by Marion Rose | May 4, 2022 | Conditioning, Consciousness, Disconnected Domination Culture (DDC), Language
I have LOVED this series on language. I could say lots more (a whole book!), AND this is the last post for now! Phrases I don’t say to children (or any aged person) “You have to” “You’re not allowed” “You should”...
by Marion Rose | May 4, 2022 | Conditioning, Consciousness, Disconnected Domination Culture (DDC), Language
As my language series comes to an end, I’m finishing with a couple of very short posts. In birthing, some of the words I don’t say are: ‘due date’ ‘contraction’ ‘labour’ ‘caught the baby’. These words can deeply affect how a...
by Marion Rose | May 4, 2022 | Conditioning, Consciousness, Disconnected Domination Culture (DDC), Language
“I feel like” is spoken so often nowadays. Do you notice yourself saying it? Do you hear it a lot in the language of others? I’m passionate about language for many reasons, and one of those is that what we say has profound effects on: which part of ourselves we are...
by Marion Rose | May 4, 2022 | Conditioning, Consciousness, Disconnected Domination Culture (DDC), Language
You might have noticed how much I choose to think, write and speak particular words and not others! In this post, I’m going to share why I do this, and why this compassionate awareness and choice with words is a part of The Marion Method. Words have a powerful effect...
by Marion Rose | May 4, 2022 | Colonised, Conditioning, Consciousness, Disconnected Domination Culture (DDC), Language
I am writing this article from the Marion Method perspective, rather than as an Aware Parenting instructor. As a preface, if you really resonate with the word ‘regulation’ to refer to emotions or feelings, I support and value your experience and choice. Each of us has...
by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Aware Parenting, Baby carrying and carriers, Colonised, Conditioning, Crying, Culture, Decolonisation
I wrote this in 2021 and feel called to share it with you now! I wonder if you’ve read The Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff? I read it in 1992, and it was a big turning point in my understanding of the disconnected domination culture. I was doing my Ph.D. at the...
