Birth Trauma
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Finding the Root Cause
A Woman Recently Emailed Me: “I have had abdominal pain, right-sided pelvic pain, right-sided hip flexor pain, and right leg…
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The Importance of the Diaphragm
Two new babies to the office recently reminded me of the critical importance of the diaphragm. When the first baby…
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Unconsolable Crying
The period of purple crying is a philosophy that believes crying, even bouts of unconsolable crying, is a normal developmental…
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Childhood Urogenital Issues
A mother presented with her young daughter who had some unusual conditions. She can urinate at any moment while out…
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Cord Wrapped and Blue
A woman in her 20s has suffered with extremely tight vocal cords her entire life. She has been to two…
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“I Hold All of My Tension in My Neck and Shoulders.”
I often hear, “I hold all of my tension in my neck and shoulders.” Another favorite is, “I hold all…
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Fetal Trauma Remembered
A woman in her 60s had an interesting visit recently. She spent the entire therapy hour revisiting her fetal birth…
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Infant Healing
Infants can present the layers of their traumatic onion in their own space and time. Our job as therapists is…
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My Fascination with the Fascial Web
The fascial web fascinates me. I am fascinated by the body’s embryological formation, and how each new cell is woven…
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Mom’s Infant Questions
“Is therapy painful for my baby?” Probably not, but no one really knows for sure. Mom needs to feel what…
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