Being with Newborns: An Introduction to Somatotropic Therapy® Attention to the Newborn: Healing Betrayal, New Hope for Prevention of Violence

Being with Newborns represents the essence of the lifework of Ray Castellino (1991,1995), a pioneer and innovator in the realm of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology. Written in 1996, he introduces Somatotropic Therapy®, which expands cognitive and emotive therapies to include the body—the soma—in the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of prenatal and perinatal trauma. Origins of shock and trauma in the bodies of neonates are identified as well as characteristics exhibited by those infants imprinted by overwhelming events. Therapeutic interventions are suggested for treating these imprints, and seven steps are outlined to heal the thoughts, feelings, and sensations of betrayal. This paradigm shift holds the key to healthier individuals, families, and society at large.