Online Training Courses

“The question-and-answer sessions with Sydna were a real blessing. Having more info, in layman’s terms, about medical abortion was great for me.”

The most helpful part of this training was the fact that you’ve been through an abortion and understand where our post-abortive clients are in life and how they are coping with their decisions. I understand now why our clients feel the way they do about abortion (pre and post). That never made sense to me before!

It was helpful to understand what to say to help and show compassion to our clients. Knowing to acknowledge and NOT IGNORE the fact that they included their past abortion on their intake sheet will be very helpful in the future. I hope I can communicate this information to our volunteers who were unable to attend this training. Sydna did an incredible job of communicating all this information! Thank you so much for your time and work!

“This training was packed with information on how to handle the abortion-vulnerable clients. This included what questions to ask, knowing and recognizing the time to be confrontational and the time to just listen.  Nothing that was said was unclear. I did not have an abortion, but I have a strong desire to love those who do as I experienced a stillbirth and a later term pregnancy loss. I am very familiar with grief, and I believe that I can offer recovery counsel now. This training has encouraged and prepared me so much!”

“Learning and understanding post-abortive mindsets and the way this is so pervasive in its effects emotionally, physically, and spiritually was a blessing. I now understand the post-abortive client’s perspective and insight into their receptivity of counsel!”

“How to process and address the impact of secondary post-abortion pain. This training has truly helped me to understand the post-abortive woman at a MUCH deeper level.”

“Since I do ultrasounds, it was so helpful to know that with the scan the “moment” may come when their “walls” come down. I never understood why some of my clients cried. Now I do! I haven’t spent much time after the ultrasound with most clients but I’m going to change that now!”

“The whole training was very helpful. The talk on “culture” was very enlightening because I had not even considered that an ultrasound might be used to encourage abortion decisions. The handouts were also amazing. The training gave me the ways to bring up and communicate with clients regarding their past abortions!”

“The whole training was very helpful.  The talk on “culture” was very helpful because I had not even considered that an ultrasound might be used to encourage abortion decisions. The handouts were also amazing. The training gave me the ways to bring up and communicate with clients regarding their past abortions!”

“The training helped me learn that some people don’t respond well to the term “pro-life.” We are life-affirming. Also, I learned that I am secondary post-abortive because I know someone who did it and I was with them! I need to remember to be compassionate and let the Holy Spirit speak through me. I need to lean on Him. I do not want to judge!”

“It was delightful to hear down-to-earth compassion and verbiage to share with others.”

“This training was easy to listen to and understand. Now I have a better understanding of the issues and powerful verbiage to use!”

“The training helped me obtain a perspective on men, their presence in our counseling rooms and the importance of their healing. The information provided was at a great level of understanding! It was great to have resources both written and verbal to utilize in crisis situations!”

“The presentation on the impact of culture on abortion and how to relate to different cultures was the best part of the training. We will follow the ideas and become more familiar with the different cultures in our area and how they feel about abortion.”

“The insight into what the post-abortive client think and feel. It was helpful to hear what might turn the PA client away, so we know how to change our focus and do things differently. It was all presented very clearly and in a way that was easy to understand and “entertaining” if that makes sense!”

“Sydna’s hands-on knowledge and how she was able to share what she learned made this a great training. I needed the reminder of what God has called us to do and receive exhortation and encouragement to continue. I’m so happy to have the detailed training manual so I can “chew and digest” all the wonderful things I have learned. This training has helped me in counseling women with a clear vision of how to talk to them about their past abortions. There were lots of little tidbits and ideas on new things I can do at the center and with our abortion recovery ministry. Everyone needs this training!”

“The most helpful part of the training was the information on pill-induced abortions. The instruction to offer post-abortive helping to women who are pregnant was also enlightening and how to ask questions about the past abortion before moving on to the next questions. The simple scripts were helpful because it’s always great to have ideas on what questions to ask. But the best part was a deeper knowledge about the impact of pill-induced abortions.”

“The most helpful part of the training was the training was how to incorporate post-abortion information into conversations with clients. I needed to hear Sydna say that “I’m needed” to minister to those who’ve gone through abortion even though I’ve never been through it myself!”

“Sydna’s testimony about her experience was enlightening. It let us know that even though I haven’t been through an abortion, I can still help!”

“I have tended to “brush over” a past abortion in my discussions with clients. I won’t do that anymore!”

“Your honesty has helped better prepare me for ministry. Thank you for your open and honest testimonies. Your model showed me how to talk with post-abortive clients and gave me insight into what they are feeling. My biggest learning point was not to ignore my client’s abortion experience because it can be uncomfortable for me!”

“The most helpful part of this training was learning what questions to ask my clients who have faced abortion or are considering abortion. It opened my eyes to look at my clients that are post-abortive from a completely new perspective. I also pastor a church with my husband and this training will help me minister to congregation members!”