Happy Mother’s Day!
Motherhood is a most rewarding and significant job. We form the next generation. We give birth to them and train them to jump-start fulfilling, robust adult lives. At times, a mom can feel overwhelmed.
In between today’s flowers, phone calls, brunches and presents, let’s lean into a mom’s emotional, mental and hormonal needs to keep her on top of her game.
Before I get into our Mother’s Toolkit list, let me remind you of this: As with all our homeopathic medicines, we would use them according to the suggested frequency until we are very much better. In other words, we observe, observe, observe while employing homeopathic remedies. When our complaint has diminished to the point that it is no longer uppermost in our minds, that’s very much better. It’s time to halt the medicine.
If the condition recurs, we’ll know what worked before and can simply restart the same medicine.
Alternatively, if we utilize a homeopathic remedy and observe no improvement whatsoever — not even a sliver of improvement in areas that I call satellite conditions — then we would also halt the remedy and pivot to another appropriate medicine.
As always, there is more than one way to iron a shirt with homeopathy. When one medicine doesn’t act, we find the next one to try by scouring our repertory. (Students in The Academy of Practical Homeopathy® use Robin Murphy’s MetaRepertory, Fourth Edition.)
1. Sepia
First and foremost, moms need Sepia 200 in their toolkits. However, we don’t simply turn to Sepia because we’re overwhelmed. We only use it under specific circumstances with certain symptoms, such as PMS, extreme irritability or depression.
Sepia is appropriate for many female conditions, most notably when the hormones are off kilter. Maybe Mom just had a baby. Maybe the mom in need of Sepia feels as though she would like to neglect her household duties (and maybe even her family).
Sepia 200C would generally be utilized once every three days until the ship is righted (Mom feels very much better).
Consider keeping Sepia 200 by the bedside because it correlates well with our reproductive system.
2. Ignatia amara
Overwhelmed and irritable, but weepy? It doesn’t feel hormonal; it's not related to the menses. It's not related to the relationships with the husband or the children. “There’s just too much on my plate, and I'm overwhelmed.”
That, my friends, is a call for Ignatia amara 200C, twice daily for a few days, until the light at the end of Mom’s busy workday tunnel no longer resembles an oncoming train.
Keep Ignatia in the kitchen, where many moms find themselves when they begin to feel overwhelmed.
3. Kali phosphoricum
What do we do for the mom who takes on too much intellectual work?
For instance, what if Mom is studying for something or keeping the books for the family business? What if she’s doing so much intellectual work (while already fatigued from being a mom) that her brain feels like it's going to explode?
That's Kali phos 6X, twice daily, until very much better.
That's a good one to keep on the desk, so it’s right there when the work seems insurmountable, and the intellect starts to sputter.
4. Aurum metallicum
Many moms feel overwhelmed, yet some may fall headlong into depression. Frank depression. Deep depression.
Loss of interest in the family and activities that previously made Mom happy is an indicator that true depression has set in.
But fear not. Aurum metallicum 200C, generally employed once every three days, has historically been shown to bring Mom back to center.
A great place for Aurum is in the handkerchief drawer. When Mom reaches for something to wipe her tears, she’ll be reminded of the Aurum and can get back on the road to feeling better.
5. Phosphoric acid
Also known as Phosphoricum acidum, this medicine has everything to do with great fatigue from having used synthetic drugs of commerce recently. For instance, if Mom just had surgery, of course, she had drugs (anesthesia, at the very least). If Mom had a urinary tract infection, a conventional doctor might have prescribed antibiotics.
Now, instead of tackling the tasks at hand, Mom might say, “I've had it with everything. Everybody, leave me alone. I just want to watch a movie.”
No matter the pharmaceutical offender, if Mom has felt fatigued ever since taking that drug, she ought to consider Phosphoric acid 200C, every other day, until the ennui melts away.
Maybe keep Phosphoric acid tucked under a pillow on the sofa. After all, with heavy fatigue, the sofa is often where we find ourselves; we take to our fainting couch.
6. Cocculus
Moms are often pulled in several directions simultaneously. It goes with the territory. These days, moms might find themselves part of the growing sandwich generation — caring for babies while also caring for aging parents. This is a unique type of overwhelm.
Most often, Cocculus indicus 30C, twice daily, until very much better, should be the ticket.
So, let’s put Cocculus by the bedside of the person Mom is caring for. If it's the baby who is sick, the Cocculus should be by the crib. If it’s the grandmother whom Mom is taking care of, then put it by Grandma’s sickbed. Whether it's Dad who Mom’s caring for or even the family dog … the little tube of Cocculus should be in the same room as whoever it is Mom’s caring for. That’s where she’ll need it most.
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Thank you, Joette! I am indeed feeling overwhelmed this Mother’s Day and appreciate all you share with us. Happy Mother’s Day to you as well!
Is sepia 200 safe to take e3d if pregnant? (I’m 7months along also taking pulsatilla 1d)
Sepia is a homeopathic about which we caution pregnant women. That is unless its prescribed by a seasoned homeopath who knows your case..
Happy Mother’s Day and thank you for all the wonderful work you do.
Thank you
Loved your feminopathy course!
Say, what would you take on a cruise in case of hantavirus? Not that I’ll be cruising, but I travel lots, so maybe it’s something to add to the kit I got from you. Thanks for all you do!
Using the symptoms consider COldCAlm from Boiron, Aconitum 200 mixed with Bryonia 30 and your kit should the symptoms be noteworthy.
My take on it is that’s a lot of media and pharma bark and no reality bite.
This is excellent! I especially appreciate the definition for “very much better” and the suggestions about where to keep the various remedies as handy reminders!
Thank you, Joette, for consistently sharing your wisdom with us!
Does homeopathy work for new (to the US) diseases such as Chikungunya? Rodent-borne plague? What about Valley Fever — Valley fever, aka coccidioidomycosis, a lung infection caused by the fungus Coccidioides? I’d take your best guesses, too.
For some of the diseases, I was thinking that the Banerji family must have extensive experience with similar diseases, if not the exact diseases. The whole range of mosquito borne diseases are of great interest since my patients and I all spend a lot of time outdoors.
What about an eBook on the topic? Glad to pay!
With thanks for all you share!