Testimonials
Supporting Foundation President Writes...
"We believe BEBA's work facilitates deep healing and profound transformation in children and families, and thus contributes to peace in the world. We value this work and feel honored to support BEBA."
Parents Write About the Family Clinic...
"Our connection to BEBA has provided critical insight into communication with our son. We are able to slow down and tune in to the incredible and articulate things that he regularly conveys. Our increased sensitivity to him makes him happier and more willing to open up to us and to the world around him."
"It's not easy making a commitment to anything, but BEBA is completely worth it. It's an important part of the reason that my son and I have such a firm foundation and are so wonderfully close. I would not have made it through pregnancy, birthing or my son's infancy the way I did without the support I received at BEBA... In BEBA, my son learned how to face adversity slowly and fluidly. He learned how to find the edge of his grief, anger or fear, back away, and then approach it again until he could finally work through it."
"It totally amazed me in BEBA sessions when our son would replay scenes from his birth. He would be on the floor, pushing against a facilitator with his feet, come through her arms, work along the floor, then climb up my belly - you could see exactly what he was doing, when he got hurt, angry or scared, and where he felt stuck or frightened in the birth process. It was pretty incredible!"
"Our son was in the hospital for a year after he was born and spent three years on oxygen. His perception and memory was that we had left him. When he was four, he cried inconsolably saying, "Why did you leave me? I was afraid when you left me." We just had no idea how to work on that until we came to BEBA. Our experience with BEBA transformed us as a family. It gave us the opportunity to heal in a special, caring environment."
"BEBA is not just for people who feel their baby had a hard birth or surgery or some other trauma. It's a gift that my family is grateful to have experienced. I hope everyone has the opportunity to know what BEBA offers... BEBA has strengthened the bond between my husband and myself. We understand each other's needs better and really listen to and acknowledge the other's feelings."
"People say that we chose our parents and that we are born to parens whohelp us work through our karmic lessons. I never thought of it the other way around... the our children show us parents what is out of balance in us.
We came to BEBA because one of our 8-month-old twin babies was waking up throughout the night and crying. I was exhausted and trying so hard to be a good mom. My husband would get irritated and impatient, which made me upset. During the day we were both skilled at keeping them entertained, and side-tracked them if they fussed or cried. Michael and I would hold them, bounce them, play with them... whatever it took. Michael was getting frustrated that we weren't getting sleep at night and was insisting that we just let him cry it out in his crib. I refused to do that because it didn't seem right, so after seeking out many opinions, I finally called BEBA.
Our goal was to settle down our one son and get him happy. Our sessions were quite eye-opening and each time we learned so much about ourselves and the babies. Our one son was not acting up, rather, I realized he was expressing frustrations that were being suppressed in him... as well as the anger and helplessness my husband and I were suppressing.
Michael and I always had a great relationship, however there was one area that was less than perfect. Michael is a very humorous guy and uncomfortable with his anger and with my expressing mine. I have always been comfortable with my own anger, but learned to divert it with Michael with his humor. I had no idea that it had affected us so strongly until we worked with BEBA on what was bothering our son."
To make a long story short, BEBA has helped us become aware of how our family was disfunctioning and how important it is for each and every one of us to be allowed to feel our feelings and express them with loving support... without judgement or blame. I feel that I have so much more ease within myself and about being with my children when they cry or rage. Michael no longer tries to make them laugh then they really need to cry, nor do either of us get freaked out when they cry or rage. He also allows me to do the same. We hold each other and give each other the same support that we now give our children. As a result, we feel closer to each other and the babies are more relaxed and happy."
Building Bonds With BEBA
Read Building Bonds With BEBA, an article telling the touching story of one BEBA family's experiences at the BEBA clinic, as told in the mother's own words.
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