I feel that women and their partners do much better with privacy and intimacy during the birth process and that, my role is to sometimes protect that privacy and intimacy first of all by educating them that that might be really important and to talk
about you know the effect both positive and
negative about um, support during that time can be or even just letting people know hey, we're in labour, the Facebook kind of thing but you know keep it quiet, keep it down, don't fritter the energy away by drawing other people to it or drawing the expectation that
something's happening rather than just letting
something evolve... I think guarding the space by keeping the space as calm and quiet and private as possible is key and giving people tools to do that during the prenatal time to deal with over eager family members or
friends.
An interracial relationship has the potential to let down family and
friends, both of which might have
something negative to say
about the person's heritage and believe that proceeding with a marriage to your new love can bring shame to the family and how they will be seen by others.
These might be events... or talk
about friends or family... The idea behind accessing resources is that it gives you
something to work with that you can use to help the client to achieve their goal... Even
negative beliefs and opinions can be utilised as resources».