How Can I Cope without the Support of My Mother?

Summary

Lac loxodonta Africana is a homeopathic medicine concerned with issues regarding Matriarchy and with women needing the support and guidance from other women during mothering. It is also, due to the subthemes of Murder/Brutality/Violence and Suffering/Homeless, a medicine for trauma around conception and/or gestation. Lac delphinum is also a medicine with emphasis on the need for group support. The rubric: Tranquillity is to be found in both medicines. However Lac delphinum is a medicine that offers a sense of tranquillity during a time of chaos and has rubrics associated with mothering being an imposition. It is, therefore, a medicine which can provide a sense of tranquillity and support during Birth.

Key words

Lac loxodonta Africana - Lac delphinum - Post-natal depression - Maternal support

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Patricia Hatherly is a clinical supervisor and lecturer in Materia Medica, based in Brisbane. She is the author of The Homœopathic Physician's Guide to Lactation and The Lacs A Materia Medica & Repertory. Sharing knowledge is her passion. This is why she has developed her e-Newsletter Milk Matters so that colleagues and students can freely share the insights that she has gained from working with mothers and babies for over 35 years.

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