Shamanic Wisdom for Pregnancy and Parenthood

Anna Cariad-Barrett, DMin, is a psychospiritual counselor, shamanic minister, and teacher with degrees in shamanic psychospiritual studies, marriage and family therapy, and family social science. The coauthor of Sacred Medicine of Bee, Butterfly, Earthworm, and Spider, she is a faculty member at Venus Rising University and teaches workshops around the country. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Foreword by Linda Star Wolf

Acknowledgments

Introduction

A Psychospiritual Exploration of Parenthood

Part 1
SOULFUL PARENTING
A Shamanic Psychospiritual Path

1 The Soulful Parenthood Journey A Multifaceted Process of Embodiment
2 Psychospiritual Initiation Healing and Transforming Ourselves as Parents 3 Rebirthing into Parenthood
4 Connecting with the Wisdom of Nature
5 Expanding Consciousness, Exploring Your Gifts

Part 2
OUR DEEPEST TEACHERS
The Light and Dark of Creating a Family

6 Opening to the Wisdom of Your Fertility Journey
7 Pregnancy Loss and Miscarriage The Lost Teachers of Creation
8 Adoption Birthing through the Heart
9 Blended Families Weaving New Relationships

Part 3
Psychospiritual Support for the Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Journey

10 The First Trimester of Pregnancy
11 The Second Trimester of Pregnancy
12 The Third Trimester of Pregnancy
13 The Birth Journey
14 Early Parenting and the Postpartum Period
15 Soul to Soul
The Family Journey

Index