Category: Healing
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Healing My Inner Mom
Pillbaby.com asked me to write about my experience with infertility and depression. I had already written similar articles for Phoebe, MD: Medicine + Poetry. My pillbaby.com article does more with solutions to healing. They are looking for more articles related to this topic, infertility and depression, in case anyone has…
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Podcast: Grief and Racism Unmasked
I finally have a new episode up on my poetry podcast, Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul. Even though I have gotten some poems published, I lost my focus and momentum with the podcasts because I felt waylaid by COVID-19. https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/grief-and-race-unmasked/ In this podcast, produced on Juneteeth, (June 19th), 2020,…
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New Look for Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul
I notice that I haven’t completed a poetry podcast since April 2. However, as you can see on my WordPress blog, I have done some publishing. It seemed easier to publish in on line sites than on my own poetry podcast in my own voice. I have to admit, everything…
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Broken Womb, Shattered Soul: Living with Infertility (part 3)
The final section of my article on infertility is up on Phoebe,MD: Medicine + Poetry. Links to the other sections are provided. I am grateful to Phoebe and her beautiful site for being a major part of my journey with memoir writing. HEALTH | INSPIRATION By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor [Click…
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Broken Womb, Shattered Soul: Living with Infertility (part 2)
Thank you, Phoebe! I hope my story continues to help others who have had to deal with infertility. HEALTH | INSPIRATION By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor [Click here for Part 1] Depression developed and flourished because I grieved so much over loss of fertility. Women who are childless miss out on…
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Broken Womb, Shattered Soul: Living with Infertility (part 1)
Phoebe, MD:Medicine + Poetry Has just published the first part of an article I wrote on my infertility caused by Diethylstilbestrol, or DES. Although this drug is no longer prescribed to pregnant women to prevent miscarriages, it has been shown that this drug affected not only daughters and sons born…
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Dark Apostle
Rising shadows of flames, dressed in deep void, I arrive to burn the bramble of your complacent life. You hide inside this clay façade, live for self in idle pleasure, slumber in this carcass of addiction and desire. I hold you down as you writhe in agony, thrive on…
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Sink into Your Knowing
stone skipping over stream sinks into deep mysteries magical inner sight instincts intuition magnificent sun fire blazing wisdom center earth rising in shimmering waves “Sink into Your Knowing”, revised an old post, 05/08/2020 ©Barbara Harris Leonhard@extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog Image “Center Earth Rising”: ©Martha Harris, Martha’s Artistic Flarings, artisticflarings.blog
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The Wound Still Waits
Recently published on phoebemd.com (PhoebeMD: Medicine + Poetry) as part of my article on infertility. Broken Womb, Shattered Soul: Living with Infertility (part 3) The Wound Still Waits The bandage torn From new flesh Releases wails The wound still Imbibes air The scab hides deep repair Let it rest. Wait…
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Avoiding the Tragedy: A Look into Disease Prevention
The final section of my article on measles encephalitis published by phoebemd.com. Thank you, Phoebe! HEALTH | INSPIRATION By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor Part 1 – Hope Was Not a Loss: A Story About Measles Encephalitis Part 2 – Learning How to Walk Again: Barbara’s Story Back in 1957, the year…
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