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The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast
Birth trauma is the dark and sometimes scary side of pregnancy & postpartum that no one wants to talk about. But, we're here to change that! I'm Kayleigh, a licensed therapist and birth trauma survivor, determined to bring birth trauma out of the shadows and into the light. When we talk about birth trauma, we take away its power and leave space for healing. Your birth trauma does not need to “happen for a reason." Birth trauma sucks and it’s okay to admit that. Join us as we navigate what it…
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Ep. 220: Support for Formula Feeding, Too.
In this episode, Kayleigh sits down with Mallory—aka The Formula Mom—to talk all things formula feeding, combo feeding, and her brand-new book Bottle Service…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEpisode 219: Two Births, Two NICU Stays: Why Only One Was Traumatic feat. Abigail
In this episode, Kayleigh sits down with Abigail to talk about her first birth complicated by low amniotic fluid, a late preterm induction, and a long…
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Ep. 218: Understanding ECMO & Flight Transport
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Derek Grassley, RN CEN, CFRN, CCRN, NRP, FP-C WP-C - a flight nurse and ECMO…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 217: Placenta Accreta with Postpartum Complications feat. Andrea
In this powerful Listener Series episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh is joined by Andrea, who shares her story of an unexpected pregnancy…
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A Special ReRelease - Ep. 107: Parenting After Birth Trauma
✨ Special Re-Release ✨ Parenting After Birth Trauma As our children grow, many of us begin to notice something unexpected: the ways our birth trauma continues…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 216: Placenta Previa, Accreta, NICU, and Finding Power After Repeated Birth Trauma feat. Kailee
In this deeply moving Listener Series episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh is joined by Kailee, who shares her story of infertility, recurrent…
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Ep. 215: Giving Yourself Permission: Identity, Advocacy & Reclaiming Joy
What does it really mean to give yourself permission, especially when you’ve been conditioned to put everyone else first? In this thoughtful and deeply…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 214: High Risk Pregnancies, Cardioversion, & NICU Stays feat. Alex
In this powerful episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh is joined by Alex, a mom of two and congenital heart disease survivor, who shares her…
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Ep. 213: Coherence Therapy, Memory Reconsolidation, and Healing Birth Trauma
In this clinically grounded episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh is joined by Kina Wolfenstein, LCSW, therapist, educator, and certified trainer…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 212: Triplet Loss, Twin Birth, Emergency C-Section, and The NICU feat. Bella
In this Listener Series episode, Kayleigh is joined by Bella, who courageously shares her journey through infertility, a high-risk twin pregnancy, perinatal…
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Ep. 211: Ethics in The Birth Room
What happens when something doesn’t feel right during labor or birth, but you don’t know what to do, who to call, or even what to name it? In this eye-opening…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 210: Eight Months Postpartum: A “Routine” Procedure Turned Traumatic
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Danielle, a therapist and mother of three, to share a story that challenges the…
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Ep. 209: EMDR, Perinatal Trauma, & OCD
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh is joined by Tiffany Lowther, LMHC, a certified perinatal mental health professional and EMDR…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 208: Rushed to the NICU: Navigating Pneumothorax, Infection Fears, and Postpartum Chaos ft. Kelsea
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Kelsea, a mom of three, to share the emotional, terrifying, and deeply transformative…
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Ep. 207: Surrogacy After Birth Trauma: The Feelings Beneath the Process
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Dvora Entin, LCSW, PMH-C, therapist, educator, and host of The Misconceptions…
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A Special Re-Release: Ep. 129 Navigating the Holidays After Birth Trauma
As the holiday season approaches, we’re revisiting one of the most requested and resonant solo episodes of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. In this special…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 206: Preeclampsia, Magnesium Toxicity, & a NICU Journey feat. Rachel
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Rachel, a mom of two, to share her powerful and deeply layered story of navigating…
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Ep. 205: In The Eye of The Beholder: Dr. Cheryl Beck on Birth Trauma
In this powerful conversation, Kayleigh sits down with Dr. Cheryl Tatano Beck, one of the most influential researchers in postpartum mood disorders and…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 204: How a Lived Experience Can Strengthen (but not define) a Therapist's Work feat. Lillian
In this special listener series episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Lillian, a licensed clinical social worker to unpack both the…
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Ep. 203: “I Thought I Was Here to Help”: Healing the Helpers in Birth Work
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Maggie Runyon, nurse educator, author, and co-creator of the Trauma-Informed Birth…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 202: Emergency C-Section & Dismissive Care feat. Betsey
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Betsey, a therapist, mother, and birth trauma survivor, to share her powerful and…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastMini Series: Pregnancy After Birth Trauma
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh opens a gentle and honest conversation about the journey of considering pregnancy after birth trauma…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 200: Cervical Tear, Uterine Rupture, PPH & No Debrief feat. Christine
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Christine, a mom of four, to share her harrowing and powerful story of surviving a…
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Ep. 199: Social Work, Medicine, and the Heart of OB Care
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Dr. Jackie Dallaire, an OBGYN and former social work major, to explore what truly…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 198: Placental Abruption, Stillbirth, & Honoring Max’s Legacy feat. Meghan
In this deeply moving listener story episode, Kayleigh is joined by Meghan, who shares the heartbreaking and powerful story of her son, Max. 💛 At 33 weeks…
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Ep. 197: Midwifery Care in the Hospital
In this episode, of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Caitlin, a certified nurse midwife practicing within an OB/GYN group, to talk about…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 196: Medical Gaslighting, Racial Bias, & Emotional Fallout in the NICU feat. Sowania
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh is joined by Sowania Germain, LMHC-D, PMHC, a licensed therapist and fellow birth trauma survivor…
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Ep. 195: From Hospital Halls to Healing Spaces: Meet Alicia Rainwater, LCSW
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Alicia Rainwater, LCSW, the newest member of the Holding Hope Perinatal therapy team…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 194: Placenta Accreta x2 & a Hysterectomy feat. Rachael
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Rachael to share her powerful story of surviving placenta accreta, not once, but…
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Ep. 193: Inside UCSF’s Accreta Center: Lessons in Care, Trauma, and Healing
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Dr. Arianna Cassidy, maternal-fetal medicine physician at UCSF, to unpack one of the…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 192: Placenta Accreta, Postpartum Hemorrhage, & a Hysterectomy feat. Diane
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by Diane for a powerful and emotional retelling of her son Tommy’s birth and the long, complicated…
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Ep. 190: A Retrievals Podcast Conversation with Dr. Heather Nixon & Dvora Entin
In this special crossover episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast and The Misconceptions Podcast, Kayleigh and Dvora sit down with Dr. Heather Nixon, an…
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Ep. 191: The Retrievals Podcast Debrief with Dvora Entin
In this debrief episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast and The Misconceptions Podcast, Kayleigh and Dvora reflect on their powerful conversation with Dr…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 189: AFLP, HELLP, & ICU Delirium feat. Lindsey
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh is joined by Lindsey, who shares her harrowing story of developing acute fatty liver of pregnancy…
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Ep. 188: Birth Trauma, Body Image, and Eating Concerns
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh is joined by Andrea Wetterau, a licensed clinical social worker, EMDRIA-certified EMDR therapist…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 187: Uterine Inversion, Life-Saving Hysterectomy, & Postpartum Healing feat. Angel
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, we are joined by Angel, who shares her powerful story of birth, near-death, and healing after a rare and…
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Ep. 186: Small Rebellions in a Broken System
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh is joined by Dr. Ono Nseyo, an OB-GYN practicing in the Bay Area, for a deeply honest and inspiring…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 185: A Nurse's Perspective feat. Katelynn
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Katelynn, a labor and delivery nurse who was at the bedside during a devastating…
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Ep. 184: Creating a Catastrophic Birth Plan
Planning for birth often centers around the joyful, expected moments, skin-to-skin, golden hour, and bringing your baby home. But what about the unexpected?…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 183: A Special Re-Release - Julia's Story
On this week's Listener Series, we are doing a special re-release. We are sharing Julia's story again and tune in next week to hear from her L&D nurse…
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Ep. 182: Trauma-Informed Care in the NICU
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by NICU clinical nurse educator Jessi Barnes for a powerful conversation about the intersection of…
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Ep. 181: Perinatal PTSD and the Black Maternal Experience
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by Ashley Rainey, labor and delivery nurse, educator, clinical director, and PhD candidate, whose…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 180: Sepsis, & an ICU/NICU Stay feat. Alyssa
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by Alyssa, who shares her story of surviving a catastrophic postpartum complication. What began as…
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Ep. 179: Six Years Out
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m reflecting on six years since the day my life and my son Callahan’s changed forever. Six years since I…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 178: Pregnancy Trauma, Mono-Mono Twins, & a NICU Stay feat. Ashley
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by Ashley for a powerful story of high-risk pregnancy, trauma, and resilience. Ashley walks us…
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Ep. 177: Q&A: Birth Trauma Anniversaries
In this re-released episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m revisiting one of the most requested and tender topics in our community, birth trauma…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 176: Cholestasis, SVT, & a Healing Subsequent Birth feat. Sabryna
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by Sabryna for a powerful and emotional account of her first birth. Her story began with an itch…
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Ep. 175: A Silent Sisterhood: Surviving Birth Trauma & Finding Your Voice with Kobe Campbell
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by licensed trauma therapist, author, and speaker Kobe Campbell for an honest, and deeply…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 174: Shoulder Dystocia, 3rd Degree Tear, & Feeling Dismissed feat. Lauren
In this listener story episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by Lauren, a writer and mom of two, who shares her powerful and vulnerable story of…
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Ep. 173: Still My Son: Advocacy, Loss & Prevention with Ana Lepe Vick
In this episode we are joined by Ana Lepe Vick, a fierce advocate, educator, and bereaved mother to share her journey through loss, trauma, and relentless…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 172: A Partner's Perspective: AFE & an ICU Stay feat. Francine & Matt
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by Francine and Matt for an emotional retelling of their son’s birth, a story that began with a…
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Ep. 171: Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by licensed marriage and family therapist, Emilee Krupa, for a deep dive into ketamine-assisted…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 170: Preeclampsia, Hemorrhage, & a NICU Stay as Queer Parents feat. Alejandra
In honor of Pride Month, this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast features a powerful and deeply personal conversation with Alejandra- a queer parent…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 169: Preparing For Medical Procedures After Trauma
In this solo episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I share a personal journey preparing for and undergoing a simple procedure after experiencing…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 168: Postpartum Preeclampsia & A NICU Stay Miles Apart feat. Arianne
In this week's Listener Series episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Arianne courageously shares her story of navigating a traumatic birth, a devastating…
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Ep. 167: Mom Rage Isn't A Meltdown, It's A Message
In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh is joined by Nicole McNelis, LPC, therapist, educator, and nationally recognized expert in maternal…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 166: 4th Degree Tear, Rectovaginal Fistula, & Ongoing Recovery feat. Scarlett
In this week’s Listener Series episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Scarlett bravely shares her story a layered, and still-unfolding journey through birth…
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Ep. 165: Delayed Bonding After Birth Trauma
In this re-release, Kayleigh revisits one of the most listened-to solo episodes of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast: a personal and validating exploration of what…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 164: Through The Eyes Of A Nurse: A Stillbirth That Changed Everything feat. Allison
In this powerful Listener Series episode, we sit down with Allison, a dedicated labor and delivery nurse whose own experience as a health care provider turned…
The Birth Trauma Mama PodcastEp. 163: Not Ungrateful, Just Traumatized
In this Mini Series episode, I dive into a nuanced conversation around gratitude practices for perinatal trauma survivors. While gratitude can be a powerful…