As we move further into this holy season, I wanted to share a poem I wrote.  I pray it blesses you!  Please let me know!

I hope you are enjoying family, friends, and the festivities.  It can feel a bit overwhelming and awkward too.  So please be gentle with you.  Are you doing anything special for you this year?  Are you being careful to not overdue your calendar, wallet, or life?

Mary’s Birthing Pains

There is pain in your birth, dear Lord,

tugging me deep within.

Each contraction gripping me, my heart, my mind.

Be with me here.

I want to hold you in

and keep you safely mine,

my child.

There is no safety for you

 in this world.

No matter how I pray.

You gave me you

to have and to hold within

solely my womb, protecting you

as only a mother can, as only this mother will.

At conception, no

one wanted you, but me.

You are mine, and I am yours.

Always

During pregnancy, no

one wanted you, but me.

You have grown within me my son.

We have been one.

Your blood – mine

My breath – yours

I saved you from the world

and now the world

you come to save.

These pains swell and grow

this surging wave of birth rolling strong.

You needed me God,

now I need only

you.

In these last moments, I welcome this pain

reminding me I have held you.

I have carried you.

I feel your need to be born, my blessed child.

Your pain is great.

Help me God.

Prepare me for the hurt I will feel this lifetime for you.

I feel it now.

There is no room for you in this world, my son.

Not even in me.

My body betrays my heart

wanting to release you.

I will welcome you.

I will welcome you with a mother’s kiss.

Heather Browne PsyD, LMFT

Dr. Heather Browne PsyD, LMFT helps people recognize the power of communication.  It is one of our most important skills that we have, and yet we don’t consider our understanding, approach, belief, and therefore, miss our possibilities.  Living with a paranoid schizophrenic mother gave Dr. Heather a unique and powerful awareness that no one has the same reality, though we believe we do.  Utilizing this revolutionary awareness has allowed her to transform communication within self and within all other types of relationship.  This is the hidden key to acceptance.  And this is her mission to share.

As a relationship expert, Dr. Heather Browne has worked with thousands of individuals and couples in psychotherapy.  She is a TedX Speaker and Keynote Speaker. Her couple’s communication book will be out 1/24. She is published in hundreds of journals, has an active YouTube channel, has been featured on ABC-7 news, was the relationship expert on KDOC Daybreak OC, and is published in Inc., Toronto Sun, Thriving Family Magazine,  Light + Life, BRAINZ, Scary Mommy, and Psychology Today.  She is a regular guest blogger for both Links for Shrinks and for Marriage Friendly Therapists. She offers a weekly newsletter packed with tips and techniques to improve relationships and has monthly workshops! Simply go to her website!
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