How can I manage the guilt and fear I feel after my ectopic pregnancy?

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Dr. Julie Hanks

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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In this episode, Dr. Julie Hanks coaches Monica and addresses the question "How can I manage the guilt and fear I feel after my ectopic pregnancy?" Monica shares that she feels she should have mentally recovered from this trauma by now, and that sometimes she even blames herself for what happened.Dr. Hanks helps Monica see that she needs to practice radical self compassion on her journey. She invites Monica to remember that healing is not linear and that all of her feelings–even the difficult...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Ask Dr. Julie Hanks, a safe place for healing conversations that educate and empower you to
0:23.2	prioritize your dreams, revolutionize your family, and personalize your fate. I'm your host,
0:29.2	Dr. Julie Hanks, a psychotherapist and coach offering online courses and programs to help women
0:34.5	all over the world heal themselves and their relationships.
0:38.3	Join me here every week as I coach a listener through a specific challenge and empower them
0:43.0	with tools to find healing.
0:45.2	I'm so happy to welcome Monica to the podcast today. Welcome, Monica.
0:50.3	Hi, I'm super excited to be here.
0:53.0	Oh, I'm glad you're here. What's your question for me today?
0:57.2	So the question requires a teeny bit of a backstory. Okay. In October of this year, I had an ectopic
1:07.3	pregnancy. I got pregnant with an IUD in my body. So I was not trying to get
1:15.1	pregnant. But when I found out, I was pretty excited. I was like, okay, maybe this is a good time.
1:23.7	And so I have like a couple questions.
1:28.0	Okay.
1:34.5	Because when I got pregnant, I was taking two medications that you're not supposed to take if you're trying to get pregnant.
1:35.4	I was taking Adderall and lysinepril for health issues and stuff.
1:42.2	And part of me wants to say, it's my fault, this ectopic pregnancy
1:49.3	happened because I was taking those medications when I shouldn't have been. And I understand
1:55.7	that's wrong, like in my brain. I know it's wrong. But I can't let go of that idea.
2:02.7	And I think it's like a control thing.
2:04.6	Like if I can control that, then it won't happen again.
2:08.9	But like I can't stop thinking about it.
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