Op-Ed

Female Depression and the Suppression of the Female Cycle: What RNs in the PMC Need to Know

May 10, 2022 by Beth Chase

By Katie Vidmar, MTS, Katie Vidmar CoachingThose of us who serve in the PMC can take pride in the fact that we treat the whole person, including not only our patients’ physical needs, but their spiritual and psychological needs as well. Many of us partner closely with local counselors and mental health professionals, doing what…

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Op-Ed: Embracing or Overriding Our Feminine Nature?

April 12, 2022 by Beth Chase

By Katie Vidmar, MTS, Katie Vidmar ConsultingTo embrace our feminine nature or to override it? That is the question…In the PMC, we believe that women are truly empowered when they embrace their feminine nature, rather than using technology to override that nature. Our care for women facing an unplanned pregnancy rests on this belief, right? We…

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Op-Ed: How We See Our Patients is Everything

March 30, 2022 by Beth Chase

By Katie Vidmar, MTS, Katie Vidmar CoachingThe way you see people is the way you treat them. And the way you treat them is who they become.”Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWhen I first encountered this quotation in undergrad from the German philosopher and poet von Goethe, it captivated me. When I began serving in the PMC movement…

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Op-Ed: Talking to Our Patients About Anything

March 1, 2022 by Beth Chase

By Katie Vidmar, MTS, Katie Vidmar CoachingIt is not secret to anyone serving in a Pro-Life Pregnancy Medical Clinic that there is a certain kind of struggle going on in our day-to-day interactions with our patients. Our struggle is not with flesh and blood – not with our patients directly – but with the spiritual…

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5 Things I Learned in the Know Thyself Discovery Course

February 4, 2016 by Beth Chase

By: Melanie Gibbs I had the privilege of participating in last weekend’s Know Thyself Discovery Intensive Course alongside several pregnancy center leaders, and thought I would share a little about my experience. As a student of personality psychology in college, I love learning about personality and how it can impact a person’s thought process and…

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Op-Ed: Clinic Hours of Operation

January 8, 2016 by Beth Chase

By Melanie Gibbs One reason why I am so passionate about PMCs is because I have been disappointed by them in the past. I believe that these experiences of disappointment can help inform and improve our ministry to women in need. During my last year of junior high, one of my best friends confided in…

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