Historic Gathering of Mothers Organizations Hosted by National Association of Mothers’ Centers
April 10, 2008
(Jericho, N.Y.) The National Association of Mothers’ Centers (NAMC) brought together over 150 mothers including a few fathers for a historic conference that included a gathering of 18 mothers support and advocacy organizations and representatives from 24 Mothers’ Centers. Attendees came from 16 states and Canada to participate in informative workshops, roundtable discussions focused on how the various organizations can work collaboratively and to be inspired and fired up by Ellen Bravo who talked about how we can take on the big boys and create positive change. Mothers’ Center members from around the country came together to share ideas on fundraising, publicity and leadership development. Participants also entertained and were entertained on Saturday night with song parodies like “Hello Mothers” to the tune of “Hello Dolly” and “We Didn’t Start Out Tired” to the tune of “We Didn’t Light the Fire”.
The NAMC is thankful to all those who made the conference possible including our sponsors Brain, Child Magazine, Mothering Magazine, Carol Scibelli and WALK FM 97.5.
The NAMC will continue conversations with partnering organizations to explore collaborations to work together for the rights and financial stability of mothers, parents and children in this country. Some examples of those efforts already in action include one organization that asked for the support of a paid family leave bill that would be voted upon in New Jersey on Monday April 7th immediately following the conference. Everyone participated in the excitement that was generated from that victory realized on Monday, with hope for their own respective states. The NAMC took the opportunity to collect signed letters from New York constituents interested in a similar bill in New York state and the NAMC’s MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights initiative announced their Mother’s Day campaign at the conference that highlights the “Top 10 Things Mothers Really Want for Mother’s Day.” Mothers from around the country will be distributing this list to their local papers.
Comments from conference attendees include:
~ “Congratulations! The NAMC National Conference this past weekend was an awesome event… The next wave will certainly come from the Mothers and bless you for being the catalyst for such needed change.”
~ “This weekend offered me the opportunity to meet and network with some really incredible women. I think the work you do is absolutely fantastic. Keep up the great work!”
~ “I wanted to personally thank you again for a well organized, fun and informative weekend. It was awesome meeting so many great women and I am thrilled to be part of such a supportive and family friendly organization.”
~ “Bringing together the representatives from various organizations was meaningful, the results of which will be seen in years to come.”
~ “Listening to the organizations speaking and realizing I’m not the only one bothered by these things that are happening to mothers and families was the highlight of the weekend. This conference was inspiring and empowering.”
~ “This conference validated mothering and showed me that what we do along with our mother knowledge is valuable.”
~ “I realized I’m not the failure. Society has failed us [parents]. I now know where to put my efforts for activism.”
The NAMC is the leading organization that recognizes the challenges, realities and importance of mothering and other caregiving work, offering educational and support programs in local centers, in libraries and in the workplace, offering an annual Work/Life Conference as well as doing advocacy in the fields of postpartum depression, early care and education, work/life balance and the economic impact of being a care giver. For more information contact us at 877.939.MOMS X104, specialevents@motherscenter.org, or visit our website at www.MothersCenter.org.
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People go to these charlatans (i.e. Psychiatrists) looking for REAL help. The grand total of what Psychiatry does is, identify symptoms and subsequently pushes drugs or called medication (lessen the blow) which suppresses (covers up) the symptoms sufficiently thus masking the true problem they’re hired and trusted to treat. This makes it nearly impossible for others to treat the problem. Drugs are doled out versus dealing with the source and/or causes.
Many perhaps may ask why millions & millions & millions of people are against such an approach. Let’s just completely isolate and separate the differences between symptoms versus sources/causes of illness. Let’s use diabetes as an example.
If you ask a doctor what diabetes is, he’s going give you the cause and/or source of this proven and factual disease, and possibly, perhaps if asked, the accompanied symptoms.
Example of what he/she would say: “In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin.”… etc.
On the other hand, here are some of symptoms that accompany Diabetes: Frequent urination, Excessive thirst, Extreme hunger, unusual weight loss, increased fatigue, irritability, blurry vision, etc.
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know symptoms ARM NOT the disease. Symptoms are signs of something else that is real and not yet identified and/or treated. Symptoms simply demonstrate that something real is behind what the patient is experiencing - but, not made up, invented or believed to be true.
Now, on the other hand, if you ask a doctor or psychiatrist what Postpartum Depression is, he is going to spout off a whole slew of symptoms devoid of or lacking a credible cause and/or source. Try it sometime (listen very carefully).
Found in a recent article on Postpartum Depression, here are the noted symptoms written: “sadness, hopelessness, low self-esteem, guilt, sleep disturbances, inability to be comforted, exhaustion, emptiness, inability to enjoy things one previously enjoyed, social withdrawal, low energy and feeling inadequate in taking care of the baby”
However, do not for moment interpret or believe that symptoms are not factual and equally uncomfortable. No one can deny symptoms don’t exist - how else do we know someone is ill (high temperature, watery eyes, etc). Just like a leaky faucet is a symptom of something which is breaking or broken, and equally a big pain to fix, who in their right mind would satisfactorily wrap it with masking tape for the next 20 years?
On the other hand, here is what you would find if you researched further into the actual causes of Postpartum Depression:
“Postpartum Depression is considered to be a normal part of new motherhood-probably caused by the hormonal changes that occur following birth. If you have them, there is no cause for undue worry.”
Other articles say:
“Postpartum Depression Causes
No specific cause of postpartum depression has been found.
Hormone imbalance is thought to play a role.
Levels of the hormones estrogen, progesterone, and cortical fall dramatically within 48 hours after delivery.
Women who go on to develop postpartum depression may be more sensitive to these hormonal changes.”
If you ask a doctor whether there are any test to measure the patient’s dopamine, serotonin and neurotransmitters, you are going to be gravely disappointed - which throws out the whole chemical imbalance theory.
The next time you hear someone spout off ridiculous mental disorders like “James has ADD”, or “Mary has Bipolar”, or “Betty has Postpartum Depression”, find out what actually these “so called disorders” are minus the symptoms - get down to the crux. You’re going to find miraculously that somehow the symptoms of these “supposed diseases” have become “The Illness”, where the symptoms are being treated. This lacks any real credible evidence of an actual cause or source. Anyone can identify symptoms- “Johny has a runny nose, so he must have a cold”.
So, in short, people each year are diagnosed with Postpartum Depression, along with a myriad of other mental disorders, over a supposition and a theory that remains unproven (no blood or forensic test). These so called Mental Disorders are actually symptoms and are being treated by high powered mind alter medication.
These people are diagnosed based on symptoms alone. But, as they admit, the pseudo-science of Psychiatry remains a hit and miss complication of life.
How many more people will be put onto drugs and subsequently die before these charlatans are put behind bars!?!?
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