We are never too young or old for the need for the nurturing of being seen, heard, touched, valued and included. When we honor the wholeness of our baby s spirit as their body is conceived and as they are nurtured in the womb and birthed; when we treat them with love and respect and include them as whole, sentient beings that are learning intensely about life and communicating with us from the beginning; and, when we appreciate their conception, womb life and birth as their unique sacred journey into human life, we can compensate when everything doesn t go well, when life happens. When we nurture the wholeness, the goodness, truth and beauty of our baby s spirit and human self, we also heal ourselves. Dr. Wendy Anne McCarty