The Perinatal Mental Health Library
a collection of resources and information to help support your emotional well-being.
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Birth Trauma & Your Baby’s Birthday
If you’ve faced traumatic or distressing experiences during pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum, it makes sense that your baby’s birthday feels really hard…
Coping With Miscarriage: 5 Things To Know
5 Tips for Coping After Pregnancy Loss | Therapy for Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Loss | Pasadena, California | Los Angeles, California |Holly Evans, LMFT, PMH-C, EMDR Certified
EMDR Therapy During Pregnancy & Postpartum
Traumatic stress is a response to a frightening or life-threatening experience---real or perceived. It's not a sign of weakness, and it's also an involuntary neurobiological reaction.
You may have negative feelings about your pregnancy, your baby's birth or your own body. And having a history of trauma also increases the risk of traumatic stress and PTSD. Current research is indicating that rates of PMADs, perinatal PTSD and traumatic stress have increased during the pandemic.
In my practice, I use EMDR to help women and new moms heal from trauma before, during and after pregnancy. EMDR can be used alone or with other therapies to relieve symptoms that can cause you to feel overwhelmed, stuck or hopeless.
A note from the author:
Common themes that come up in my work are reflected in these articles, and I hope they help as you face the challenges that the family building years can bring.
~Holly
