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What do you say? How can you help? Thankfully, you don’t need a counseling degree to provide valuable support.  The following are five ways to lend emotional and tangible strength to someone processing an unexpected pregnancy. 1. Listen This might be an obvious one, but a listening … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Help a Friend Experiencing an Unexpected Pregnancy – Find Care in Decatur, IL

Shame-Free Services and Support The test was positive. I couldn’t believe it. Even while I was staring down at that pink plus sign, I was still holding on to hope that somehow the test was wrong and I really wasn’t pregnant. I was only 16 and had my whole life ahead of me. A baby wouldn’t work … [Read more...] about 16 and Pregnant

I turned 33 this year, and I’m loving it! I once thought that my thirties were “the beginning of the end” -- the end of fun, fashion, and flirtation with my spouse, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. I’ve never felt more confident in my skin or excited about the future.  As I look … [Read more...] about 5 Things I Would Tell My Twenty-Something Self

Second Chances and New Beginnings “This couldn’t be happening again,” I thought to myself when I started feeling nauseous for the third morning in a row. I was a week late and I knew I needed to take a pregnancy test, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do so just yet. I had finally found a … [Read more...] about How My Unplanned Pregnancy Changed My Life

If you have already entered your 14th week of pregnancy and are still unsure about your choices, we can help. We provide a safe place to explore your pregnancy options in Illinois without judgment, coercion, pressure, or cost.  Whether you just found out you are pregnant or your … [Read more...] about What Are My Second-Trimester Pregnancy Options in Decatur, IL?