The Parenthood Project USA

07/17/2025

BIRTH TRAUMA AWARENESS WEEK
Let’s talk about one of the biggest sources of trauma:

👉🏽 Fear disguised as safety.

“You should stay at the hospital — just in case.”
“We’d better induce — just in case something’s wrong.”
“We’ll prep for a cesarean — just in case.”

The problem is:
Most women want to do the right thing.
They want to keep their baby safe.
They don’t want to be the one who said no if something was wrong.

But this fear is so potent that it silences our inner voice.

💔 And when the interventions pile up — when birth becomes something done to us instead of created by us — we’re left holding trauma no one warned us about.

The truth?
• Slight dips in baby’s heart rate are often normal.
• Labor usually progresses better at home.
• Hospital protocols often serve policy, not physiology.
• Interventions can be lifesaving — but they’re often used preemptively, not based on true need.

You deserve better than “just in case” care.
You deserve evidence, informed choice, and unwavering support in your power.

💬 Comment “VOICE” to receive info about our free upcoming circle:
Voice & Presence: Speaking Up in Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond
Let’s reclaim birth — and our voices.

07/16/2025

You cannot gaslight your nervous system.
Not in birth. Not in postpartum. Not ever.

You can tell yourself:
🩺 “The hospital is the safest place.”
👨‍⚕️ “There’s a NICU just in case.”
🔒 “A surgeon is nearby, so I’ll be protected.”

But your nervous system doesn’t listen to logic — it listens to felt sense.
To energy.
To what’s unsaid but all around you.

When your birth space is filled with people trained to manage and control your body — instead of honoring it — your body picks up the signal:
“This is dangerous.”

And it does exactly what it’s meant to do.
It guards.
It tightens.
It shuts down the process of birth.

You may stall.
You may freeze.
You may feel like you disappeared from your own experience.

That isn’t your failure.
That’s your nervous system doing its best to protect you — in a place it didn’t feel safe.

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💔 During Birth Trauma Awareness Week, I invite you to reflect on this:

✨ What if your body never failed you?
✨ What if your nervous system was speaking truth the whole time?
✨ What if reclaiming your voice is the first step toward healing?

Join me for Voice & Presence Circle — a space to reconnect with your body, your voice, and your power through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

🌀 We speak.
🌀 We heal.
🌀 We reclaim.

💬 Comment VOICE below and I’ll send you the details.

08/03/2024

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08/03/2024