**WARNING** No medical advice is being provided on this episode. I am not a medical professional and none of the data presented here should be taken as such.

It would be remiss of me to argue for pro-life with just an emotional, personal story. Because what really matters is data. So here, I take an interesting often overlooked perspective on the abortion issue. How hard is it to get pregnant? Is pregnancy really like the plague where it is SO easy to get?

Who are the women ACTUALLY getting abortions, and what do they really need?

These are critical questions to be able to answer, and to know, before standing on either side of the abortion debate.

Ask the unasked questions, analyze critically, and be well informed.

*PLEASE NOTE that different sources say different things regarding the number of sperm that is released during intercourse. Most other sources use MUCH higher numbers, not 14 million. The average number varies between 30-90+ million per release (WebMD), and that 1000 could reach the fallopian tube, and 200 make it to the egg, in which only one can penetrate and fertilize it (invitra.com Andrea Rodrigo embryologist). My use of the 14 million number is from completefertility.co.uk and it is an extremely conservative approach. The other higher numbers further prove my point in the absolute miraculous nature of the fertilization process.

Other Sources:

CDC and Pew Research center 2023

Guttmacher Institute

New York Times

Giving CompassUnderstanding why women seek abortions in the US by M Antonia Biggs, Heather Gould, Diana Greene Foster

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**CAUTION** This episode talks about graphic imagery related to abortion and other content that may be disturbing to listeners.

Four years ago, I was pro-choice. Now, I'm pro-life. My transformation was three-fold. One was due to a very personal and emotional experience - my miscarriage which I talk about here on this episode. The second is through science and data. The third, is actually through the bible - and all three will be shared in sequential episodes.

I hope you can relate.

Referenced accounts: @annefarrens_official @prolifeabbyjohnson @lydiataylordavis.

p.s. apologies on the audio quality! I didn't realize our central heating was so LOUD! and something was off with my mic. Will make sure this doesn't happen again :)

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**CONTENT WARNING** Sexual terms are used that may make listeners feel uncomfortable.

There are HARD truths in the bible, I'm not gon' lie. But we cannot take pieces of the bible out and choose to believe them, and not others. Jesus is fully holy, fully love, and fully just. Being a true Christian is to surrender our whole lives, including parts of our lifestyle, or habits that are so close to us it's part of our identity - and letting go it at the foot of the cross.

The blood of Jesus is powerful and He can do all things. He can change anything and anyone. Jesus is King, Jesus is God.

I am going to believe the bible in whole. I choose the narrow road. It's hard, but it's right, it brings peace, and joy.

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**CONTENT WARNING** Information that may be considered disturbing is shared on this episode that relates to sexual crimes, harassment, children etc.

Women's bathrooms, locker rooms, private spaces are being compromised. Why are these spaces that are meant to be safe, private, and segregated - no longer? Where is this trend in transgenderism coming from?

Would you feel safe with a dude in a public women's bathroom?

Well, what if there were 10 dudes in a public women's bathroom - would you, your daughter, your niece, your mom - feel safe?

We are where we are for a reason and the indoctrination of gender ideology has been in motion for decades. But can you guess where it came from?

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These were actually my thoughts as a young woman in my teen/early twenties. I really did think that having a baby would ruin my career and my life. Family wasn't a huge priority. Can you relate?

And then I became a mom 3 years ago and I have realized how incredibly toxic this line of thought is, and I explore where the heck this came from in this episode.

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'Mental load' has been thrown around a lot lately, and I 100% can relate. We all suffer. In this episode we talk through the massive transformation of mental load pre vs post mom, the intense but finite season of it, and potential ways to lessen the load.

Career mom podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7BoUVQkhIN7D6hHGlG3vSb?si=6bf8e746abd047a9

Suzanne Venker podcast: https://youtu.be/xZS-O4TIRUU?si=fncJ8hMdwcRH-5Jo

Ali Wong clip (part of it): https://youtube.com/shorts/wSxUNb7opy8?si=7ld_ApMk2rzIQIAx

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Time seems to always slip through my fingers, even while I am spending the most time I've ever had with my girls. Becoming a mom has made me think of mortality in a completely different way, and I'm disciplining myself to be more present daily so I can make the most of this precious season.

Love Letter to Right Now - the Lis and Sarah podcast

Slipping through my fingers - Declan McKenna

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Mom guilt seems like something we all suffer from. I struggled with little guilts, big guilts and everything in between - from the lack of baby nursery to sending my first to daycare at 4 months 9hrs a day. Can we ever be free from mom guilt? Why do we feel guilty? Is guilt always a bad thing?

Have an open conversation with me about this!

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