She was a pioneer, as I was, involved in family-centered birthing, a rarity at the time. I knew I'd be reading more about her work on behalf of women's health. I had invited her to give an in-service to our medical staff because she had experience with many obstetrical difficulties including manual external cephalic version (turning) of a breech baby to enable a normal vaginal delivery.

At our small rural hospital, all births, some 500/yr were attended by GP's . Our statistics were very good but there was always room for improvement. All docs were personally invited as were the nurses and we were looking forward to an enlightening afternoon of Q and A after her lecture. All the nurses from Maternity and some from other departments  showed up. One MD ( female) attended. I was ashamed about this insult and apologized to Dr N. when we had a moment alone.  She was gracious. understanding, and not surprised at the turnout; she worked with fragile egos daily in the medical field.  It's great to see how far we've come.

The Women to Women clinic she launched 25 years ago appears to be thriving in Yarmouth, Maine. So is the Women to Women Web site.

Take this article about lymphatic detoxification by Marcel Pick, OB/GYN NP.  It's filled with good information, but I would have liked to see more about the benefits of rebounding on a mini trampoline. It's so important for our lymph system to do this as often as possible. If some are too fragile to jump, just sitting with feet resting on the tramp while another jumps will give the same effect. Our bodies are so accommodating and amazing!

I can see why after a couple of days of drinking the stuff, which I got at a health food store. It tastes like a cross between vinegar and bubbly.

Even venture capitalists are keen on it, as the San Jose Mercury news recently reported:

http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_12615403?nclick_check=1

Hers is a fascinating and poignant story of loss: two children (one to SIDS, the other to suicide) and her marriage.  Her message came through in many ways, as she helped the group find new tools to deal with their emotions and, in the process, set them free.  Which leads us to the title of this blog post. It's when we're in a raw state that we can actually feel the sense of loss that we have to feel before we can move on in a healthy way. But so much of society is in a cooked state -- nicely processed and firm on the outside -- not able to feel anything. We have to get to a raw state again in order to feel.