EPISODE · Sep 10, 2025 · 8 MIN
Decoded: The First Year | Episode 7 | Birth Trauma That Doesn’t Show Up Right Away | DRSCL
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Today we’re digging into a topic that a lot of people avoid — or at best, misunderstand:Birth trauma.Not the kind that shows up in the delivery room as an emergency.I’m talking about the kind that shows up later —👉 in your baby’s body👉 in their movement👉 in their sleep👉 or in the way they settle (or don’t)So let’s talk about what birth trauma actually is — what it’s not — and how you can recognise the signs without spiralling.Now, before we move on, I want to acknowledge that there is one final and super important way that birth trauma shows up later👉 and that is in your body as the mumWe touched on this in episode 2 about the overloaded, overwhelmed and ultimately neurologically dysregulated mum….and I promise it will not be the last episode we do on that topic!
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Today we’re digging into a topic that a lot of people avoid — or at best, misunderstand:Birth trauma.Not the kind that shows up in the delivery room as an emergency.I’m talking about the kind that shows up later —👉 in your baby’s body👉 in their movement👉 in their sleep👉 or in the way they settle (or don’t)So let’s talk about what birth trauma actually is — what it’s not — and how you can recognise the signs without spiralling.Now, before we move on, I want to acknowledge that there is one final and super important way that birth trauma shows up later👉 and that is in your body as the mumWe touched on this in episode 2 about the overloaded, overwhelmed and ultimately neurologically dysregulated mum….and I promise it will not be the last episode we do on that topic!
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