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Birth trauma is the dark and sometimes scary side of pregnancy & postpartum that no one wants to talk about. But, we're here to change that! I'm Kayleigh, a licensed therapist and birth trauma survivor, determined to bring birth trauma out of the shadows and into the light. When we talk about birth trauma, we take away its power and leave space for healing. Your birth trauma does not need to “happen for a reason." Birth trauma sucks and it’s okay to admit that. Join us as we navigate what it means to heal from birth trauma. You’ll hear from experts in the field as well as others who have experienced birth trauma. Storytelling and education are keys to raising awareness and better understanding how we heal trauma. We don’t do toxic positivity in this space, but you’ll definitely hear some dark humor. You’ll laugh and you’ll cry, but, most importantly, you’ll learn that you’re not alone and that healing is possible. Birth trauma is bullish*it, but your healing is not.
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Ep. 181: Perinatal PTSD and the Black Maternal Experience
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Jul 14, 2025 |
Ep. 180: Sepsis, & an ICU/NICU Stay feat. Alyssa
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Jul 11, 2025 |
Ep. 179: Six Years Out
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Jul 08, 2025 |
Ep. 178: Pregnancy Trauma, Mono-Mono Twins, & a NICU Stay feat. Ashley
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Jul 03, 2025 |
Ep. 177: Q&A: Birth Trauma Anniversaries
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Jul 01, 2025 |
Ep. 176: Cholestasis, SVT, & a Healing Subsequent Birth feat. Sabryna
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Jun 26, 2025 |
Ep. 175: A Silent Sisterhood: Surviving Birth Trauma & Finding Your Voice with Kobe Campbell
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Jun 25, 2025 |
Ep. 174: Shoulder Dystocia, 3rd Degree Tear, & Feeling Dismissed feat. Lauren
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Jun 19, 2025 |
Ep. 173: Still My Son: Advocacy, Loss & Prevention with Ana Lepe Vick
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Jun 17, 2025 |
Ep. 172: A Partner's Perspective: AFE & an ICU Stay feat. Francine & Matt
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Jun 13, 2025 |
Ep. 171: Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
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Jun 10, 2025 |
Ep. 170: Preeclampsia, Hemorrhage, & a NICU Stay as Queer Parents feat. Alejandra
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Jun 05, 2025 |
Ep. 169: Preparing For Medical Procedures After Trauma
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Jun 03, 2025 |
Ep. 168: Postpartum Preeclampsia & A NICU Stay Miles Apart feat. Arianne
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May 22, 2025 |
Ep. 167: Mom Rage Isn't A Meltdown, It's A Message
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May 20, 2025 |
Ep. 166: 4th Degree Tear, Rectovaginal Fistula, & Ongoing Recovery feat. Scarlett
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May 16, 2025 |
Ep. 165: Delayed Bonding After Birth Trauma
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May 13, 2025 |
Ep. 164: Through The Eyes Of A Nurse: A Stillbirth That Changed Everything feat. Allison
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May 08, 2025 |
Ep. 163: Not Ungrateful, Just Traumatized
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May 06, 2025 |
Ep. 162: IVF, Preeclampsia & a Failed Spinal Block with a NICU Stay feat. Megan
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May 01, 2025 |
Ep. 161: Pregnancy, Trauma, & The Body You're Left With
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Apr 29, 2025 |
Ep. 160: Sexual Trauma, Dehumanization, & PTSD Recovery feat. Jocelyn
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Apr 24, 2025 |
Ep. 159: Pregnancy After Sexual Assault & Navigating The Medical System feat. Mandy
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Apr 17, 2025 |
Ep. 158: Sexual Trauma & Perinatal Trauma: Understanding the Impact
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Apr 15, 2025 |
Ep. 157: HIE, Postpartum Hemorrhage, & NICU Loss feat. Priya
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Apr 10, 2025 |
Ep. 158: C-Sections & Birth Trauma - Not One Size Fits All
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Apr 07, 2025 |
Ep. 156: C-Section Recovery & Birth Trauma
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Apr 01, 2025 |
Ep. 155: When an ICU Nurse has an AFE feat. Jenna
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Mar 27, 2025 |
Ep. 154: Honoring AFE Awareness Day: Understanding Amniotic Fluid Embolism
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Mar 25, 2025 |
Ep. 153: Low Platelets, Two Traumatic Births, & Giving Birth Alone feat. Courtney
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Mar 20, 2025 |
Ep. 152: Finding the Right Therapist
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Mar 18, 2025 |
Ep. 151: Anesthesia & Birth Trauma: Ineffective Pain Relief
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Mar 11, 2025 |
Ep. 150: Inadequate Pain Management & Invalidating Debriefs feat. Joni
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Mar 06, 2025 |
Ep. 149: Litigation After Birth Trauma: Understanding the Process
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Mar 03, 2025 |
Ep. 148: Deployment, NICU stay, NEC, & 23 Years of Healing feat. Kris
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Feb 28, 2025 |
Ep. 147: Mini Series: Navigating Medical Appointments After Birth Trauma
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Feb 24, 2025 |
Ep. 146: Compounding Complications feat. Hannah
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Feb 20, 2025 |
Ep. 145: Providers Are Human: Understanding & Supporting Provider Trauma
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Feb 17, 2025 |
Ep. 144: NICU Loss, Subsequent Birth & the Deafening Silence of Grief feat. Nandi
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Feb 13, 2025 |
Ep. 143: Sex & Intimacy After Birth Trauma
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Feb 10, 2025 |
Ep. 142: Emergency Cerclage, Bedrest and a NICU Journey feat. Staci
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Jan 30, 2025 |
Ep. 141: Adoption and Perinatal Trauma
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Jan 27, 2025 |
Ep.140: HIE, a NICU Journey, & a Subsequent Birth feat. Sarah
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Jan 23, 2025 |
Ep. 139: Let's Talk PPCM
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Jan 20, 2025 |
Ep. 138: Empathy Doesn’t Require Experience: How Child-free Friends Can Offer Support
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Jan 13, 2025 |
Ep. 137: AFE? HELLP?: An Uncertain Diagnosis with ICU & NICU Stay feat. Julia
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Jan 09, 2025 |
Ep. 136: The Grief & Joy of an Only Child After Birth Trauma
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Jan 07, 2025 |
Ep. 135: Revisiting Erica's Story
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Dec 19, 2024 |
Ep. 134: When Therapists Cause Harm
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Dec 16, 2024 |
Ep. 133: aHUS & Extended ICU Stay feat. Alex
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Dec 12, 2024 |
Ep. 132: Birth Trauma & Chronic Pain
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Dec 09, 2024 |
Ep. 131: A Birth Experience in Isolation feat. Brittney
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Dec 05, 2024 |
Ep. 130: Hormones After Hysterectomy: What's the Deal?
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Dec 02, 2024 |
Ep. 129: Navigating the Holidays After Birth Trauma
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Nov 25, 2024 |
Ep. 128: Cord Prolapse & Subsequent VBAC feat. Libby
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Nov 21, 2024 |
Ep. 127: Nuance in Birth Education
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Nov 18, 2024 |
Ep. 126: Three Births, Three Traumas feat. Sarah
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Nov 15, 2024 |
Ep. 125: Health Anxiety After NICU
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Nov 11, 2024 |
Ep. 124: TFMR and Reproductive Rights feat. Kayla
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Nov 04, 2024 |
Ep. 123: Evidence Based Birth
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Oct 28, 2024 |
Ep. 122: Hemorrhage, Uterine Inversion, & an ICU Stay feat. Kate
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Oct 24, 2024 |
Ep. 121: Mini Series - Medical Records and Debriefs
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Oct 21, 2024 |
Ep. 120: IVF, Postpartum Readmissions, & PPCM feat. Lynn
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Oct 17, 2024 |
Ep. 119: OCD & Perinatal Trauma
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Oct 14, 2024 |
Ep. 118: C-Section Under GA and Two Redemptive Subsequent Births feat. Megan
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Oct 10, 2024 |
Ep. 117: The Anxiety of Motherhood
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Oct 07, 2024 |
Ep. 116: A Blissful Pregnancy Ending in a Chaotic Forceps Delivery
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Oct 03, 2024 |
Ep. 115: Mini Series: Finding A New OBGYN After Birth Trauma
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Sep 30, 2024 |
Ep. 114: Impella, ECMO, & The Tumor That Started It All feat. Jess
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Sep 26, 2024 |
Ep. 113: One and Won: The Joy of An Only Child
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Sep 24, 2024 |
Ep. 112: High-Risk Pregnancy, Induction, & Poor Quality of Care feat. Rachel
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Sep 19, 2024 |
Ep. 111: Child Life: A Hospital Lifeline
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Sep 16, 2024 |
Ep. 110: ICU Delirium: Sedation ≠ Sleep
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Sep 09, 2024 |
Ep. 109: Making Birth Better
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Jul 15, 2024 |
Ep. 108: Vasa Previa, NICU, & Isolated Antepartum Stay feat. Sami
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Jul 11, 2024 |
Ep. 107: Parenting After Birth Trauma
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Jul 08, 2024 |
Ep. 106: Two Traumas: NICU & TFMR feat. Erika
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Jun 27, 2024 |
Ep. 105: Birth Trauma & TFMR Support
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Jun 24, 2024 |
Ep. 104: Induction, NICU Stay, & HELLP feat. Stephanie
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Jun 19, 2024 |
Ep. 103: Couples Therapy & Birth Trauma
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Jun 17, 2024 |
Ep. 102: Q&A: Partner Trauma
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Jun 12, 2024 |
Ep. 100: C-Section Under GA, DIC, & Possible AFE feat. Allie
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Jun 06, 2024 |
Ep. 101: A Partner's Perspective: Steve's Story
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Jun 06, 2024 |
Ep. 99: Culture Change (and Peanut Balls) in Perinatal Nursing
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Jun 03, 2024 |
Ep. 98: Identical Triplets & Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage feat. Kate
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May 21, 2024 |
Ep. 97: Patient Experience as a Safety Measure
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May 20, 2024 |
Ep. 96: Guillain-Barré Syndrome feat. Brittany
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May 14, 2024 |
Ep. 95: The Invisible Load of Motherhood
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May 13, 2024 |
Ep. 94: Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Chronic Pain & Managing Guilt feat. Claire
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May 07, 2024 |
Ep. 93: L&D Nursing: Preventing & Mitigating Birth Trauma
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May 06, 2024 |
Ep. 92: TFMR and Reproductive Rights feat. Kayla
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May 02, 2024 |
Ep. 91: The Unexpected with Emily Oster
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Apr 28, 2024 |
Ep. 90: Forceps Delivery, 4th Degree Tear, & Pelvic Floor PT feat. Lakshmi
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Apr 24, 2024 |
Ep. 89: The Trauma of Infertility
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Apr 22, 2024 |
Ep. 88: The Impact of Postpartum Psychosis feat. Kiersten
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Apr 18, 2024 |
Ep. 87: SOLACE Foundation: Hope After OASIS (Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury)
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Apr 16, 2024 |
Ep. 86: Unexpected C-Section, Missed Moments, & Medical Neglect feat. Katie
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Apr 10, 2024 |
Ep. 85: C-Sections and Birth Trauma: Not One Size Fits All
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Apr 09, 2024 |
Ep. 84: CHD Diagnosis, Cath-Lab C-Section, & Infant Loss feat. Carlee
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Apr 02, 2024 |
Ep. 83: AFE: A Provider's Perspective with Dr. Saberin
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Mar 27, 2024 |
Ep. 82: Wildfire, a Nurses Strike, & a Traumatic Birth feat. Annie
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Mar 21, 2024 |
Ep. 81: L&D Standard of Care and Evolving Practices
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Mar 19, 2024 |
Ep. 80: Home Birth Turned C-Section feat. Andrea
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Mar 12, 2024 |
Ep. 79: Friendship After Birth Trauma
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Mar 11, 2024 |
Ep. 78: Supporting a Friend After Birth Trauma
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Mar 04, 2024 |
Ep. 77: Endometriosis, Emergency Hysterectomy, & Tachycardia feat. Kayla
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Feb 28, 2024 |
Ep. 76: Mental Health & Birth Trauma with Amanda E. White
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Feb 26, 2024 |
Ep. 75: Uterine Artery Pseudo-Aneurysm & Emergency Hysterectomy feat. Alpha
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Feb 22, 2024 |
Ep. 74: Postpartum Anxiety and Birth Trauma
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Feb 19, 2024 |
Ep. 73: Twin Pregnancy & Severe Hemorrhage in the UK feat. Megan
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Feb 14, 2024 |
Ep. 72: The Miscarriage Doula
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Feb 12, 2024 |
Ep. 71: Back to Back Gestational Hypertension, Preeclampsia, and C-Section feat. Alisa
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Feb 08, 2024 |
Ep. 70: Birth Trauma & Its Subjectivity Part 2
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Feb 05, 2024 |
Ep. 69: Type 1 Diabetes, Preeclampsia & Microvascular Angina feat. Valerie
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Feb 01, 2024 |
Ep. 68: Birth Trauma & Its Subjectivity Part 1
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Jan 29, 2024 |
Ep. 67: Uterine Atony, Severe Hemmohrage, and Dialysis feat. Hannah
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Jan 25, 2024 |
Ep. 66: Jen Hamilton: Birth Trauma & The L&D Nurse
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Jan 22, 2024 |
Ep. 65: A New Year: Reflecting on 2023
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Jan 18, 2024 |
Ep. 64: Navigating The Holidays After Birth Trauma
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Nov 29, 2023 |
Ep. 63: Compounding Complications feat. Hannah
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Nov 27, 2023 |
Ep. 62: A Hope for Patient-Centered Collaborative Care with Dr. Nicole Rankins
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Nov 16, 2023 |
Ep. 61: Splenic Artery Aneurysm Rupture feat. Nicolette
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Nov 11, 2023 |
Ep. 60: Community Building in Motherhood
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Nov 08, 2023 |
Ep. 59: Part 2: Accreta, Cesarean Hysterectomy & Postpartum Ileus feat. Tracy
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Nov 06, 2023 |
Ep. 58: Hope For HIE
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Oct 31, 2023 |
Ep. 57: Part 1: Stillbirth, Medical Trauma, & Secondary Infertility feat. Tracy
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Oct 30, 2023 |
Ep. 56: Trying Softer After Perinatal Trauma with Aundi Kolber
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Oct 24, 2023 |
Ep. 55: Miscarraige, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Preeclampsia, & Obstetric Violence feat. Hannah
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Oct 22, 2023 |
Ep. 54: Using Your Voice: Advocacy After Birth Trauma with Momma's Voices
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Oct 17, 2023 |
Ep. 53: Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome, Fetal Surgery, And Enduring the Loss of a Twin feat. Bailee
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Oct 16, 2023 |
Ep. 52: Treating Perinatal Trauma: A Candid Conversation
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Oct 11, 2023 |
Ep. 51: Placental Abruption, Neonatal Death, & High-Risk Pregnancy After Loss feat. Julia
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Oct 08, 2023 |
Ep. 50: The Adalyn Rose Foundation: Hope & Support After Loss
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Oct 03, 2023 |
Ep. 49: A View From Inside the NICU: A Nurse’s Perspective
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Sep 27, 2023 |
Ep. 48: PPROM, Placental Abruption, NICU Stay, and Switching Providers feat. Ingrid
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Sep 25, 2023 |
Ep. 47: Advocacy & Support After Infertility, Loss, HELLP & 2x NICU Stay
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Sep 21, 2023 |
Ep. 46: Monochorionic Twins & Navigating the Loss of a Twin in the NICU feat. Mollie
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Sep 18, 2023 |
Ep. 45: NICU - A Dual Perspective
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Sep 14, 2023 |
Ep. 44: C-Section Under GA & NICU Stay Due to Severe Gestational Hypertension feat. Heather
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Sep 11, 2023 |
Ep. 43: Community & Connection with Dear NICU Mama
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Sep 07, 2023 |
Ep. 41: Birth Trauma Recovery: Four Years In
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Aug 31, 2023 |
Ep. 42: Unexpected, Full Term NICU Stay Due To Meconium feat. Lindsey
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Aug 31, 2023 |
Ep. 40: Birth Trauma: A Whole Body Event
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Jul 27, 2023 |
Ep. 39: Birth Trauma Awareness Week: Healing After Birth Trauma
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Jul 19, 2023 |
Ep. 38: Sex & Intimacy After Birth Trauma
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Jun 29, 2023 |
Ep. 37: Nobody Told Me About That: Self-Advocacy & Maternal Near Miss
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Jun 22, 2023 |
Ep. 36: Anesthesia and Birth Trauma: Ineffective Pain Relief
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Jun 08, 2023 |
Ep. 35: Birth Trauma: An OB/GYN's Experience
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Jun 01, 2023 |
Ep. 34: Birth Trauma: Navigating Invalidation & Self-blame
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May 24, 2023 |
Ep. 33: Attachment & Birth Trauma
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May 10, 2023 |
Ep. 32: Postpartum OCD: An Evidence-Based Understanding
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May 03, 2023 |
Ep. 31: One and Done After Birth Trauma
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Apr 27, 2023 |
Ep. 30: Surrogacy After Birth Trauma & Loss
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Apr 20, 2023 |
Ep. 29: Burnout & Birth Trauma: Doubling Down On Overwhelm
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Apr 13, 2023 |
Ep. 28: Disability Parenting After Birth Trauma
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Apr 06, 2023 |
Ep. 27: Intuition & AFE: When You Just Know
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Mar 29, 2023 |
Ep. 26: Amniotic Fluid Embolism: Working to Solve a Century Old Medical Mystery
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Mar 22, 2023 |
Ep. 25: Healing Through Connection After AFE
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Mar 17, 2023 |
Ep. 24: Trauma & The Critically-ill Pregnant Patient
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Mar 08, 2023 |
Ep. 23: Finding Self-Compassion in Parenting After Trauma
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Mar 02, 2023 |
Ep. 22: Navigating the impacts of PPA & PPD
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Feb 22, 2023 |
Ep. 21: Bonding After Birth Trauma
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Feb 17, 2023 |
Ep. 20: Rebecca's Story: Tokophobia & Postpartum OCD
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Feb 09, 2023 |
Ep. 19: Pelvic Floor PT After Birth Trauma: How Can It Help?
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Feb 02, 2023 |
Ep. 18: Shelby's Story: Hemorrhage & Hysterectomy
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Jan 19, 2023 |
Ep. 17: Provider Trauma: The Impact On Birth Trauma
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Jan 05, 2023 |
Ep. 16: Trauma Informed Care: A Preventative Measure
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Dec 15, 2022 |
Ep. 15: EMDR & Birth Trauma with Dr. Pria Alpern
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Nov 29, 2022 |
Ep. 14: Miscarriage: So Much More Than a Loss
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Nov 21, 2022 |
Ep. 13: Listener Birth Story: Leigh & Jeremy
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Oct 27, 2022 |
Ep. 12: Support After Birth Trauma: Birth Debriefs
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Oct 19, 2022 |
Ep. 11: Birth Trauma & The NICU
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Sep 28, 2022 |
Ep. 10: Q&A: Partner Trauma
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Sep 26, 2022 |
Ep. 9: Birth Trauma: A Partner's Perspective
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Sep 21, 2022 |
Ep. 8: Q&A: Trauma Triggers
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Sep 13, 2022 |
Ep. 7: Q&A: Birth Trauma Anniversaries
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Aug 29, 2022 |
Ep. 6: Data with Emily Oster: Why it Matters in Pregnancy & Parenthood
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Aug 24, 2022 |
Ep. 5: Living After Your Baby Dies: Part 2 Birth Trauma & Loss
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Aug 10, 2022 |
Ep. 4: When The Baby Doesn't Come Home: Birth Trauma & Loss
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Jul 27, 2022 |
Ep. 3: Birth Trauma & Infant Feeding: It's Not All or Nothing
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Jul 13, 2022 |
Ep. 2: Birth Trauma, The Brain, & How We Heal
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Jun 30, 2022 |
Ep. 1: How We Got Here: A Podcast About Birth Trauma
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Jun 23, 2022 |