Womb Twin Survivors: The Lost Twin in the Dream of the Womb - Brossura

Althea Hayton

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0955780829 ISBN 13: 9780955780820

Casa editrice: Wren Publications, 2011

Riassunto

A comprehensive study of womb twin survivors, i.e. the sole survivors of a twin or multiple conception, which includes a "vanishing twin" pregnancy. An illustrated guide to the biology of twinning and multiple conceptions, which also describes the feelings of grief and loss felt by the sole survivor after the death of a twin during pregnancy or around birth. A detailed review of the eight-year Womb Twin research project carried out by Althea Hayton using an online questionnaire and involving many hundreds of womb twin survivors. From this study a psychological profile has emerged, revealing that womb twin survivors are unusual people who experience unexplained psychological distress. They have problems with relationships, a fragile sense of self and a tendency towards self-sabotage. A five stage, self-help healing process for womb twin survivors is described including a farewell ritual for their twin. About 10% of the population are womb twin survivors but until very recently it has not been possible to identify them and study them. This book will be of great interest to medical professionals, psychotherapists and of course womb twin survivors and their families. Complete with stories by womb twin survivors in their own words, illustrations, case studies and appendices.

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L'autore:

Althea Hayton is a womb twin survivor, writer and therapist, in that order. She began her writing career in 1991 with a book about addiction to food. Then, after several years writing about the grief associated with the loss of a baby before birth and the need for rituals of mourning, she discovered in 2002 that she is a womb twin survivor. At that time there was no information or psychological support available for womb twin survivors, so she began work at once to put this right. She started recruiting hundreds of womb twin survivors by means of a web site. In 2007 she founded a non-profit organisation, WombTwin.com, to provide information, help and support for womb twin survivors around the world. She has edited Untwinned, an anthologies of papers about womb twin survivors and A SIlent Cry, a collection of stories written by womb twins survivors. Her Womb Twin research project continues with the help of an online questionnaire. She gives talks and seminars around the world about the psychological effect on the survivor when a co-twin dies before birth. She also facilitates group workshops for womb twin survivors to help them to heal. Althea was educated at Oxford University and is a qualified social worker and counsellor. She is married with two sons and lives in Hertfordshire, England.

Product Description:

Book by Hayton Althea Margaret

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• Editore: Wren Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0955780829
• ISBN 13: 9780955780820
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 372