{"product_id":"untold-stories-life-love-and-reproduction-9781500248512","title":"Untold Stories: Life, Love, and Reproduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUntold Stories: Life, Love, and Reproduction\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of stories of ordinary people talking intimately and honestly about their reproductive experiences including abortion, egg donation, adoption, LGBT parenting, remaining child free, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis unique collection is a project of The Sea Change Program, a nonprofit committed to upholding the dignity and humanity of all people as they move through their reproductive lives. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUntold Stories: Life, Love, and Reproduction\u003c\/i\u003e presents a wide range of reproductive experiences that are rarely explored together in one place. The authors share their most vulnerable experiences with emotional honesty, self-awareness and sometimes humor. The multiple perspectives in this book challenges stereotypes about people whose reproductive decisions and experiences fall outside of the dominant story of pregnancy and parenting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntimate and accessible, \u003ci\u003eUntold Stories: Life, Love, and Reproduction\u003c\/i\u003e invites you to join in a circle of sharing that is safe and affirming. By reading and discussing these stories about reproductive experiences, you will be part of ending shame and isolation while helping to expand a more inclusive and compassionate understanding of family...and don't be surprised if you find that you, too, finally have the courage to share your own untold story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate Cockrill is a leading researcher of abortion stigma. In 2014, she cofounded the Sea Change Program with Steph Herold to transforming the culture of stigma around abortion and other stigmatized reproductive experiences. Her research on stigma has been profiled in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRH Reality Check\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLucia Leandro Gimeno is a trans social worker based in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been a movement builder in queer and trans people of color communities for over thirteen years working with organizations like The Audre Lorde Project, and was involved in \u003ci\u003eSecret Survivors\u003c\/i\u003e, a play about adult survivors of child sexual abuse with Ping Chong + Company. He is an active member of SONG (Southerners On New Ground) and future full-spectrum doula. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteph Herold is an award-winning activist and researcher with a background in abortion care, abortion funds, and reproductive health advocacy. Her writing has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, and she has been profiled in \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. She currently serves on the ACCESS: Women's Health Justice board of directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524619079954,"sku":"9781500248512","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aa7e1dd4-edbc-4561-bcdc-9ea20a5a1fb4.jpg?v=1731184111","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/untold-stories-life-love-and-reproduction-9781500248512","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}