A Receptive Environment for Exploring Womb Events

Miscarriage, Abortion, Fertility Concerns, Menopause, Sexuality

Womb Wisdom TM is an innovative, non-judgmental, compassionate form of support and integration available to women, couples, and men, who have experiences of miscarriage, abortion, and fertility concerns.

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"Dear Terra, thank you for your calming energy,

guidance, and support  following the miscarriage of my twins.

I am amazed at how helpful our phone session was!

I feel lighter and more optimistic after the darkness.

Thank you! I hope to meet you in person too." - Jean, NY

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Womb Wisdom TM

Non-Biased Healing Support  

Not everyone feels distress after a pregnancy loss, but if you do, this is a respectful, confidential healing environment in which to seek comfort that is not polarized, political, or based in religious dogma. This is a safe place.

Womb Wisdom TM is a healing and educational resource that blends cross-cultural, transpersonal, somatic and energetic and other methods of support that help to illuminate your experience and invite healing to occur. This support soothes body-mind, and soul as it responds to questions and concerns you may have that involve varied aspects of yourself and life.

This integral/holistic work stimulates self-reflective growth that will deepen your skill set and healing knowledge by including awareness of influences from within - and from patterns and beliefs that encircle you. This may include engagement with patterns from relationships, ancestors, mythic and archetypal themes, plus, clearing static energies, work with imagery and dreams, plus transpersonal experiences that may be inter-woven with your story.

This cross-cultural guidance also provides ideas and support that may benefit women/couples who would like to conceive. Traditional and alternative holistic support has proven to increase desired results. This work is an enhancement that can teach methods to lower stress, works with the body and feelings through somatic therapy, and provides options that energize the overall intention of fertility treatment. If you are beginning to explore your fertility this work can provide additional integrative methods.

Understanding the transformative power of the womb and the second chakra (creative-spiritual energy center) will aid overall health and energy.

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After Abortion

"Healing Rites" without polarized judgments

Your right to choose need not negate your right to speak about your choice.

Everyone deserves non-biased/non-polarized support after abortion, if and when desired. If you have had an abortion, no matter how many, long ago, or why -- and if you want to talk about it with an unbiased, well-informed and experienced guide -- this work will help you. If you want to work on your womb experiences with an open mind and heart -- or if you know a person who does, you can be assured you will be supported without blame.

Questions I asked myself that inform my unique healing practice

What happens to a woman after she has had a surgical or medical abortion and leaves the clinic?

What happens for her in the days, months, years, and decades after her abortion?

Where does she go to find comfort, counseling and emotional sharing, from a non-dogmatic caring ally?

Who helps her explore the powerful feelings she may have, often many different feelings at the same time: the emotional, spiritual, physical, sexual, and relational concerns that can follow her abortion?

Who does she confide in, cry with, create healing ritual with, and tell her story to without fear of condemnation?

How does she honor and integrate such a powerful life-threshold?

How can she be respectfully guided through this tremendously important life transition?

What of the other womb events that may be a part of her life as a woman?

What are the symbolic, mythic, and transpersonal implications of an experience that is shared by countless women the world over from ancient times through today?

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''Dear Terra, I worked with you about year ago in northern California, soon after I had my first abortion, you were a great help and guide to me in a time of tremendous need. I would like to do a ritual now and would like to work together again for this.'' - Sincerely, Z., Bay Area

In my years of work in Canada and the U.S., I have rarely met a woman who had not had an abortion or miscarriage. And consistently during the past decade more and more women who sat in my healing room would tell me that they feel safe for the first time to reveal their womb story. They began to speak of a cultural taboo that is swept under the rug.

Women from all walks of life, and men, and couples too, share their secrets, their womb stories, many for the first time in years. Experiences that had never been spoken out loud, not to family members, to therapists, or even closest girlfriends. My intention is to take abortion out of the closet. to talk about it with compassion, not in a political or religious way.

It is permissible in our society these days (even encouraged) to speak about difficult life transitions such as the ending of relationships, divorce, alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorders, experiences in rehab clinics, anger management -- and yet for the women who have had abortions, they are urged to remain completely silent! How can there be an integration of any powerful event when it is a cultural taboo to even mention the experience?

My work with women and their womb stories is a response to this muzzling, and the harmful shaming and blaming that is involved.

Some women seek guidance before a choice is made in order to consider options, others within a few days of their termination, however, the majority of people I work with seek me out after it has been years, even decades since their abortions. The importance of an unbiased ally is expressed through my clients in their words, warmth, and inner calm that results in response to this work.

For the women who have had abortions and feel at peace and in alignment with their experiences this work is not of need. But, for the women, men, or family members connected to an abortion experience who have doubts questions, or inner turmoil, this work provides a non-judgmental helpful resource.

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Sessions by phone and skype and when possible in person.

I facilitate healing/educational workshops for a minimum of six people. To organize a group please contact me to learn more. Private confidential appointments are available in person and by phone.