Birth Canal and Other Practices of a Perinatal Psychologist

Author – Kolobova N.O., candidate of psychological sciences, practicing family and perinatal psychologist, teacher, trainer, author of seminars and training sessions, creator of 6 decks of metaphorical associative cards.

The book "Birth Canal and Other Practices of a Perinatal Psychologist" is... the result of 26 years of experience working as a psychologist in individual and group formats.
Every psychologist simply needs to know about perinatal psychology. Because it is the very foundation, the base.

This is the period when everything is laid down:
- Our stress coping strategies.
- Our relationships with the world and people.
- And most importantly – our relationship WITH OURSELVES!

You may be a super specialist in relationships, in unresolved Gestalts, in archetypes, etc.
But!
If you don’t know the basics of perinatal psychology, then you do not SEE the client as a whole.

This book is a practical guide to perinatal psychology, containing over 200 techniques and exercises, with special attention given to exercises using metaphorical associative cards. The book also describes training sessions that can be conducted for pregnant women and couples, as well as for those interested in exploring their own birth and arrival in this world.

The Birth Canal, Rebirth training - this is the author's flagship training, which has been conducted over 90 times across the country. The book contains a description of this training with a detailed account of the basic perinatal matrices of S. Grof, on the basis of which the training is built.

Before starting to familiarize yourself with practical exercises, the author offers in-depth theoretical material on the main areas of perinatal psychology – preparation for conception and work with infertility, accompaniment during pregnancy and childbirth, support in the postpartum period, work with perinatal losses.

The book is enlivened by examples from practice, answers to questions from beginners, and contributions from colleagues – practicing psychologists and doulas.
This book can rightly be considered a fundamental manual on perinatal psychology. Anyone who takes it in hand can confidently start working in the field of perinatal psychology, and it is not necessarily just perinatal psychologists. The book can provide substantial support to any psychologist and helping professional interested in a deep understanding of what is happening with our clients.