Resilient Birth

Resilient Birth

Hosted by: Justine Leach and Sarah Adelmann

Conversations about trauma in the perinatal period

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The Pain of Having to Speak Your Truth

In this episode Sarah shares a quote from "The Retrievals" podcast which focuses on the experiences of women who were harmed during fertility treatment at Yale and Justine shares her own experience of having her pain...
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Trauma-Informed Care is Personalized Care

In this episode, Justine shares from an article about the experiences of rape and sexual assault survivors during labor and birth and we discuss how feeling in control looks different for each individual. Sarah shares...
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The Power of Small Moments

In this episode, Sarah shares a quote by the author and artist Chanel Miller and we discuss how neither we nor our clients can ever be truly stuck in one place, even if trauma can make us feel that way. By taking note...
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EMDR: from Unmanageable to Manageable

In this episode, Justine and Sarah discuss how EMDR can help people feel differently about their traumatic experience.  On the Resilient Birth podcast, Justine and Sarah explore the impact of trauma in the perinatal...
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We All Walk With Stories

 In this episode, Sarah and Justine discuss the stories we carry and the shame that often comes with them. What would it mean to open the book and take a look inside? On the Resilient Birth podcast, Justine and Sarah...
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Trauma-Informed Care: Two Sides of a Coin

In this episode, Justine and Sarah discuss how providers, such as midwives, nurses, doulas, therapists and OBs, need and deserve work environments and systems that support their mental health and so enable them to...
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Finding Our Way Home

In this episode Sarah shares her experience of coming home to safety and strength within her body through returning to something she loves. On the Resilient Birth podcast, Justine and Sarah explore the impact of...
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Failure to Thrive Feels Like Failure to Parent

In this episode Justine and Sarah explore the complexities of breastfeeding journeys. How do we support people navigating challenging emotional experiences while feeding their baby? Listen as Justine shares her story...
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I Just Want to Hold Your Hand

In this episode, Sarah shares a quote from James Arthur's song "Finally" that connects to her grief as a parent who has also lost a parent.  On the Resilient Birth podcast, Justine and Sarah explore the impact of...
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How My Midwife Gave Me What I Needed

In this episode, Justine shares a quote from her own birth plan and talks about how the plan itself became an important tool for creating safety with a midwife she had not met before the birth. On the Resilient Birth...
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The Complexities of Exploring Healing

In this episode we talk about whether healing from trauma is like healing from a physical wound: do our bodies innately know how to do it? How do we tap into that knowledge? And what is the role of others, such as a...
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Connecting to Self and Baby in Pregnancy and Birth

On the Resilient Birth podcast, Justine and Sarah explore the impact of trauma in the perinatal period. Through an inspirational quote that drives the weekly content, Justine and Sarah explore various trauma areas...
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