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Anyone who wants to know Hahnemann’s work should have unfettered access to it and guidance in understanding it. I am actively working on uploading many of his works under resources: articles by others, and I write on these different topics as I study them myself. Grab a cup of something warm and cozy and come study with me <3.

May you find something helpful

-B

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Is your lifestyle causing constipation?
Philosophy, Wellness Brittany Harris Philosophy, Wellness Brittany Harris

Is your lifestyle causing constipation?

Probably not. For whatever reason, constipation seems to be the thing patients often tell me is “only” due to their lifestyle. And true, for stuff to be moving regularly, you need adequate fiber, water and exercise. But most people I meet are doing these things and still suffering - this is what is considered a “dynamic disturbance” in homeopathy.

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What is a repertory
Repertories Brittany Harris Repertories Brittany Harris

What is a repertory

Repertories allow us to quickly find a remedy that matches our patient’s complaints. But they are only approximations of materia medicas, they don’t on their own tell us which remedy to prescribe.

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Healing Postpartum Perineal Trauma
Acute Care Brittany Harris Acute Care Brittany Harris

Healing Postpartum Perineal Trauma

There is one remedy that far surpasses others when it comes to healing the trauma to the perineum after labor, whether or not the delivery was unassisted, or if forceps, vacuum extraction, or an episiotomy was used.

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Treating Mastitis with Homeopathy
Acute Care Brittany Harris Acute Care Brittany Harris

Treating Mastitis with Homeopathy

Mastitis is awful - like being hit by a mack truck. It usually hits newly postpartum women, who also have a little babe to take care of. Homeopathy, thankfully can offer speedy relief so you can get back to taking care of your little one.

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Symptoms that are Perceptible to the Senses
Organon, Philosophy, Repertories Brittany Harris Organon, Philosophy, Repertories Brittany Harris

Symptoms that are Perceptible to the Senses

In aphorism 6 (and his essay, the Medical Observer), Hahnemann details that we need to only include symptoms that are perceptible to the senses in our list of symptoms. In other words, when compiling a list of symptoms that need to be cured by a remedy, we should not include things like “needs grounding”, or “likes security”. Rather, we include only things that are factual, or able to be touched, seen, smelled, heard or tasted. These classic five senses can also include proprioception (your ability to balance or tell where you are in space), which is sometimes lumped in with touch. 

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Are we treating the root cause?
Philosophy Brittany Harris Philosophy Brittany Harris

Are we treating the root cause?

Just as pulling a plant out by the root will make sure it doesn’t come back, removing the cause of disease will theoretically make sure the disease never returns. But how can we ever know what this root “cause” is? And if we can never truly define it, we can never truly treat it.

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Does cold hurt in the long run and coffee make you tired? primary and secondary effects of medicines
Remedies, Philosophy Brittany Harris Remedies, Philosophy Brittany Harris

Does cold hurt in the long run and coffee make you tired? primary and secondary effects of medicines

Hahnemann believed that in homeopathy, you should only prescribe based on the primary effects of medicines. The primary effects of coffee are to increase your energy and mood. Would you ever say that coffee causes sleepiness and depression? No. Opium’s primary effects are to remove pain and make you sleepy (among others). Would you ever casually say that opium makes you more awake and makes you feel more pain? No. You might say that in the long run coffee makes you tired and opium increases pain, which is how we colloquially talk about secondary effects of medicines, but we wouldn’t say coffee primarily depresses you or makes you tired.

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Tips for treating during the early postpartum and newborn phases of life
Acute Care Brittany Harris Acute Care Brittany Harris

Tips for treating during the early postpartum and newborn phases of life

When you are in the very real throes of early postpartum (whether you are treating yourself, your newborn, or you are visiting a professional), getting an accurate idea of what’s going on is very difficult. You are sleep-deprived, overwhelmed with care, and therefore remembering what happened one day to the next is practically impossible.

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Homeopathy and the early postpartum period: a series
Acute Care Brittany Harris Acute Care Brittany Harris

Homeopathy and the early postpartum period: a series

My postpartum experience was very surprising. I thought that my extensive preparations for labor meant that my postpartum experience would be ok. Maybe that seems silly in retrospect as they aren’t totally related, but it’s what I thought at the time. And true, thanks to all the preparation I did and a good dose of luck, I had a vaginal delivery like I wanted, emotionally I felt supported and had lots of help through the labor and early postpartum and no interventions were used on me or my baby. But still, I felt like postpartum chewed me up and spat me back out in a shockingly violent fashion.

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Giving Babies Homeopathic Medicine
Remedies Brittany Harris Remedies Brittany Harris

Giving Babies Homeopathic Medicine

Homeopathy is a god-send for many parents. It works beautifully for things like colic, digestive difficulties, eczema, cradle cap, discomfort during teething and more. But giving babies homeopathic remedies requires some special attention.

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