The Perinatal Podcast: Growing Through...

Sarah @sarahwinskillwellness shares her experience of going from one child to three after welcoming twins in 2022. Through this we consider how planning with flexibility is key for birth AND post-partum. Sarah shares some of the practical and psychological strategies that helped her and I know will help you if you are preparing for parenthood for the first time or the third! Sarah shouts out her d...

In this episode I talk with Leonie about assertiveness and boundaries surrounding her experiences of free birth and growing her family. Leonie shares beautifully how she grew into who she is as a woman and as a mother across her three pregnancies, to set boundaries that felt healthy and appropriate for her and her babies needs. She also talks openly and honestly about her reflections looking back...

Megan (@Birth_Ed) shares her experience of two Hyperemesis Gravidarum pregnancies. Megan talks about the minimising of her symptoms in her first pregnancy, the proactive planning that helped in her second pregnancy, and the distinct lack of appropriate emotional and mental health support during and after both! Megan talks about what was helpful for her based on her own experiences, research, and c...

This is Carl’s story of becoming a first-time dad to twins born at 27+4 weeks gestation. He shares his experience of the shock, anxiety, and trauma, with his twin boys spending around 9 weeks in NICU. He talks about bringing them home and only really months after beginning to process the experience. This led him to start his blog PremDad which grew from his go-to strategy for coping and processing...

Jessica (@empoweredbirthclub) shares with us her experience of birth trauma, re-traumatisation, and healing. She talks about her experience of complaining to maternity services and her experience of EMDR therapy with a clinical psychologist in her local perinatal team in the NHS. Jessica is a doula and birth educator and you can find her @empoweredbirthclub and https://www.empoweredbirthclub.com/...

Erin Fung (Better Birth UK) shares with us her experiences of birth and post-partum with her first baby. Erin talks honestly about the impact of her experiences on her mental health including seeking control after birth trauma, guilt for having negative thoughts about becoming a mum, and neglecting herself in the fight to get her baby the right medical support for allergies. You can find more abou...

I’m Dr Jenna Brough and here on the Perinatal Podcast: Growing Through I want to bring you with me, to be reminded that emotions are the threads that connect us all. Though each person’s story is unique, when we dig a little deeper, we discover the similarities in our feelings. Join us to navigate a whole host of challenging, beautiful, messy, and transformational experiences across the perinatal...