Many years ago when I was taking the didactic 40hr course taught by Gini Baker, I noticed this phenomenon - during the class, the hands raised were not comments or questions on the course content, but people grieving their own difficult experiences. I went up to Gini during a break and asked her if this was unique to this particular class and she said "Oooooh no. Everytime I teach a class, first, I gotta heal the room" and she waved her hand in a circle as if she were creating a charm to heal. Never forgot it.
Yes! I also took my initial training with Gini. She also warned us over the first 2 days that by the 2nd set of days (a month later), someone in the class of 30 would be pregnant. Aaaaaand it was me🤣
I used to be a Nurse-Family Partnership home visitor and we did regular "reflective supervision" with our director. It was basically a counseling session where we could talk about our clients' struggles and how we were affected or triggered personally by being part of their lives. I'd love to see it implemented in lactation mentorships and clinics!
Many years ago when I was taking the didactic 40hr course taught by Gini Baker, I noticed this phenomenon - during the class, the hands raised were not comments or questions on the course content, but people grieving their own difficult experiences. I went up to Gini during a break and asked her if this was unique to this particular class and she said "Oooooh no. Everytime I teach a class, first, I gotta heal the room" and she waved her hand in a circle as if she were creating a charm to heal. Never forgot it.
Yes! I also took my initial training with Gini. She also warned us over the first 2 days that by the 2nd set of days (a month later), someone in the class of 30 would be pregnant. Aaaaaand it was me🤣
I used to be a Nurse-Family Partnership home visitor and we did regular "reflective supervision" with our director. It was basically a counseling session where we could talk about our clients' struggles and how we were affected or triggered personally by being part of their lives. I'd love to see it implemented in lactation mentorships and clinics!
Yes, that’s so beneficial! Love that:)