Fetal Origins

By

Stephanie Mines, Ph.D.

 

When Annie Murphy Paul was pregnant with her second child she used her scientific curiosity and her writer’s drive to investigate the answers to the questions that frequently plague pregnant women such as how does my emotional life impact my baby; what about endocrine disruptors; how much fish should I eat; how much weight can I gain; how do the dynamics in my family communicate to my baby; what is post-partum depression really about? This magazine journalist who has written for the New York Times Magazine and who appears in The Best American Science Writing didn’t just read books to find answers. She went right to the researchers themselves. She also explored her own experience in her pregnancy with alert intelligence and unwavering depth. The result of her inquiries, both external and internal, is her book ORIGINS: How the Nine Months before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives (Free Press, 2010).

Those of us who have been investigating the world of fetal origins for decades don’t think of this as a new topic but most of the rest of the world does and Annie Murphy Paul speaks eloquently and intimately to that larger audience. She boldly predicts that “one day the medical care of children and adults will be tailored to the conditions they experienced before birth.” Annie Murphy Paul awakens the awareness of the stunning concept of the prenatal origins of health in the minds of the general public. Though what she is saying is what I have been saying for years, I celebrate the moment her book came into the world. She is heard by people I cannot reach. I want everyone to read this book! Please read it and recommend it to others.

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HOLLY JONES, PT ~ TARA APPROACH CERTIFIED FOUNDATIONS PRACTITIONER IN OKLAHOMA

Holly Jones, PT is a 1990 graduate of the University of Kentucky's physical therapy program. She specializes in integrated manual therapy and is in her tenth year of private practice in Oklahoma.  She has blended the TARA Approach with manual therapy for the past six years. She feels this integration allows her to uncover key musculoskeletal and emotional areas simultaneously, promoting maximal healing potential.  In addition, Holly has an expertise in the evaluation and treatment of pelvic floor disorders and is an APTA Section of Women's Health member.  As a certified animal massage therapist, she also integrates manual therapy and the TARA Approach in the treatment of small animals.

Jones Physical Therapy 
3317 E. Memorial
Suite 104
Edmond, Oklahoma 73013

 Phone:  405-475-7080

Fax:  405-475-5033

“Holly Jones is a perfect manifestation of what I believe is possible when you combine the skills of sequenced manual therapy and the TARA Approach. Because physical therapists cultivate acute awareness in their hands and because they are palpating connective tissue with great frequency on a daily basis, they are in a perfect position to decode cellular memory. Holly has chosen to maximize this opportunity. She sees her patients with her eyes, her heart and her hands “ ~ Stephanie Mines, Ph.D.