Activity guide for facilitators: Walking together through abortion healing
ACTIVITIES FOR HEALING
Facilitating abortion healing takes presence, wisdom, and the right tools at the right time. This open-and-go guide complements any curriculum with 73 practical activities for groups or one-on-one settings. Use them to support emotional processing, meaningful reflection, and forward movement. Plan ahead or lead an activity when something surfaces.
INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:
For Every Activity
- Purpose, materials, time, and step-by-step instructions
- Reflection questions to guide discussion
- Adaptations for virtual, 1:1, and faith contexts
Healing Themes
Opening up & trust building | Naming loss |Exploring emotions | Letting go of guilt & shame | Dealing with regret & what-ifs | Forgiveness | Memorial & symbolic expression | Moving forward & next steps | Anytime | Grounding & regulation
Flexible tools for compassionate care and healing—because sometimes an activity can reach what words alone can’t.
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In this Abortion Healing Provider webinar, we dovetailed a robust preview of our Activity Guide for Facilitators: Walking Together Through Abortion Healing with real-world experiences and tips from seasoned facilitators. We explored how trauma-informed, client-centered healing activities can support abortion recovery in both groups and one-on-one settings. Click the video above to watch the webinar or the button below to read the recap.
In this Activity Lab, abortion healing facilitators experienced six hands-on, interactive activities from Activity Guide for Facilitators: Walking Together Through Abortion Healing. A nature grounding exercise, art activity for exploring hidden emotions, regret reframe tool, music reflection and more! The session offered practical, flexible tools for groups, one-on-one settings and virtual facilitation. Click the video above to watch the webinar or the button below to read the recap.
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What facilitators are saying
So many really great suggestions to choose from. I love that the adaptations were inclusive of 1:1, in person or virtual groups. I cannot wait until this is available to facilitators around the globe. You guys ROCK! - SB
This is a wonderful resource! It is nice to have it all in one location. - SK
I am absolutely moved by the thoughtfulness in the activities. All the activities are great variety of ways to really creating a holistic approach to healing from abortion trauma and grief. The format is great; specifically, the lay out and offering the options in the activities according to the type of class. This manual brings so many tools to the table and helps facilitators to think outside the box of traditional formats of past studies. I really love it! - ME