Silence: Communication Beyond Language

This episode unpacks the role of silence in the birth space. REFERENCES: Buckley, Sarah. Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor’s Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early Parenting Choices Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, 2009. Patterson, Adam. “Wittgenstein's Silence.” New Narrative. 19 June 2013, https://www.new-narrative.com/2013/06/19/wittgensteins-silence/. Vlăduțescu, Ștefan. "Communication of Silence at Ludwig Wittgenstein: Linguistic Silence." International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences 16 (2014): 81-86.

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Birth worker Sara Pixton draws on her backgrounds in applied linguistics and social work to explore the power of words during the childbearing season and how we can all come together to better care for and honor those who give birth.