Are we REALLY supporting women with Birth Trauma?

Everyday I sit with another woman. The pain is etched across her face, tears fall from red swollen eyes and words tumble, revealing the trauma that is leaving its mark. Birth trauma is in many ways finally be recognised,...

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Change, letting go and welcoming the new.

by Emma Jane

Yesterday I was clever and wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I will change myself. Rumi The pages were written a while ago. A chapter that has been my story. A journey that I didn’t...

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Birth Trauma Awareness Week – Feeling Hopeful and Reflective

by Emma Jane

It’s Birth Trauma Awareness Week and Im feeling hopeful. Much more so than I have for the many years previously, where birth trauma was little mentioned and women would often have their experiences dismissed due to the feeling that they...

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Out of the blue and meeting a Duchess.

by Emma Jane

Two years ago I sat in my living room with a video camera staring at me as I poured out my heart to a complete stranger. Tim was kind, gentle and full of empathy as he guided...

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Do not silence me.

by Emma Jane

She felt alone, like she didn’t belong, afraid to voice the pain inside. Her voice wasn’t welcome in this world of flowers and rainbows. They made her feel like her words were full of poison and darkness, and so she...

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A letter to those who cared for me.

by Emma Jane

Dear You I know You don’t remember me. I am but one face You have cared for over many springs, summers, autumns and winters, just a number on a wristband, one of many that graced your path. But you...

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Can preparation for birth – prevent Birth Trauma?

by Emma Jane

Recently there has been a lot of talk about how if we prepare women for birth we prevent birth trauma. As a trained doula I know how important it is that women are helped to understand the physiology of...

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Signed….Emma Jane

Learning to be happy Emma after

birth trauma

Are we REALLY supporting women with Birth Trauma?

Change, letting go and welcoming the new.

Birth Trauma Awareness Week – Feeling Hopeful and Reflective

Out of the blue and meeting a Duchess.

Do not silence me.

A letter to those who cared for me.

Can preparation for birth – prevent Birth Trauma?