Welcome: The Ordeal & the Gatekeeper
Welcome: The Ordeal & the Gatekeeper
Welcome to Module 5 of Birth as a Heroic Journey!
This module focuses on the next phase of the Heroic Journey. Finally, after all of the preparation, Unconscious and Conscious, we enter The Ordeal. The Ordeal, or the Descent, is when the journeyer leaves home, and everything they’ve ever known to be true, and begins the arduous, challenging tasks of the path ahead. It is here that they meet their inner Gatekeeper, and must shed something at each gate they come to, in order to get closer to their truest selves, and their most free manifestation. Stay tuned in this module for details on what that means, and what that looks like for people in the childbearing year!
Highlights: Module 5
Inanna – The Descent to the Underworld
Mentoring for The Ordeal
Deepening the foundation for Pain-coping Mindset with Finding the Center
When the Unexpected happens—how to present Unwished-for events to parents in a Solution-Focused manner (Informed consent role-play, Wise and Compassionate use of Drugs/Epidurals, Cesarean birth role-play)
Seeing Yourself Strong in Labor art process
Learning Objectives: Module 5
Upon completion of this module, participant will be able to:
Identify characteristics and relevance of the Gatekeeper archetype in the childbearing year.
Create a module that mentors parents about stepping out of their comfort zone and habits.
Guide parents to uncover their own resources and coping mechanisms in relation to the unexpected challenges in birth.
Lead a solution-focused discussion on epidural/pharmaceuticals, induction, and hospital support options.
Demonstrate the use of a Cesarean Birth role-play as a method of teaching parents about Cesarean births in a solution-focused, open-minded manner.
Lead parents in the Informed Consent Role Play—teaching them how to ask questions and make decisions in birth.
Utilize the “Seeing Yourself Strong in Labor” Art process as a way to explore what “being strong in labor” means in a variety of situations.
