After Birth
The Embrace of Welcome
We are deeply welcomed when a significant other, such as a parent or partner, shares with us their heart-felt happiness that we are here - that we exist – and are wanted. A welcome can impart love, a sense of belonging and a heart-felt welcome from a friend, or even a...
A Newborn Cranial Session: Mia Lands in Her Body
During a home visit to help a newborn I witnessed a beautiful experience of supported embodiment. I see people primarily as souls who are here to have an embodied experience. My work with babies is a combination of cranial sacral therapy and somatic pre and perinatal...
FOR PROFESSIONALS: Core Isolation in Prenates, Babies, Children & Adults
Published in the Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health 35(2), Summer 2021 Abstract: Isolation experienced during the foundational period from preconception through early infancy affects core imprinting. Attachment and embodiment issues are central to...
Support for Pelvic Issues after Birth
In France ALL women who have given birth, vaginally or surgically through c-section, are automatically referred to a physical therapist who knows how to work with the pelvic floor. It makes good sense that this would be routine because birthing can leave us with many...