Trauma Healing For Postpartum Moms

Hello and welcome to the Healing Mothers’ Club podcast! I’m your host, Danik Bernier, and today I’m explaining the difference between nervous system regulation and emotional regulation. This is a tricky one because we hear so much contradicting information out there! The goal with today’s episode is to leave you feeling like: ·      You understand the main differences...

Hello and welcome to the Healing Mothers’ Club podcast! I’m your host, Danik Bernier, and today we’re diving into how childhood trauma can resurface when we become mothers.  In previous episodes, I touched on this topic during the postpartum period, but today we'll explore it throughout all stages of motherhood. I’ll be talking about trauma resurfacing in all stages and ways to stick with you...

Welcome back to the podcast under a brand-new name! I’m so excited to have you here and accompany you in this healing journey in motherhood. My name is Danik Bernier, and I'm a mom of two littles, a social worker, psychotherapist, and parenting coach. I can't tell you how excited I am to bring this podcast to life because I’ve been wanting to break the isolation and validate the experiences of mom...

Hello and welcome the Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms podcast. Today, I’m talking about the ways we can figure out for ourselves if we have trauma that needs healing as a postpartum mom. This episode, like every other, is not meant to replace an assessment or therapy provided by a mental health professional, but rather to expose the fact that trauma is subjective, and NO ONE can decide if what...

Hello and welcome back to the Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms podcast! I’m so glad to be back after this short (but needed) break. If it’s your first time here, hi! My name is Danik Bernier, and I'm a mom of two littles, a social worker, and a psychotherapist. I’m so glad to have you here, where you’ll get the validation you most likely need: entering motherhood is not always easy, especially w...

Hey postpartum moms, welcome to episode 7 of Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms. Trauma and anxiety symptoms often overlap, so today I'm breaking down the difference between the two and how they can both show up in this new stage of motherhood. After listening to this episode, you will know how to spot anxiety and how to spot trauma (without diagnosing yourself, of course, get a better sense of wh...

Welcome to this 6th episode of the Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms podcast. This episode is all about my specialty: EMDR Intensives for Postpartum Moms. You've realized that your childhood stuff mixed with birth experience stuff and baby blues sticking longer than it should have to be addressed. But seeking therapy for 1 hour weekly seems sooo rough. We're often way too busy! Enter EMDR Intensi...

Hello and welcome to episode 5 of Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms. This episode brings me back to my hospital social worker days where I worked with parents who received the news that their baby or toddler had Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, a genetic syndrome, Autism, and/or a Developmental Delay, to name a few. I loved my work with these incredible parents, but it was heart crushing to see the...

Why is it important for soon-to-be moms and veteran moms to recognize sexual trauma? It all has to do with what you can do to prevent birth trauma. When we are pregnant and we go into labour and delivery, without recognizing that our body holds trauma, we are at higher risk for birth trauma. There are some physical sensations that can be really intense, which can trigger the trauma that is stored...

Have you ever felt like you're never quite measuring up to the expectations of being the perfect mom? If so, you're not alone. As mothers, we often put a huge amount of pressure on ourselves to provide our children with the best possible childhood, and it is no surprise that we struggle to live up to the ideal. But have you ever considered where this pressure of being the perfect mom comes from? I...

Can you experience birth trauma even if the birth went well, medically speaking? I get asked this question a lot. If you've given birth or witnessed someone giving birth, you know that no matter how prepared you are, things might go sideways — and not only in the medical sense (such as fearing for the mom's or child's life). That's why in today's podcast episode, I want to dive deeper into the top...

Hello and welcome to the very first episode of Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms. My name is Danik Bernier, and I'm a mom of two littles, a social worker, and a psychotherapist. I can't tell you how excited I am to bring this podcast to life because I've experienced postpartum anxiety and depression symptoms during pregnancy myself. Like most moms, I believed that feeling mentally drained was a n...