In short, I grew up in a polytheistic home that didn’t value children or men. I got pregnant when I was 16, and upon finding out my mom quickly scheduled my abortion and organized payment with my boyfriend. I reluctantly aborted 3 days before my 17th birthday. My baby was 10 weeks in the womb. I gave my life to Christ 3 years later after joining the Air Force. Fast forward 10 years and two children later, I began volunteering at the pregnancy care center in Ogden, Utah. Here, God revealed to me the spiritual bondage I was living in and the unforgiveness I was harboring against my mother. After completing the post abortive counseling and education class (PACE), I experienced freedom for the first time! During this past Released Retreat, to be honest, I had no expectations going in and wasn’t sure until the last night of the retreat why God had me there. When Sherrie taught on “mantles,” I finally understood why I had clung to certain women throughout my adult life, why...