003 | Was Your Birth Traumatic? What It Is and How to Overcome It

This sounds like a heavy question. Traumatic birth isn't always just labor and delivery gone wrong. It can be anything a mother experiences that leaves a long-lasting impression on their mental and/or physical state during and after birth.

So many mothers experience this and, for most of them, the trauma is disregarded and left untreated.

Talking with Sharmon Reddington of Mum Well, this episode focuses on the societal stigma surrounding birth trauma. She shares her personal story and how she overcame the pressures of putting her trauma aside to embrace and heal from it.

In our mission to change the perspective around postpartum health, birth trauma plays a significant part. Taking care of our mental health and actively seeking help in our recovery is the first step to becoming better parents and moms.

1:54 | The definition of traumatic birth
7:55 | Sharmon's birth trauma experience
14:05 | Downplaying our emotions
17:51 | A message to mothers
21:21 | Postpartum support with birth trauma
30:50 | What for you is good?
35:33 | What you wish you knew about postpartum

You can learn more, explore resources, and connect with Sharmon at mumwell.com.