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In this episode, I have the great pleasure of speaking with Dr. Ludwig Janus, psychoanalytic and prenatal-oriented psychotherapist, author of the book “The Enduring Effects of Prenatal Experiences: Echoes from the Womb” on how prenatal and perinatal experiences shape and influence human psychology.
Our birth is a real experience that not only occurs on an individual level but also forms a collective part of psychohistory, which includes a rich and whole range of experiences that are preverbal and become part of our implicit memory.
In traditional psychoanalysis, Freud’s unconscious included the “inner child” whereas Adler posited the minority complex and the drive to power, it was Rank who put birth trauma on the map and into our conscious field stating that it is possible to go through the birth process without losing oneself.
Yet, there are different types of therapy to address birth trauma, such as regression therapy, primal therapy, and others, to effectively get to the root of the issues, which can stem from various factors and conditions like medical interventions, feelings of stress and anxiety during pregnancy, socioeconomic conditions, or due to feeling unwanted or unwelcome in the family.
These negative prenatal and perinatal experiences remain in our unconscious and can lead to neuroticism, and anxiety, and even be the cause of violence and cruelty as demonstrated by murderers and notorious political leaders around the world. The antidote is to create loving and peaceful conditions during pregnancies as well as a supportive environment in the outer world via caring and accepting parents.
That can be achieved through bonding analysis and the prenatal relations of mother and child. If there is bonding, connection, and empathy before birth, the child has a feeling of and right to existence with a basic autonomy which would essentially increase self-confidence and self-esteem by turning the trauma of birth into a call for adventure.
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