[POSTPARTUM POWER REPLAY] Healing After A Traumatic Birth

About this episode

This episode discusses healing after a traumatic birth experience with insights from Kaylee Summers, the Birth Trauma Mama.

This is a special rebroadcast of one of our most downloaded postpartum episodes, and for good reason. This conversation is for you if your birth didn’t go the way you hoped. In this replay, I sit down with Kaylee Summers — the Birth Trauma Mama — to unpack what birth trauma actually is, why it’s so common, and how you can begin to heal. Kaylee brings both clinical expertise and lived experience as an amniotic fluid embolism survivor, and her honesty, clarity, and compassion make this episode a must listen if you had a traumatic birth experience. What you’ll learn: What “birth trauma” really means (and why it’s more common than most people think) Why trauma is subjective — and why your experience matters The signs and symptoms of birth trauma in the early postpartum period How treatment works, including what EMDR and other trauma-focused therapies actually do When (and how) to seek support if you’re struggling after birth The role communication and care team dynamics play in shaping your birth experience Resources Mentioned: Kaylee’s Instagram + TikTok : @thebirthtrauma_mama The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast Postpartum Support International provider directory Touchstone Institute…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Guest: Kaylee Summers

Topics covered

• postpartum healing
• birth trauma
• mental health
• support after birth
• trauma therapy

Keywords

• birth trauma
• postpartum support
• EMDR therapy
• trauma recovery
• amniotic fluid embolism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Postpartum Support International, Touchstone Institute, The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast

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