still Northern Indiana team. He describes how God works through the unique elements of the Deeper Still retreat that so powerfully set people free from guilt and shame.

It may feel easier to avoid this subject in sermons, but women and men in your congregation need to hear you preach on this. This podcast addresses why it is important and how to approach the subject of abortion in truth and love.

Four men share about common signs of a man whose heart needs healing from a past abortion.

A group of men talk about how men process the grief of an abortion and how to reach them.

Jackie's abortion at age 19 impacted her negatively for the next fifty years. A few years ago, she finally found healing through her Deeper Still Retreat. She also found the courage to tell her adult children.

At age 19, Jackie had an abortion in 1971. It was very traumatic and she didn't talk about it for almost fifty years. She wasn't aware of how abortion impacted her until she went to her Deeper Still Retreat.

Did you ever feel like your life was not good for anything after an abortion? There is so much more that God has for you. In this episode, you will find encouragement to keep growing, learning, and healing.

Host Lisa Davis talks with her daughter, Kendra, about the perspective of growing up in a home with parents who had abortion wounded hearts.

Millie has three daughters. In this episode, she describes how she told all three of them and what her purpose was, how she did it and how it turned out.

Lisa talks with Jill about aspects of telling your children about your abortion(s); the purpose and timing for telling them.

Catherine's life changed for the better when she started to seek God. Her church led her to a Deeper Still retreat, and her life changed dramatically. Her joy began to return and she now feels she has a purpose in life to tell others.

A very young Catherine ended up in the emergency room with abdominal pain in the first trimester of her second pregnancy. She was told she had an ectopic pregnancy and was sent to Planned Parenthood to resolve the ectopic pregnancy. Catherine relates one of the most traumatic experiences of her life

In part 2 of CC's story, she talks about how her healing from abortion led to a deeper connection with God and growth to help others heal as well.

CC was raped at age 15 and took something that she thinks ended a pregnancy. This experience haunted her for 17 years. Later she would discover that there was healing for her through Deeper Still.

Gwen tells the rest of her story, and how knowing the truth of abortion and the love of God helped her to heal.

Gwen tells her story of growing up in a hyper-sexually focused home which led to her early sexual experimentation and multiple abortions. Later, she found out her parents had experienced an abortion before she was born.

Stephanie's abortion brought a deep sense of failure and loss into her life. Even though she found meaning in her teaching career, once she retired the deep loss became prominent again. She found healing at a Deeper Still Retreat.