by Karen Melton | Oct 2, 2018 | Conscious Early Parenting, Early Consciousness, Other, Pregnancy
The photograph above was taken in my office after a Prenatal & Birth Play session with three-year-old Lily and her parents. The blue and green hanging pouch/seat in the picture represents the womb and the cuddly toy, chosen and placed into the pouch by Lily,...
by Karen Melton | Nov 16, 2017 | After Birth, Attachment, Childbirth, Early Consciousness, Other, Pregnancy
Abstract: Isolation experienced during the foundational period from preconception through early infancy affects core imprinting. Attachment and embodiment issues are central to core isolation since it affects our achievable levels of presence, and therefore how deeply...
by Karen Melton | Feb 20, 2016 | Conception, Conscious Early Parenting, Early Consciousness, Other, Pregnancy
I frequently observe pre-pregnant, pregnant, and birthing women re-living their own journey into life – their experiences, memories, and imprints from their own conception to newborn period. Re-living and remembering our own early imprints can begin before we...
by Karen Melton | Dec 2, 2015 | Articles, Attachment, Conception, Conscious Early Parenting, Early Consciousness, Pregnancy
It’s now acknowledged within mainstream psychology that attachment begins at birth. The cutting edge field of Somatic Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology (SPPP) finds that attachment begins way before birth, a wisdom that is not yet in the mainstream thinking and...
by Karen Melton | Dec 2, 2015 | Articles, Childbirth, Conscious Early Parenting, Pregnancy
About Womb Trauma Please don’t feel bad if you read the list below and see some experiences that happened to you during your pregnancy. There are many mitigating factors when it comes to assessing the extent to which stress, trauma, or an event has affected you and...
by Karen Melton | Dec 2, 2015 | Articles, Attachment, Conception, Conscious Early Parenting, Early Consciousness, Pregnancy
What can you, as individuals and parents, do about the way you are bringing your children in to life, so that they have the best chance at holistic health? One of the core principles of Somatic Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology is that babies are conscious and...
