post natal depression

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Permalink Reply by Michael Ellner on January 23, 2011 at 5:01pm

As a medical hypnotist - I am not qualified to treat PPD (postpartum depression) AKA post natal depression and I do not.

As a medical hypnotist -- I am very qualifed to help new moms become more effective in meeting their babies, their familes and their own needs during a very stressful time...

 

I teach them how to de-stress and I teach them how to get a better night's sleep and it is the damndest thing, within a very short time after they develop the habit of relaxing, recharging and refocusing their attention in ways that promote healing and well-being throughout their day they start sleeping better and they start feeling better and their depressive symptoms fade away all by themselves....

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Permalink Reply by Susan French on January 25, 2011 at 3:25pm

Very well put, Michael.  Thank you.

Susan French

http://www.hypno4success.com

Michael Ellner said:

As a medical hypnotist - I am not qualified to treat PPD (postpartum depression) AKA post natal depression and I do not.

As a medical hypnotist -- I am very qualifed to help new moms become more effective in meeting their babies, their familes and their own needs during a very stressful time...

 

I teach them how to de-stress and I teach them how to get a better night's sleep and it is the damndest thing, within a very short time after they develop the habit of relaxing, recharging and refocusing their attention in ways that promote healing and well-being throughout their day they start sleeping better and they start feeling better and their depressive symptoms fade away all by themselves....

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Cole-NLPTrainingQuest.com on January 25, 2011 at 6:40pm

This is an easy one...

• First- as Michael mentioned, as non-licensed professionals we are not allowed to "treat" any medical condition- including postnatal depression- and be certain to gain a medical referral before assisting her in achieving her goals of bonding further with her baby and enjoying much more happiness in her life.

 

• Second- A major part of postnatal depression is caused by a lack of oxytocin (the love drug that helps us bond with others) and you get to help her with releasing more of it. This can be done in many ways- one of the best is to have her "remember the very first time she held her baby in her arms- and she was safe- the baby was safe- and everyone around was safe" (very important to point out the "safe" part because not all births go well.)

 

• That said- although rare (when you phrase it that way) always be prepared for a potential ab-reaction and be certain to work through it if it happens.It's not a bad thing if it does, and can actually be a very good thing as long as you are certain to do thorough work in that moment to help her change the way she feels about anything that may have not gone very well at the time. **If that doesn't make sense, read it again. If it still doesn't- then ask me to explain further before working with her in this way.

 

• Next- have her fully associate to this experience- you can do a traditional induction first if you like, or if for some reason there's any kind of resistance, but in my experience, much more often than not, they'll re-associate to it like white on rice without the need for a traditional induction, so long as you speak softly and rhythmically.

 

• Then- ask her to imagine stepping into her baby and feeling how wonderful it feels to be held by herself- (this is very powerful)

 

• Finally- have her step back inside of herself and be sure to be giving plenty of positive suggestions throughout the entire process of how "all of these wonderful feelings have been, are, and always will be inside of her".

Take your time with this... Really help her turn up those feelings and use appropriate suggestions in helping her do so.

Congratulations- If you've done all of that, you've just helped her experience how to fill herself up with oxytocin whenever she likes and she's going to LOVE you for that- Pun intended ;-)

Enjoy,

Kevin

Live NLP, Life Coach & Hypnosis Training

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Cole-NLPTrainingQuest.com on January 25, 2011 at 7:10pm

Oh- and I would ask her if she is currently breast feeding and if not, how soon after the baby was born did she stop? There are many direct links to this and a lack of oxytocin being released- as oxytocin in naturally released via stimulation of the ariola.

Although we of course cannot make recommendations for a mother to start breast feeding again, you can educate her of this fact and ask her to consult with her MD/GP about it.

In addition- if you feel comfortable in doing so, you can also educate her to the fact that her husband/boyfriend can assist with this with as well by gently stimulating his wife's breasts- specifically over the ariola. **Just be certain to also educate her- and the husband that this can also stimulate the production of breast milk- just so there's no unexpected "surprises"...

-Kevin

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