Traumatic Birth (Your Own or Your Child's)
Unexpected Intervention During Childbirth
Bonding Issues (at any age)
Trauma During Pregnancy
Spouse Trauma from Witnessing Birth
Trauma as a Sibling or Grandparent
Trauma due to Adoption
Preparation for Birth
Infertility
Miscarriage
Abortion
Loss of a Child
Reproductive Surgery
Menopause Traumas
Are you fearing or avoiding a pregnancy, in case painful memories return?
Are you a mother and feel overwhelmed and disillusioned about your mothering role?
Do you wish you could have bonded better with your child at birth - or with your own mother?
Are you easily triggered into fear or anger, and sometimes feel out of control?
Do you feel alone and secretly ashamed, as if something from the past is your fault - and have no-one to support you?
Feel safe, understood and supported, while you follow a caring system with proven results.
Develop a deep knowing that you are a great mother or woman - and a trauma is not your fault.
Recover from a tragic loss, so that your new life can begin.
Resolve uncomfortable wounds from the past, which resurface at childbirth, or menopause.
Experience bonding with your child (at any age), so you both feel more connected and loved.
Break the cycle of passing on post-traumatic stress symptoms to the next generation/s.
Ingrid Weissmann
Body-Mind Therapist
Dip HM, Dip Bow Ther, NFM, EFT, TBT®,
QFT, MR, LM, HYB, Accred Member ATMS
The I AM Method® for Healing Reproductive Traumas offers a whole-person, body-mind approach, which does not rely purely on talk-based therapy.
Traumatic memories are stored in the body as well as the brain. Therefore, wholistic, non-logic based techniques are used, which are safe, gentle, effective and non-retraumatising.
From decades of working with clients and ongoing personal and professional development, I draw on a unique combination of cutting-edge body-mind techniques.
I have many uncommon qualifications, particularly in the Energy Psychology fields, such as EFT, TBT®, Matrix Reimprinting, Quantum Field Technique, Light Matrix, Heal Your Birth.
I am also qualified in Naturopathic Herbalism, Natural Fertility Management, Integral Yoga and Meditation, Re-Parenting, Communication Skills, Loss and Grief, and Codependency.
Perfect for: You if you are not yet sure and would like to ask your questions first.
"After my Reproductive Trauma Healing Session with lovely Ingrid, I felt a sense of stillness and calm and clarity around a trauma that had been with me since conception.
My dearest mum had many miscarriages in between full term babies which was due to a physiological blood factor, untreatable at the time. There was much guilt and grief and a sense of busyness and rushing that she experienced. All these feelings I was very in tune with.
The session with Ingrid was so very gentle and natural and I have found that life feels slower and calmer since. The feeling of resolve has extended to my mum, which has left me with a sense of peace and closure for her also. Thank you dear Ingrid." KT
Use the booking calendar or phone to book your first Session:
- in-person, mid-north
coast of NSW, Australia
- or online, anywhere.
The I AM Method® for Healing Reproductive Traumas will guide you along an individually-tailored path to gently resolve issues.
Safe, non-retraumatising.
Each Session creates a tangible shift in your perception and experience of distressing events and subconscious beliefs.
Relief and freedom result.
I offer a full refund if you are not completely satisfied with your session.
When life doesn't work out as planned... we usually need to process what happened, in a safe and supported way, so that our emotional wounds can fully heal.
Traumas involving the Reproductive System and Fertility can occur at any age or stage of life. Our own birth, puberty, pregnancy, childbirth and menopause are all heightened times which can bring unresolved issues to the surface, or create new ones...
- Whenever trauma occurs, we can stay stuck in a hyper-alert, fight or flight stress state
- Our ability to think clearly and make good decisions can be impeded
- Relationships with partners, children, parents, siblings and friends can be strained
- Unresolved feelings from childhood can recycle, such as abandonment or rejection
These are all symptoms of unresolved trauma. When the underlying trauma causing these symptoms is not resolved, it can remain active "under the surface" and feed feelings of being misunderstood, not heard, inferior, anxious, stressed or resentful.
Add these to daily life and things can start to compound - and everyone misses out on joy!
Thoroughly resolve emotional wounds, so the past no longer creeps into the present.
Heal obstacles to a healthy pregnancy, to pave the way for a positive birthing experience.
Experience a healthy bond between parent and child - at any age.
Recreate your own birth as a positive, welcoming, supported and love-filled experience.
Stay calm, confident and connected with yourself, and your loved ones.
Know that you are being the best parent, spouse, woman you can be, so you can relax and enjoy!
This is a difficult question to answer fully, as everyone is so individual. The answer depends on your unique history, circumstances and personal goals.
The I AM Method® for Healing Reproductive Traumas is 3 hours in total, purchased as a package. This is recommended as a starting point for new clients. This may be 3 one-hour sessions, or fewer sessions of a longer duration.
Sometimes more than 3 hours is needed to reach your goals. This can be discussed as your progress unfolds.
Please see the booking page for FAQ about packages, prices and links to the booking calendar.
Payment plans can be arranged - please ask.
Your body, as well as your brain, stores the residue of big or traumatic events, until they are resolved.
For example, perhaps you have been told your own birth experience or time in utero was not ideal and stressful. Or perhaps you know you have had a traumatic experience giving birth, or experienced abuse, or a reproductive loss.
Sometimes it is the symptoms we notice: feeling stressed, easily triggered into anger or tears, or not wanting to think about what happened.
Sometimes it is other people who notice we "haven't been ourselves" since the event.
Our children also sense when we are stressed and can become distressed as well, or feel confused, unsafe and like they have done something wrong.
Perhaps you cannot remember a specific event, but have an ongoing unease or anxiety instead, which has stayed with you, despite not consciously knowing the cause.
If you find an uncomfortable, lasting memory or feeling you would like to be free from - book a session and it will certainly help you discover more clarity about your unique experiences.
PTS is a natural, automatic, survival response to an overwhelming experience.
PTS has nothing to do with your intelligence, your willpower, or how strong you are.
Put simply, your nervous system stays stuck in "fight, flight or freeze" mode, after the event.
This can happen to varying degrees and is very individual.
The good news is, the distressing symptoms of PTS can be switched off again, with the right guidance and techniques - no matter how long ago the original event was, or how complex it is.
The brain stores traumatic memories in a different way to normal memories.
Logic, analysis and re-telling details does not usually resolve traumatic memories.
Unfortunately this approach can often be triggering and distressing, because the trauma is relived - not processed.
For this reason, I use body-mind techniques instead of talk therapy.
I only need a small amount of information to process a traumatic memory and where it is stored in the body.
In addition, as the processing of the memory begins, the intensity of it reduces very quickly and it usually reaches a very low intensity level by the end of the session.
Yes. After the memory of your experience is resolved, it remains - yet it is altered and no longer triggers the shock response in your body.
It feels completely different.
It feels like any other normal memory you have, free from distress.
Yes. The changes that occur during your session are deep, real and permanent.
Sometimes easy-to-follow suggestions are provided for you to simply reinforce and strengthen the changes made, after your session. (This varies according to which technique is used.)
Also worth noting, is that there can be other memories of past experiences which occasionally surface and want to be resolved - after the original memory is resolved.
This is not to be confused with the original changes being insufficient or impermanent. My feedback channels usually identify these. Another session to cover these newly-resurfaced memories may be recommended, as they provide an opportunity for more relief to be achieved.
Unfortunately no, they are not. Nor are they available via a doctor's referral for a mental health plan.
Nearly every client finds their sessions to be highly cost-effective, life-transforming - and invaluable.
Depending on the individual situation, results are usually achieved quickly.
When relevant for your occupation, your investment in yourself may be classified as Professional Development, because our work usually results in increased:
mental focus
emotional intelligence
productivity
better relationships (at work and home) and
less stress.
What this means is your investment in your session/s could become a tax-deductible item (in Australia). Please ask your accountant if you need to clarify this.
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