Solutions over Sides

Ann Payton

Solutions Over Sides empowers girls and women in difficult and desperate times. The wisdoms and exercises you will learn will empower you to overcome and lead you throughout your entire life. This book includes my story of having an abortion, rape, drug use and depression. It also includes stories from others on adoption, domestic violence, saving their baby, no place to go, and more. Life has its struggles, but stories like these can bring you to your knees in desperation.

Are you going through this now?

Did you go through this in the past and still need help?

Are you a mom or grandma that wants to teach your girls these wisdoms now?

Why will this book help? Each person that contributed their story, used the same wisdoms in this book to overcome and heal from a desperate situation. Why did I write it? When it happened to me, I was alone and scared and didn’t know how to help myself. I needed a friend or mentor but didn’t have one. If I can’t be there by your side, then this book is a way to get you started on the journey of healing and honoring yourself.

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“I had the pleasure of meeting Ann close to a year ago. She shared her story with me and then listened while I shared the heart of our nonprofit. I walked away from that meeting knowing that Ann has a clear compassion and understanding of the adoption community, but even more importantly she too felt passionate about educating everyone about the miracle of adoption. “

Ann’s book is very inspirational. She is vulnerable and honest about her journey through multiple personal challenges. She truly defines courage as she maneuvers deep waters with real emotions. She captures very well the division among sides and the plight of those left to deal with the circumstances. She offers practical and empathetic solutions for those who aren’t on either “side”.

“Ann transparently shares her personal story and insights in order to value people for who they truly are.”

This is an important and remarkable book. The author is extremely self-revealing about her own life, on how she was raped as a teenager and had an abortion as a young woman. The book includes sections written by a close friend of the author, a father’s story, and her mother, giving their perspectives on the issue. She does a superb job of balancing all the "sides” of these issues while giving women the help they need.

As president of a Town Council in a small, Indiana town, even I have to handle major opposing viewpoints. As a founding member of the Indiana Chapter of Braver Angels, all we do is try to discuss differing viewpoints in a non-polarized manner. Even with that background, when Ann Payton told me she was going to be writing a book about abortion, covering all sides, yet focusing on the women, I was skeptical. After reading it, however, Ann has used her personal tragedies to find a path forward. As someone that is pro-life, I was pleased that Ann stripped away stereotypes of the movement and helped me see that the pro-choice movement was not as others have framed. Both "sides" of this issue have real, valid, issues but one thing they can unite on, is the fact women are at the center of it and if we focus on them, maybe we can all come to a new understanding.

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