In this episode, Suzanne speaks to midwife and birth trauma expert Gemma Nealon.
Listen to this episode to hear:
- what trauma is
- what the symptoms of trauma are
- why some people experience birth trauma and others don't
- the effect of the love hormones of birth
- how to boost the love hormones in cases where the birth has medical intervention
- why finding peace during birth is important
- why feeling deeply loved during birth can prevent trauma
- Gemma's 3 stages of healing trauma
- how the birth attendant affects the birth
- why it is important to support birth workers
- that trauma can be misdiagnosed as depression
- how trauma is different from a mental health disorder
- how our nervous systems affect each other
Resources:
Gemma's trauma help website:
https://www.gemmanealon.com/
Gemma's hypnobirthing website:
https://positivebirthscotland.com/
Gemma's social media:
https://www.instagram.com/gemmanealon/
https://www.instagram.com/positivebirthscotland/
Books on trauma:
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
The Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges
When the Body Says No: the Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Mate
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Suzanne's website - podcast, blog, booking and resources:
www.motherheal.com
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Suzanne is at Suzanne.mother.heal on Facebook
music by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora
https://www.shooglenifty.com/
The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier
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