In the latest episode, mother and midwife, Erin, talks about the discomfort and fear and even pain a laboring person endures before they get to the headspace of, βOh my God, I get to meet my baby β. β«οΈ When the labor is long and hard and you are exhausted, itβs okay for you to no longer look βZenβ during contractions. It doesnβt mean you are not handling labor well or that youβre doing it βwrongβ. In fact, sometimes the more βout of controlβ you feel, the closer you are to having your baby. β«οΈ In Jungian terms, you are moving from the archetype of maiden to mother and in the process of doing so, sometimes you βcrackβ. Sometimes you need be your child self kicking and screaming and getting frustrated during this transition. β«οΈ This is what labor needs from you. You are allowing yourself to be βpureβ in processing this profound experience of birthing your child and becoming a mother.
