What happens when the secret you’ve carried for years finally comes into the light? In this episode, Teresa Barber sits down with Mindy Lefaucheur to share her raw, honest journey from childhood trauma and an unplanned pregnancy to abortion, years of hidden shame, and ultimately, healing and purpose through post-abortion recovery ministry.

Teresa opens up about the events that shaped her long before she ever stepped into an abortion clinic — including early experiences of being objectified and unsafe, her parents’ divorce, and the pressures that led to a physical relationship in her teens. She walks through the day of her abortion in vivid detail, the isolation and depression that followed, and the slow, years-long process of rebuilding her faith and her relationship with God. Teresa also shares how she finally told her father the truth, how sharing her story broke the power of shame, and why she now serves other women as part of an abortion recovery ministry’s intake and support-group team.

This conversation is honest, tender, and full of hope for anyone who has walked a similar road — or who loves someone who has.

Learn more about abortion recovery and healing at www.anevenplace.com.

4 Topics of Discussion

1. Teresa’s backstory — childhood experiences of objectification, her parents’ divorce, and how those events shaped the choices that followed
2. The abortion experience itself — the atmosphere of the clinic, the physical and emotional reality of the procedure, and the immediate aftermath
3. The long road to healing — depression, disconnection from her mother, a multi-year faith journey, and finally telling her father the truth
4. Serving in abortion recovery ministry today — what it looks like to lead intake calls and support groups, and the hope Teresa now offers other women

3 Questions This Episode Answers

1. What does the emotional and physical experience of an abortion actually feel like for the woman going through it?
2. How can shame and guilt after an abortion be replaced with forgiveness and a new identity in Christ?
3. What does an abortion recovery support group actually do, and how does it help women heal long after the abortion?