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When one parent carries more… understanding mental load and resentment

When one parent carries more… understanding mental load and resentment You love your child. You love your partner. And yet, something feels deeply off. Maybe you feel like you are carrying everything. The thinking, planning, anticipating, remembering. Or maybe you feel constantly criticised, never quite getting it right, or like no matter what you do,

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When childhood trauma resurfaces in new parenthood AND your relationship

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When childhood trauma shows up in new parenthood and impacts your relationship Becoming a parent has a way of touching places inside us we did not know were still tender. For many people, the early months of parenting feel unexpectedly intense, not just because of sleep deprivation or the sheer responsibility of caring for a

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Birth Trauma and Parenting: Why It Can Feel So Much Harder Than You Expected

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Birth Trauma and Parenting: Why It Can Feel So Much Harder Than You Expected You imagined parenting would be hard, but not like this. You expected tiredness, maybe overwhelm. You didn’t expect to feel constantly on edge. Or disconnected from yourself. Or reactive in ways that don’t feel like you. You might love your child

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Healing from birth trauma with EMDR

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Healing from birth trauma with EMDR EMDR (or Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a well evidenced and supported psychotherapy approach that I use extensively in my work with people who are healing after birth trauma. Experiencing birth trauma can leave lasting emotional and physical impacts, and can affect your experience of parenthood, as well

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Healing birth trauma with EMDR therapy | Perinatal Support Perth

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Is EMDR therapy right for me? A guide for mums healing from birth trauma Many of the mums we work with (after birth trauma) come in experiencing frequent distress, from the sudden shaky hands when they hear a hospital ad on the radio, to the way their body tenses walking past a maternity ward, or

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When parenting feels overwhelming: How birth trauma can make you anxious in everyday moments

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When parenting feels overwhelming: How birth trauma can make you anxious in everyday moments “I don’t understand why everything feels so hard. My baby cries, and it’s like my whole body goes into overdrive. I feel like I’m failing. Why does everyone else seem to cope, and I can’t?” As birth trauma counsellors, this is

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Intrusive thoughts in motherhood – what they really mean and how to find support

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Intrusive thoughts in motherhood – what they really mean and how to find support Intrusive thoughts in motherhood are incredibly common, yet they’re rarely talked about, leaving so many new mothers feeling alone and afraid. I remember the first time I was hit with one – out of nowhere, a sudden image of dropping my

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No one told me parenting after birth trauma would be so hard

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No one told me parenting after birth trauma would be so hard… Tips from Australia’s Birth Trauma Specialists Do you ever feel like you missed the parenting gene that has everyone else talking about how magical it is? You dreamed of being a happy mum, having fun with your baby, connecting, and enjoying that blissful

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“My fertility struggles left me with a sense of failure” – When becoming pregnant isn’t easy

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“My fertility struggles left me with a sense of failure” – When Becoming Pregnant isn’t Easy Struggling with fertility issues and undergoing IVF treatments are some of the most emotionally challenging experiences a person can face. As someone who has walked this path myself, I understand firsthand the rollercoaster of emotions, the sense of

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Online EMDR Therapy: A Safe and Effective Alternative

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Online EMDR Therapy: An effective alternative to in-person sessions Can EMDR be done online? Yes, absolutely! EMDR can be done online AND it’s just as effective. In fact, we do it daily as perinatal and birth trauma counsellors working with people right across Australia. If the emerging research did not support the proven effectiveness of

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