As a trauma therapist, I’ve heard numerous stories about the messages people received in childhood that made them feel unimportant. Whether it was a sibling who demanded all of your parents’ time and energy, leaving little for you, or parents …
Things That Prevent Us From Talking About Birth Trauma
In research into traumatic birthing experiences, they found that “Women attribute their traumatic childbirth experience primarily to lack and/or loss of control, issues of communication, and practical/emotional support. They believe that in many cases, their trauma could have been reduced …
Healing Birth Trauma
I was so moved by how many of you shared your stories of traumatic births with me earlier in the week. Birth trauma might sound like this: I wish we were talking about this more. So – how do we …
Birth Trauma
*Trigger warning for this one* It was difficult for me to speak about my birth trauma for a long time for a few reasons. Firstly, it felt ungrateful to acknowledge it. I had a baby. Who was I to complain …