Figure 1. Human figure drawing: The human figure drawing was treated as a window into self representation. Specific features in human figure drawings, including omissions or constrained expressiveness, are traditionally discussed in relation to insecurity, perceived inadequacy, and vulnerability, though such indicators are non specific and must be interpreted in context (Hammer, 1991; Machover, 1949). In this case, the human figure material was considered broadly consistent with reported feelings of impotence and constraint in relation to the life project of gestation. The omission/“amputation” of the feet may be interpreted as a symbolic representation of an absence or loss of the bodily capacity required to gestate one’s own child.