Birthings Issue 96 Summer 2007 – Emotional Transformations

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Emotional Transformations

“Nothing could have prepared me for the enormous emotional transformations I had when I gave birth to my son at home surrounded by people who loved me and had offered incredible support. And yet, even though I had a partner and supportive friends and family, I realised for the most part, this journey was going to be about me and my healing and growth”.  – RENEE ADAIR

“Childbirth—that most fundamental initiation into that most critical role of motherhood—is necessarily a transformative experience”. – ALISON LEEMEN

“To the best of my knowledge and experience, birth comes in three parts—the physical, emotional and spiritual”. – RENEE ADAIR

FEATURES

Emotional Transformations ALISON LEEMEN

Set Me Free – RENEE ADAIR

Deep Blue – MELANIE HAWYES

Enlightenment Among the Ants – MELISSA BOORD

Heart to Heart: Poetry & Artwork – LEIGH HOLMAN

Homebirth Australia Conference

Reflections and Images

Still Hunting the Witches – LAURA-DOE

Sheila Kitzinger on Birth Culture & Territory – ALISON LEEMEN

BIRTH STORIES

Liam’s Story – ROISIN COONEY

Pictorial – Banjo’s Birth

Isaiah’s Story – EMILY WEBB

Towards Homebirth: Four Birth Stories – KIRRILEE HEARTMAN

Banjo’s Birth Story – SALLY DILLON

Including birth announcements, service directories and information.