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Issue 27:
Birth Wisdom,
Web Only Features
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Please enjoy these five Web Only selections
from our Birth Wisdom issue. Please click
on the title to read the piece in its entirety.
Joseph Campbell Revisited: The Journey Series
by David Harrison
"When you’re on a journey, and the end keeps
getting further and further away, then you realize
that the real end is the journey itself." This
quote by K.G. Durckheim begins this article about
the life and work of Joseph Campbell, which serves
as an introduction to JFL's five-part "Journey
Series," of which "Birth Wisdom" is the first.
Recounting the life and writings of Campbell,
particularly his idea of "the hero quest" and his
thoughts on birth, both physical and spiritual, the
article is the first of five on Campbell's work
that will appear with each issue in the "Journey Series." |
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Birth Reading: Looking for Birth Wisdom in All
the Wrong Places? Recommended Reading and Viewing
by Ruth Ann Smalley
A list of selected readings about birth, compiled
by a member of our JFL editorial staff. This list,
while not exhaustive, will get the reader started
on the way towards finding resources that inform
and empower prospective parents.
Birthing into Consciousness: Unexpected Healing
in a Woman's Rite of Passage
by Morgan L. Paige
The author writes in her
introduction: "For the woman who chooses a conscious healing
path, birth is an opportunity to heal old fears in a new
context. Entering into birth without acknowledging unhealed
wounds, even to ourselves, can pose unexpected obstacles to the
birthing process. It certainly did for me. Facing the interior
and exterior obstacles helped me learn deepening levels of
surrender. Beliefs were stretched, broken through, and replaced
with newfound abilities. Birthing each child literally became a
rebirthing of myself."
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Induction Seduction: A Pitocin Story
by Ruth Ann Smalley
Using as its background a popular TV series called
"A Baby Story," this article scrutinizes the use of
powerful labor-inducing drugs like pitocin. It
examines the myths that surround the alleged need
for such drugs, and exposes the under-publicized
risks of their usage.
Postpartum Blues: Depression or Trauma?
by Carolyn Keefe
This article examines the differences in nature and
treatment between depression and trauma in women
after giving birth. The author writes: "We've all
heard a lot over the last year or so about
postpartum depression (PPD) and its effects on
mothering. However, a related concern seems to have
been ignored by the media, health care
professionals, and even many birth advocates —
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Given the
level of intervention in birth and of depression among new
mothers, it's important to understand the differences and
address the actual feelings, rather than assuming that new
mothers must only be suffering from PPD."
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