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Ritual Ideas to Heal a Termination of Pregnancy
Dear Life-Givers, When we transform from the archetype of the maiden into the archetype of the mother, we inevitably come face to face...

Christiane Lafleche
Mar 63 min read
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Healing Rituals for Rape and Reproductive Trauma
Dear life-givers and creators, I am writing today with the intention of offering you rituals and practical ideas that you can integrate...

Christiane Lafleche
Jun 14, 20213 min read
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Wow, She Really Let Herself Go...
It felt like a thick, sticky cloud hung around and over me all the time. I would sometimes glimpse freedom through a thinner patch, which...

Christiane Lafleche
May 31, 20213 min read
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The White Lady Therapist
I am white. Very white. I am a settler; my ancestors are mostly of French decent, I think, and also Scottish, British and Irish. I grew...

Christiane Lafleche
Feb 2, 20212 min read
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I Can't Be Fully Present With My Kids and It's OK
The pressure is on. The stress is high. Yet, completely disregarding the parent's experience, child experts are telling us we need to be...

Christiane Lafleche
Apr 30, 20202 min read
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Nurturing the Wounded Mother Visualisation
Dearest life-giver, You are on your own journey perhaps of grief, perhaps of longing, perhaps of indescribable depression. From my heart...

Christiane Lafleche
Apr 23, 20202 min read
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What To Do When You Get a Birth Trauma Trigger Around Kids
Dear lifegiver, Birth trauma triggers are tricky because we are often in the middle of caring for children when we experience them. Kids...

Christiane Lafleche
Mar 2, 20203 min read
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Resources for Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
Hello all, In this post, I will be listing some of my favourite resources for life-givers feeling depressed, anxious or overwhelmed. Have...

Christiane Lafleche
Jun 5, 20191 min read
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Will My Birth Trauma Damage my Baby?
Hello gracious life-givers, Folks who have experienced a traumatic birth often wonder if their difficult birth will affect their child....

Christiane Lafleche
Apr 26, 20194 min read
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Healing Strategies for Traumatic Births
Life-Giver, Let me start with an offering in the form of a poem: I am sorry. I am sorry that what is a sacred, spiritual, glorious moment...

Christiane Lafleche
Mar 29, 20194 min read
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How to Banish Harmful Postpartum Thoughts
Dear Life-Giver, Whether you have adopted or birthed your new child, it is normal to go through a period of adjustment. However, if you...

Christiane Lafleche
Feb 20, 20193 min read
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Birth Preparation for Sexual Assault Survivors
*Much of the content of this post is summarised from the book: Sperlich, M. & Seng, J.S. (2008) Survivor Moms: Women’s stories of...

Christiane Lafleche
Jan 24, 20196 min read
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How to Create Healing Art
Hello everyone, I recently went to an expressive art therapy training for social workers and counsellors. I used to always say that I was...

Christiane Lafleche
Nov 6, 20185 min read
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Empowering Nursing and Postpartum Book List
Nursing Breastmilk (the documentary) Dana Ben-Ari (director) It is in this wonderful, open-hearted, inspiring and so real documentary...

Christiane Lafleche
Nov 6, 20182 min read
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Empowering Pregnancy and Birth Book List
Hello to all those who are experiencing a pregnant body and those who care for them, I am so excited to share with you an empowering book...

Christiane Lafleche
Nov 6, 20182 min read
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The Rape of Childbirth
Their aggressive hands reached through between my legs, The place where I have kept hope no matter what I have been told, The place where...

Christiane Lafleche
Nov 1, 20184 min read
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Professional Practice Framework
As I enter the therapy room, I bring with me a presence. This presence is comprised of personality traits, physical appearance, culture,...

Christiane Lafleche
Oct 18, 20186 min read
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