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Why Our Birth Matters

Posted on 27/07/2012 Written by Dave MacDonald

Barbara FindeisenA friend shared this recent interview with Pre & Peri Natal Psychology Pioneer Barbara Findeisen.  The interview appears in the July-August 2012 issue of Spirituality & Health.  Paul Sutherland interviews Findeisen who is Past President of the Association for Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology and Health – APPPAH & founder of the Star Foundation.  The Foundation runs therapeutic workshops and professional training as well as a sanctuary for healing at Kenyon Ranch near Tucson, AZ .

I’ve had the great fortune of learning from Barbara and have continued to marvel at the dynamic life of this so present & loving woman.  I attended a S.T.A.R. Retreat more than 20 years ago.  It was held at a magical place called the Pocket Ranch, located in Northern California  (The location of S.T.A.R. Retreats has since moved to another magical location.).  My experience(s) during S.T.A.R. enabled me to change the course of my personal and professional lives in ways that I could not have imagined.   Barbara Findeisen taught me about birth trauma and introduced to me a realm of healing that forever changed the way I think, practice and live.  Thank-YOU forever Barbara!

To read the full article click on the photo of Barbara Findeisen.

Filed Under: Attachment, Birth, PreNatal & PeriNatal Psychology Tagged With: Attachment, Birth, STAR Foundation, Trauma

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