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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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New Mum Rage After Birth Trauma, When Anger Isn’t Postpartum Depression

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I didn’t have postpartum depression. I had mum rage: Understanding anger after birth trauma “I didn’t feel sad, I felt furious.” It’s a sentence more mothers are beginning to say out loud, often through tears, confusion, and a whole lot of mum guilt. After giving birth, we’re taught to watch for signs of postpartum depression.

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I haven’t bonded with my baby… When bonding doesn’t come naturally after birth

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When bonding doesn’t come naturally after birth (and why that’s okay) One of the most tender dreams parents carry into the birth of their child is that of the immediate, effortless bond with their baby. That rush of love we so often see in movies or hear about in birth stories. For some, this does

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When Parenting Feels Overwhelming: How Birth Trauma Can Trigger Everyday Anxiety

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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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Why you might feel emotionally numb or disconnected after birth (and what it means)

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Why you might feel emotionally numb or disconnected after birth (and what it means) You’re not broken, you are human. If you’re feeling emotionally numb or disconnected after giving birth, you might be wondering what’s going on. Maybe you expected to feel overwhelmed with love, but instead you feel flat, distant, or detached from your

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How do I talk to my partner about what I went through during the birth?

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How do I talk to my partner about what I went through during the birth? “I don’t even know how to begin explaining it to them.” This is something many parents say when they try to put their birth experience into words, especially when they have been through birth trauma. Maybe your partner was

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