**5. Final comments**

The transition to motherhood has a powerful effect on the psyche of the mother, fostering an awareness of opposites and integration of the personality leading toward individuation via the mother archetype. By using the vehicle of the Snow White fairy tale in this instance, the client has demonstrated a capacity to use and adapt myth and mythologems to serve the needs of her inner dynamic processes in relation to mothering. In doing so, it is proposed and confirmed that GIM can support and assist with this process and that the GIM therapist can use knowledge of archetypal material such as fairy tales to encourage and support clients in their transition to motherhood, leading to associated benefits for both the mother and their child.
