A long-standing patient came in today for treatment. Her three previous pregnancies have resulted in only one baby and she wants to avoid a miscarriage this time. I asked her about the quality of her husband’s sperm and she looked at me quizzically, saying: “I have got pregnant 3 times already so there is obviously […]
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One Mother’s Journey by Heather Bruce This work has come out of me in bits over the decades.Always aware the three books are so needed for others. . And for me – and those who traveled this path with me How to write the sequel to the last Skye account? When I am not the
One Mother’s Journey by Heather Bruce – written 2001 Reflections on Skye’s Life Kathryn Skye was born 15 years ago, my third child. Whilst pregnant, I wondered at the lack of connection I felt towards the growing baby. I knew I my body was pregnant, yet it felt like nobody was at home/ there was
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Do you have a Plan B – what do you do when your children are vaccinated and they STILL get sick? http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/17/aps-on-epidemic-autism-spectrum-diseases.aspx?e_cid=20120417_DNL_art_1
So many women come to me desperate to be mums. Rarely do I see the cause of the problem. The potential Dad to be. Sperm health is diminishing – as predicted over 50 years ago by Dr Rachel Carson. Global contaminantion is affecting all.
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Or . . . What to do with a natural penis (Leave Well Alone – much like birthing – nature and boy will sort it out together). I have placed this up on my site as so few women know what to do. Many men were snipped and may not know how to care for
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One Parent’s Lament This story is about NOT limiting the outcome. It is about working outside our personal and cultural restraints, and of allowing the path of another, under some guidance, and with apparently unlimited unseen assistance, to unfold. It can be an inspiration for those who face hopelessness either personally, or within their professional
I knew nothing about Reiki first hand, until Kathryn (Skye), my massively brain injured daughter, was in need of extra help. I had been vaguely aware of the more ‘out here’ types playing in the edges of healing and New Age stuff- but was a very practical acupuncturists and mother and had no need to explore
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My third child and I had a difficult beginning. She initially breastfed, as I assumed all babies did – onto the breast, attached, suckling, and swallowing – normal. Then she descended into a life or death decline. During this time, I was exceptionally grateful that I had had no trouble feeding her elder brothers. My
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from a birthing mother’s perspective . . . I have included this, as being a mother, shaped my experience as a healer and as an author. I would hope that the book/DVDs I have written including What Dads Can Do, allows parents to do what I did not — take charge and become empowered. Knowing
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