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| "Birth trauma does not have to be forever. This damage does not have to be permanent. We CAN heal. And the knowledge of how to do so is vital, while we work to change the system and prevent trauma." Eileen Sullivan, EFT-ADV |
by EILEEN SULLIVAN, September 10, 2007
In the current issue of Midwifery Today (Issue 83, Autumn 2007), editor Jan Tritten
writes:
Ms. Tritten passionately argues that the woundings caused to women by
current birthing practices are both physical and emotional, that there are way
too many of them, and that it needs to stop– NOW. I agree. You can read the
rest of Jan’s editorial here.
However, while I passionately support the prevention of such injuries, I disagree
that these traumas are permanent and forever. If you know about EFT, you
understand why I believe that these wounds can be healed.
If you don’t know about EFT, I hope you’ll find out more– especially if you work
with women and families in the childbearing year. Or if you’re a mother who’s
experienced birth trauma. Or if you know and care about someone who has. If
Jan’s statistics are accurate (and I’m betting they are), that should just about
cover everyone walking around out there.
EFT is simple. It’s cheap. It’s fast. You don’t need any special equipment.
You can do it almost anywhere, any time. You can use it on everything– from
the smallest of bumps in the path to motherhood, to the most major of traumas,
including PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and physical wounds too.
AND EFT WORKS. (Read my article about Chelle & PTSD, for an example of
just how powerful and FAST this technique can be.)
In beautiful synchronicity, my next three teleclasses will all focus on the
prevention and treatment of birth trauma. I invite you to join me for one or all.
And if you’re a single mom or a struggling midwife, or are otherwise unable to
financially afford to attend, you can email me at the address below and ask for
a scholarship to any of the programs. From those ‘applications,’ I will choose
one person per teleclass to attend for free. And when the audio files come out,
they’ll be under $10 (and discounted if you purchase in bulk), so there are still
ways to get this information at little to no cost!
Please join me and my special guest, traditional midwife Donna C., for EFT for
Labor & Birth on September 25. In addition to covering how to use EFT for
optimal fetal positioning, overcoming/releasing fears, and for labor pain relief,
we’ll talk with Donna about how she uses EFT in her practice. We’ll also
discuss the prevention of birth trauma, plus how you can IMMEDIATELY
address any birth trauma a mother (or baby or father/partner, or grandma or
observer, or birth professional!) may experience. Ideally, we would have an
EFT ‘paramedic’ available to every woman and family who has just given birth,
to help reduce or eradicate these wounds that DO NOT HAVE TO BE
PERMANENT! Come and join the vanguard.
The October teleclass will focus on VBACs. With nearly one in three women
giving birth by Cesarean section now, and more and more hospitals and birth
practitioners refusing to allow VBAC, this topic is very timely. As it currently
stands, women planning a VBAC often don’t receive the support they need to
process through any woundings or negative thinking associated with their
previous birth(s). That can most definitely affect a subsequent labor. And
since the hospitals and practitioners that DO support VBAC are often being
very closely watched (in a less than supportive way) by their VBAC-fearful
peers, along with risk management specialists in both hospitals and malpractice
insurance companies, the sad truth is that a labor that deviates too much from
the ‘norm’ will often result in another (potentially needless) Cesarean. The best
way to help prevent this vicious cycle is to clear the cobwebs from the previous
birth or births– or even further back, if the origin of an issue goes deeper– and
silence any negative inner dialogue that could slow or complicate a woman’s
VBAC labor. Again, we’ll be talking in-depth about how to neutralize birth
traumas, both in the immediate postpartum period and subsequently, when
perhaps years have passed.
Finally, in November, we’ll tackle the issue directly, in an entire teleclass on
EFT for Birth Trauma. I invite those of you who are a little skeptical about EFT
and the ‘permanence’ of birth wounds to please join us for this class. I also
humbly invite those women who have experienced birth trauma of ANY degree.
If you are interested in volunteering for a mini-session during this teleclass, you
may email me any time between September 13 and November 1 at roseredkali
(at)yahoo(dot)com. In the email, please include at least a brief summary of the
issue(s) that you would like to work on. I will choose two women to work with
during the teleclass, and those women will attend as my guests. Additionally, I
will consider the possibility of working with other women in private sessions, to
be held around the time of the teleclass. These sessions will be offered to
volunteers at no charge, provided I am allowed to record them and use the
material to help others, either in processing their own birth trauma, or in
learning how to facilitate mothers and families who have been wounded in birth.
Birth trauma does not have to be forever. This damage does not have to be
permanent. We CAN heal. And the knowledge of how to do so is vital, while we
work to change the system and prevent birth trauma.
Keep tapping, dear ones… and keep the faith.
All my love,
Eileen
In the current issue of Midwifery Today (Issue 83, Autumn 2007), editor Jan Tritten
writes:
- “Who are the traumatic birth statistics? They could be you, your mother,
sister, wife, friend or best friend. How much damage is done to these
women, their babies, the rest of their families and our society? We will
never know. Contained within those numbers on paper or on a computer
screen are the God-created, incredibly important women we all know and
love. These women—beautiful, needed and meaningful to those who love
them—are struck down, incapacitated and forever damaged at the time
they should be experiencing their greatest creation, their greatest
miracle… Up to 98% of US women and/or babies receive iatrogenic
injuries. Some of these injuries may be subtle, caused by lack of support
or respect, early cutting of the cord, separation of motherbaby or unkind
words. Most are deep, deep wounds that cause much damage…
Depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mothers who
should be happy and high is so prevalent that practitioners of
mainstream medicine think it is normal! This is a pandemic among
women having babies—mothers, cousins or friends who may be walking
around with permanent injury.” (bold type mine)
Ms. Tritten passionately argues that the woundings caused to women by
current birthing practices are both physical and emotional, that there are way
too many of them, and that it needs to stop– NOW. I agree. You can read the
rest of Jan’s editorial here.
However, while I passionately support the prevention of such injuries, I disagree
that these traumas are permanent and forever. If you know about EFT, you
understand why I believe that these wounds can be healed.
If you don’t know about EFT, I hope you’ll find out more– especially if you work
with women and families in the childbearing year. Or if you’re a mother who’s
experienced birth trauma. Or if you know and care about someone who has. If
Jan’s statistics are accurate (and I’m betting they are), that should just about
cover everyone walking around out there.
EFT is simple. It’s cheap. It’s fast. You don’t need any special equipment.
You can do it almost anywhere, any time. You can use it on everything– from
the smallest of bumps in the path to motherhood, to the most major of traumas,
including PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and physical wounds too.
AND EFT WORKS. (Read my article about Chelle & PTSD, for an example of
just how powerful and FAST this technique can be.)
In beautiful synchronicity, my next three teleclasses will all focus on the
prevention and treatment of birth trauma. I invite you to join me for one or all.
And if you’re a single mom or a struggling midwife, or are otherwise unable to
financially afford to attend, you can email me at the address below and ask for
a scholarship to any of the programs. From those ‘applications,’ I will choose
one person per teleclass to attend for free. And when the audio files come out,
they’ll be under $10 (and discounted if you purchase in bulk), so there are still
ways to get this information at little to no cost!
Please join me and my special guest, traditional midwife Donna C., for EFT for
Labor & Birth on September 25. In addition to covering how to use EFT for
optimal fetal positioning, overcoming/releasing fears, and for labor pain relief,
we’ll talk with Donna about how she uses EFT in her practice. We’ll also
discuss the prevention of birth trauma, plus how you can IMMEDIATELY
address any birth trauma a mother (or baby or father/partner, or grandma or
observer, or birth professional!) may experience. Ideally, we would have an
EFT ‘paramedic’ available to every woman and family who has just given birth,
to help reduce or eradicate these wounds that DO NOT HAVE TO BE
PERMANENT! Come and join the vanguard.
The October teleclass will focus on VBACs. With nearly one in three women
giving birth by Cesarean section now, and more and more hospitals and birth
practitioners refusing to allow VBAC, this topic is very timely. As it currently
stands, women planning a VBAC often don’t receive the support they need to
process through any woundings or negative thinking associated with their
previous birth(s). That can most definitely affect a subsequent labor. And
since the hospitals and practitioners that DO support VBAC are often being
very closely watched (in a less than supportive way) by their VBAC-fearful
peers, along with risk management specialists in both hospitals and malpractice
insurance companies, the sad truth is that a labor that deviates too much from
the ‘norm’ will often result in another (potentially needless) Cesarean. The best
way to help prevent this vicious cycle is to clear the cobwebs from the previous
birth or births– or even further back, if the origin of an issue goes deeper– and
silence any negative inner dialogue that could slow or complicate a woman’s
VBAC labor. Again, we’ll be talking in-depth about how to neutralize birth
traumas, both in the immediate postpartum period and subsequently, when
perhaps years have passed.
Finally, in November, we’ll tackle the issue directly, in an entire teleclass on
EFT for Birth Trauma. I invite those of you who are a little skeptical about EFT
and the ‘permanence’ of birth wounds to please join us for this class. I also
humbly invite those women who have experienced birth trauma of ANY degree.
If you are interested in volunteering for a mini-session during this teleclass, you
may email me any time between September 13 and November 1 at roseredkali
(at)yahoo(dot)com. In the email, please include at least a brief summary of the
issue(s) that you would like to work on. I will choose two women to work with
during the teleclass, and those women will attend as my guests. Additionally, I
will consider the possibility of working with other women in private sessions, to
be held around the time of the teleclass. These sessions will be offered to
volunteers at no charge, provided I am allowed to record them and use the
material to help others, either in processing their own birth trauma, or in
learning how to facilitate mothers and families who have been wounded in birth.
Birth trauma does not have to be forever. This damage does not have to be
permanent. We CAN heal. And the knowledge of how to do so is vital, while we
work to change the system and prevent birth trauma.
Keep tapping, dear ones… and keep the faith.
All my love,
Eileen
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