Sarah Hens

My guest this week is Sarah Hens, Sarah is a blogger from the Blue Mountains in NSW Australia, and a mum of 1.

Following a pregnancy that almost claimed her life, Sarah was compelled to record her own experience with preeclampsia, eclampsia and birth trauma . She used wriiting as a way to not only record what happened so she wouldn't forget (at times being in the ICU and coming in and out of consciousness), but to work through her experience and to make sense of it. Initially Sarah's words were only for herself, and she didn't expect to share it, however as time went on, she found that through sharing her own experience she could help others, and particularly share a voice in Australia.

She also shares other's through her blog The Pesky Placenta Society.

***Please be aware this episode conains a lot of discussion around pregnancy and birth trauma, perinatal trauma, PND, PTSD and a near death medical episode***

Sarah - Website / Instagram / Sarah's pre ecampsia story

Podcast - instagram / website

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