Fiona Rogerson – Perinatal and Trauma Counselling
Every day I work with women who have experienced birth trauma, with the impact of their experience lasting weeks, months or years. As hard as it is to hear, this trauma is often caused at the hands of our medical model of birth. In fact, one study shows that 66% of mothers that have experienced […]
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What happens in trauma counselling? It took me three weeks from finding the counsellor who I thought could help me, to finally picking up the phone to call her. I had never been to see a therapist before so I had images in my head of sitting in front of someone with a clipboard
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Birth trauma counselling – 6 ways it can help Are you one of the 1 in 4 women who feel trauma surrounding the birth of your child? Do you find yourself feeling grief, anger, sadness, rage or fear when you recall the events from your birth experience? Please know that what you’re going through
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6 myths about birth trauma 1 in 4 women describe their experience of birth as traumatic, however there are many misconceptions and myths about birth trauma that contribute to preventing mothers and fathers from getting the support they need for recovery. This article explores 6 common myths about birth trauma. 1. Myth: Trauma
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Why motherhood feels lonely… Motherhood can be one of the most isolating and lonely periods in a woman’s life. New mothers often report feelings of abandonment and isolation, despite the fact that they are almost never physically alone. For many it can be hard to identify the reasons for this. Here are 10 reasons why
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Why is it so hard to change things? You know things are tough right now. In fact, they’ve been tough for a while. So you know that something has to give. Something has to change, but you’ve tried it before and you’re back to where you started. Maybe it’s setting boundaries with family members,
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EMDR for birth trauma What is EMDR therapy? Like many, you may have heard of EMDR Therapy but are unsure about EMDR and birth trauma, what it is or how it works. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It is a well-documented and supported psychotherapy that involves structured work with memories of
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This post has been a long time coming. It’s a topic that I’ve caught myself ruminating over as I see it popping up more and more regularly. To be honest, it’s like a chip on my shoulder at the moment, so I’ll keep it short as I know this one can easily turn into a
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Splashed all over social media we see “gender reveals”, in the form of pink or blue sprinkle-filled cakes, confetti-filled balloons, coloured smoke bombs, and even pink or blue paint-ball games. An amazing, exciting moment for some, but for others it’s a moment that can be consumed by feelings of shame when disappointment regarding the baby’s
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I want to share with you an easy mindfulness technique that I share with many of my clients. These five steps are a way to ground yourself in the now, take you out of your head and help stop your flooded thoughts. Your thoughts are directly linked to how you feel and although we feel
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