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Podcast: Mind Your Own Karma - Beyond The Bandage
Episode: S3E9 - BABY SCOOP ERA BIRTH MOTHER LAURA ENGEL-YOU'LL FORGET THIS EVER HAPPENED
Description: 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 mu...