Resilient Birth

Resilient Birth

Hosted by: Justine Leach and Sarah Adelmann

Conversations about trauma in the perinatal period

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Intake Questions

In today's Resilient Birth Short we discuss what we need to be mindful of when thinking about our intake questions and asking about prior trauma during that first meeting. While we record Season 2 of the podcast...
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Thinking Flexibly About Birth

While we record Season 2 of the podcast we will be sharing some of our weekly conversations from our Facebook group the Trauma-Informed Perinatal Professionals. In today's Resilient Birth Short we discuss how thinking...
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How to Read Birth Plan

While we record Season 2 of the podcast we will be sharing some of our weekly conversations from our Facebook group the Trauma-Informed Perinatal Professionals. In today's Resilient Birth Short we discuss how to read...
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Trauma-Informed Birth Plans

While we record Season 2 of the podcast we will be sharing some of our weekly conversations from our Facebook group the Trauma-Informed Perinatal Professionals. In today's Resilient Birth Short we discuss...
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Why Consent Matters

While we record Season 2 of the podcast we will be sharing some of our weekly conversations from our Facebook group the Trauma-Informed Perinatal Professionals. In today's Resilient Birth Short we discuss why consent...
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Remembering Penny Simkin

In this episode, Justine and Sarah honor Penny Simkin, physiotherapist, doula, co-founder of DONA and PATTCH, and author of numerous books including When Survivors Give Birth. We talk about her impact of our work and...
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Being a Curious Witness

In this episode Sarah shares a quote from rap artist NF and we talk about the importance of partners being emotionally present during birth. The conversation also take us to an exploration of the grief we may feel for...
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Is Your Fence Too High?

In this episode, the conversation centers around questions about when and whether to dismantle the fences and defences we may have built around our hearts. Justine begins the discussion with a focus on the vicarious...
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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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