When Gratitude Feels Fake: Support for You and Your Clients

Gratitude isn’t always easy—especially when you’re grieving, overwhelmed, or supporting others through emotional pain. This webinar breaks down the neuroscience behind gratitude, the harm of forced positivity, and how to make space for both grief and gratitude in healing after abortion. Featuring practical tools, real-life stories, and expert insight for providers and clients alike.

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TIMECODES:
0.00 Welcome
1:12 Gratitude
4:30 So what's the problem with Gratitude?
6:07 The Gratitude Dilemma
6:30 The Neuroscience of Gratitude and Trauma
9:10 Reflection: Pressure that didn't fit
10:07 Harmful or fake gratitude
11:09 Bypassing: Emotional, Gratitude, and Spiritual
17:39 Emotionally Congruent and Incongruent Support
20:23 Role Play #1
20:46 Role Play #2
21:06 Role Play #3
21:32 Role Play #4
22:05 Reflection: Gratitude Bypassing
22:53 Gratitude and Men
25:10 Gratitude and Abortion Healing Providers
29:13 Reflection: Are You Faking Gratitude?
29:54 Gratitude for the Grieving
33:03 Reflection: Stages of Healing and Gratitude
33:22 Tools for Healthy Gratitude
38:30 Messy, Tangled Up Pain Can Make it Hard to Hold Space and Not Bypass
43:16 Q&A

Access the webinar handouts:
🔗A journaling/reflection tool for when gratitude feels fake
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🔗8 Signs That Gratitude May Be Forced self-assessment
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🔗A supportive language swap sheet
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Access the written recap of this webinar with source citation links
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Access the recommended blog:
👉Gratitude And Abortion Healing At Thanksgiving: Finding Light During Difficult Seasons
https://supportafterabortion.com/blog...

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Check out our resources:

👉 After Abortion Line - Reach out if you have been impacted by abortion and would like a free, compassionate, no judgment, anonymous space to process your feelings.
https://supportafterabortion.com/rece...

👉 Keys to Hope & Healing Introductory Abortion Healing
An easy-to-use, secular starting point for emotional healing after abortion—offering real stories, reflection questions, and practical tools. Available in versions for women and men. In English and Spanish.
https://supportafterabortion.com/reso...

👉 Finding Solid Ground: A Man's Guide to Healing After Abortion - A straightforward, man-to-man guide through abortion healing with powerful, authentic stories and a focus on God's love and mercy.
https://supportafterabortion.com/reso...

👉 Unraveled Roots Series - Identify early wounds and unhealthy patterns that shape present-day choices—and start breaking free from what’s been holding you back. Available in versions for women and men. Spanish edition available for women.
https://supportafterabortion.com/reso...

👉 Access our Abortion Healing Center
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👉 Access our Provider Training Center:
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About:
This webinar offers a compassionate, neuroscience-informed training on navigating gratitude, grief, and emotionally congruent support in abortion healing.