S3E9 - BABY SCOOP ERA BIRTH MOTHER LAURA ENGEL-YOU'LL FORGET THIS EVER HAPPENED (AUDIO ONLY)
TRIGGER WARNING: THEMES OF SUICIDE.
Laura was a teenage girl in the '60s when she found out she was pregnant. With no support from the father of the child and feeling the shame of her circumstances from her parents, Laura found herself in a home for unwed mothers, feeling forced to give her baby up for adoption.
Laura wrote a book about her experience called You’ll Forget This Ever Happened, and according to Laura, one of the most rewarding things about writing her book has been readers reaching out to tell her how much her book has helped them as well as increased their knowledge of women’s lives in the 1960s and the Baby Scoop Era.
Laura L. Engel, an award-winning author, is originally from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She moved to San Diego, California over 55 years ago. She lives with her husband, Gene and their beloved golden retriever, Layla. She is the mother of 5 adult children and 10 adored grandchildren.
Two scenes from Laura’s book have been performed live on stage at the San Diego Memoir Showcase and she is published in four Shaking the Tree anthologies as well as many online magazines including Writers Digest.
Today finds Laura’s life-long dream to write a book fulfilled. Her award-winning memoir You’ll Forget This Ever Happened was published May 2022 by She Writes Press. It became a Best Seller on Amazon and finalist in the 2023 International Book Awards and in the 2023 National Indie Excellence Awards. In August of 2023, Laura was honored to be selected as the Local Author for San Diego’s Downtown Central Library.
You can reach Laura at:
IG @storytellerlaura
FB @lauralbaliusengel.com
The organizations I told you about that help birthmothers who do not want to choose adoption:
SAVING OUR SISTERS
https://www.savingoursistersadoption.org
BRAVE LOVE
For Birthparents:
CUB: Concerned United Birthparents
https://www.concernedunitedbirthparents.org
If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email to mindyourownkarma@gmail.com, and your story will be considered for the podcast.
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Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to
https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com
Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with some of the realizations that you may experience during this episode.
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