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Book Description
Love Made Visible is a thoughtful gift to the expectant family, a space where they can pause and reflect on the sacredness of this joyful adventure. This collection of fifty exquisite black and white photographs of pregnant women and their families by Susan Wingate is enhanced with uplifting and profound thoughts from obstetrician Dr. Paul Brenner. Together they capture the emotional, spiritual and physical transitions that a couple undergoes as they prepare to welcome a new life.
About the Author
Paul Brenner, MD, PhD, is an obstetrician/gynecologist and psychotherapist. Dr. Brenner has been at the forefront of the alternative medicine movement. In 1974, he organized The Mandala Conference, whose speakers included Bernie Seigel, Andrew Weil, Carl Simonton and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. This first conference on holistic health led to the formation of the Holistic Medical Association. He maintains a private practice in psychological counseling in San Diego, CA, and speaks extensively throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
Susan Wingate is a gifted photographer, known for her graceful black and white images of expectant mothers and their families. As a licensed clinical social worker, since 1987 she has worked with mothers who place their children for adoption and with families during domestic and international adoptions. Her career as a LCSW coupled with her work as a photographer has given Wingate intimate knowledge of the emotional processes women experience as they become mothers. She lives in San Diego, CA, with her husband and two sons.
Love Made Visible,Paul Brenner,Susan Wingate,Council Oak Books,1571781838,Child Care/Parenting,Family & Relationships,Individual Photographer,Inspiration & Personal Growth,Parenting - General,Photoessays & Documentaries,Photography,Photography of families,Portrait photography,Portraits,Pregnant women,Subjects & Themes - Portraits,Child care & upbringing,Pregnancy, birth & baby care
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