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Healing the Mind, Healing the Body
An Interview with Helen Adrienne, MSW, ACSW, BCD
By Gwen Morrison
Another client achieved a pregnancy by chipping away at the brick and mortar wall that obstructed her dream of becoming a mother.
"She had felt intuitively that there was some explanation for her failure to conceive, even though there was no medical diagnosis," Adrienne says. "When she asked her doctor if the reason could be emotional, he said no. That seemed to be the end of that. But when her confidence in her original intuition grew during our first session, she asked me the same question. My ensuing line of questioning led us to the facts of her life."
What Adrienne discovered was that the woman had urinary tract problems her entire life, resulting in ongoing bedwetting. The problem was diagnosed and corrected at the age of 15. However, the emotional damage had already been done. It seemed that the woman's mother had been very harsh and critical. The woman had years of psychic pain that was subconsciously connected to her notion of the mother-daughter relationship.
"When her feelings were validated and her fears about repeating this pattern allayed, she conceived," Adrienne says. "The therapy setting can be used to gain greater insight in the 'hidden agenda,' which can hinder the resolution of the infertility crisis and can prove destructive to the marital relationship."
Adrienne's emphasis on mind/body medicine has helped countless patients come to a better understanding of themselves, allowing them to move forward. "Sometimes we forget that nature's power can have a larger meaning on a personal level," she says. "Like it or not, infertility is a life crisis."
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