It has been sometime since I wrote on this blog. Many events occurred since the last entry, such is life! I am reminded of the three eternal truisms; Life is always changing, life always has challenges, suffering and difficulties, yet, always these pass and we glimpse again our interconnectedness and the joy of being that is our birth right.

I have spent 44 years in health care practice and related research and education. I still work at the university with my wonderful post graduate students doing amazing doctoral and masters projects. It is always a joy to see them find ways forward in fresh understandings and glimpse insights about life in their emerging thinking. However this has transitioned to part-time as I also actively pursue my passion to help community directly beyond the confines of academia. I could do this in many ways of course but after much seeking for the right modalities, I have found healing modalities that speak to me on many levels resonating with my personal and professional experiences. I will explore the mindfulness coaching in a subsequent blog post. In this blog I want to tell you about Havening.

Havening is integrating all that I have learnt and experienced across my life. I am currently working with people in person in New Zealand or online from anywhere globally. My focus is helping others self-actualize and reach their full potential. To help them remove what binds them, the stuff that creates barriers to their own awakening which conceals their joy of life. Although, as you would expect, I do have a special focus on childbirth trauma, fear of childbirth, medical phobias, and birth preparation; I am currently working with anyone who is wanting to self-heal traumas, phobias, and fears using the psychosensory techniques of Havening.

So what is Havening?

The Havening Techniques® are healing modalities designed to help individuals overcome problems that
are the consequence of traumatic or stressful encoding. They belong to a larger group of methods called
psychosensory therapies, which use sensory input to alter thought, mood and behavior. The system is
comprised of protocols and methods that use touch as a therapeutic tool called Havening Touch®. This
touch generates a delta wave in the brain. Delta waves are calming and down-regulating and make the brain more permissible to neuro-pathway changes. Specifically the Amygdala where trauma gets encoded. The techniques are used by many allied and medical health care professionals, counselors and coaches as a powerful protocol for coaching, wellness, stress reduction and resilience building.

I found it works amazingly well in childbirth related traumas, phobias, fears and anxieties. Even when traumatic childbirth events are 20-30 years ago.

I have witnessed positive impact on a wide range of concerns including:

Phobias
Chronic pain
Distressing memories (childhood, parenting, broken relationships, shocking news, loss, embarrassment, etc.)
Survivors of natural disasters and man-made (e.g. war, fire, assault,home intrusion)
Anger-Fear of abandonment
Stress, Burnout
Self Esteem, Cravings, Emotional eating, confidence issues
PTSD, Panic attacks
Sexual abuse
Performance enhancement, Public speaking, exam anxiety

If you want to know more then email me: drsusan.crowther@gmail.com or telephone/text me on NZ 022 310 1978

Meanwhile, here are some links to useful videos where you can learn more: