Three-time Grammy-nominated artist Michele Pillar joins the GOA Speakers Podcast to share a powerful testimony of faith, trauma, abortion, and deep restoration in Jesus. From the early days of the Jesus Movement and pioneering contemporary Christian music, to a decade-long break from touring and a life-changing dream about the child she aborted, Michele opens up with rare honesty and grace.

In this episode, Michele talks about:
• Her start in the Jesus Movement and recording on the early Praise albums
• Insecurity about songwriting and encouragement for young writers
• Life on the road, burnout, and why she took 10 years off from touring
• The hidden shame of an abortion at 17 and finally bringing it into the light
• How Jesus led her through real, practical restoration over a decade
• Her vivid dream of her aborted son and the song that came from it
• Serving crisis pregnancy centers and helping women find hope
• Her upcoming allegorical novel and a possible film adaptation

If you or someone you love has walked through abortion, trauma, or deep shame, this conversation offers a tender and practical picture of how God patiently restores and heals.

00:00 – Intro to the GOA Speakers Podcast

00:07 – Meet Michele Pillar: artist, author, Grammy-nominated singer

01:08 – Early days of the Jesus Movement and Calvary Chapel

03:48 – Christian music takes off and Michele signs with Sparrow

07:52 – Why she walked away from 200 concerts a year for 10 years

09:40 – How she actually did “restoration” with Jesus, step by step

14:02 – Chaotic childhood, alcoholic mom, praying under the bed

16:43 – Pregnant at 17, Roe v. Wade, and the abortion clinic

18:10 – Coming to Christ three weeks after the abortion

19:59 – Why crisis pregnancy centers are so important to her

20:44 – Sharing her story on the Dr. Phil Show and talking about Jesus

22:56 – The dream: a field of children and meeting her son

26:26 – God says, “It’s time for you to be whole”

27:28 – What wholeness in Christ feels like after deep shame

31:33 – The Clothesline Conference: women “hanging shame on the line”

35:20 – Connecting Mary’s unexpected pregnancy to women in crisis today

37:31 – New projects: fantasy allegory, film hopes, and TV series

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