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Birth Trauma Stories(formerly The Twinky Chronicles) — 150 episodes
April '26 #AskAtara
S.5 E.27 Season Finale: Gathered & Restored: A Retreat for Perinatal Trauma Survivors
S.5 E.26 Megan Secrest: Grief and Growth Coexisting: All Trauma includes loss
March '26 #AskAtara
S.5 E.25 Brittany Baker: In the Room: Surviving an AFE, Aneurysm, & the Miracle In Between
S.5 E.24 Liana Albers: Held by God: A Story of Survival, Healing, and Thriving
S.5 E.23 Kirsten Karchmer: Created for Care: How Technology Can Serve Women
S.5 E.22 Andrea Hickson: From Tiny Beginnings to Big Impact: NICU Alumni
S.5 E.21 Ashley Hernandez: The Birth I Didn’t Expect: A Story of Preeclampsia
February '26 #AskAtara
S.5 E.20: Sharon Dey-Layne: Pioneering Excellence in Maternal Care
S.5 E.19: Wendy Melrose: A Mother's Fight for the Birth She Wante
S.5 E.18 Ashley Haywood: Saving Sadie Rae: A Mother's Perilous Fight for Her Daughter
S.5 E.17 Courtney Johnson: AFE Foundation Missouri State Liaison and Survivor
January '26 #AskAtara: National Blood Donor and Maternal Health Awareness Months
S.5 E.16 Michelle Rossi: Life after Anencephaly: Trusting God Through it All
When Christmas Feels Different: Trusting God in a Season Loss
S.5 E.15 Stephanie Jacques: The Power of Human Connection
S.5 E.14 Atara Parkinson: NICU Mama x3 and The Healing Ways of Jesus! Part Three
December '25 AskAtara: Twin to Twin Transfusion Awareness Month
S.5 E.13 Atara Parkinson: NICU Mama x3 and The Healing Ways of Jesus! Part Two
S.5 E.12 Atara Parkinson: NICU Mama x3 and The Healing Ways of Jesus! Part One
S.5 E.11 Ashli Daley: Meeting Parents Where They Are: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Newborn Care
S.5 E.10 Kali Dayton: ICU NP & Host of Walking Home From the ICU
S.5 E. 9 Beth Mull: Be Brave: A Story of Surrendering in Child Loss
November Ask Atara Prepare for a NICU Stay
S.5 E.8 Ashley Byrom: How Lack of Attachment Can Lead to PP Anxiety
S.5 E.7: Catherine Garrett: God Does Not Make Mistakes: Managing Survivor's Guilt
S.5 E.6 Dr. Brad Montagne: How to Avoid Pitfalls and Nightmares of Pregnancy, Birth, and After
S.5 E.5 Andrea Calvaneso: Resilient MOMent: An Accreta Stor
S.5 E.4 Gina DiMarco Zero Out of Ten Stars: Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) & COVID Delivery
S.5 E.3 Dr. Yaya Ren: Preeme + You
S.5 E.2 Cristina Simmons: Powered by Perseverance
S.5 E.1 Season Premiere: The Power of Community
August Ask Atara
July Ask Atara: How Can We Share Our Birth Trauma Experience with Someone Who Had a "More" Traumatic Birth Trauma?
June Ask Atara: How to Support Friends and/or Family Members Through Infertility
March Ask Atara
April Ask Atara
S.4 E.27 Jess Ronne: Caregiving with Grit & Grace
S.4 E.26 Dr. Gargey Patil: An AFE Story: A Provider's Perspective
S.4 E.25 Karlonty Wallace: Pawsitive Partnership: Hope for Trauma Survivors!
S.4 E.24 Jenny Strickland: Finding God's Grace through Postpartum Psychosis
S.4 E.23 Taylor Burdsall: Bereavement an Discharge Care Coordinator
S.4 E.22 Carmen Vaughn: God Makes A Way
S.4 E.21 Emilie P.: Placental Abruption/PRES Syndrome Pt.2
S.4 E.20 Emilie Piodos: Placental Abruption & PRES Syndrome
S.4 E.19 Amber Tice: The Change and Complexity of Perinatal Trauma
S.4 E.18 Mariah Pettry: Addiction to Adopted: The Power of God’s Gracious Love
S.4 E.17 Cathy Garrett: The 10 Percent: A Story of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
S.4 E.16 Mark Fayfard: My Need Network
S.4 E.15 Ashley O'Neil: It's a NICU World
S.4 E.14 Jordan Arogeti: Support Now: A Innovative Support Platform
S.4 E.13 Jamie Agunsday: Maternal Health Champion!
S.4 E.12 Brooke Shapiro: Fish Out of Water
S.4 E.11 NICU Admission to NICU Notebook
S.4 E.10 Dae Hayes: Embrace the “Ta” of Life: How to Surrender to Gentle Motherhood
S.4 E.9 Andrea: 2x Preemie Mom, Founder and Executive Director of NICU Alumni
S.4 E.8 Dr. Yameika Head: Your Steps are Already Ordered: Journey of Raising a Special Needs Child
S.4 E.7 Onesa Anozie: When Microwave Culture Breaks Down: A NICU Journey
S.4 E.6 Brian Heilig: Breathe, Eat, Poop, Grow
S.4 E.5: Marie Brock: Keep it Simple: The Power of Nutrition
S.4 E.4 Rebekah Cook: AFE & TTC Update
S.4 E.3 Dr. Deering: The Importance of OB Simulation
S.4 E.2 Roger Peters: Healing Perinatal Trauma through Gaming
S.4 E.1 Season Premiere: Life Looking Different
BTS Story Share: ECMO Resource
#CoffeewithCathy Preeclampsia Awareness Month with Shavnay McClain
S.3 E.27 Cathy Garrett: Season 3 Finale!!!!!
S.3 E.26 Petra Cruz: Birth Trauma to Birth Doula
S.3 E.25 Kelila Green Siciliano: Pushing Through Loss
S.3 E.24 Amber Tice Growing Through Tough Times Pt.2
S.3 E.23 Amber Tice: Growing Through Tough Times Pt.1
S.3 E.22 Christina Gagnon: Preemie & NICU Survivor
S.3 E.21 Adriana Stallard: Abigail's Journey Part 2
S.3 E.20 Adriana Stallard: Abigail's Journey Part 1
S.3 E.19 Ebony Ford: Finding Joy in Imperfect Moments
S.3 E.18 Ruth Caplin: Pregnancy Loss Survivor
S.3 E.17 Meredith McCann: Perinatal Trauma Sufferer turned Maternal Health Advocate
S.3 E.16 Paige Pedroli: Perinatal Trauma Sufferer turned Author!
S.3 E.15 Teresa Blank: Preemie Warrior!
S.3 E.14 Haley Schaefer: Born to Fight Pt.2
S.3 E.12 Nikki Brooker: Strong Mamas, Thriving Babies
S.3 E.13 Haley Schaefer: Born To Fight Pt.1
S.3 E.11 Brittany Baker: Birth Trauma from a Doula’s Perspective Part 2
S.3 E.10 Brittany Baker Birth Trauma from a Doula’s Perspective Part 1
S.3 E.9 Gina Hunter: Perfusionist
S.3 E.8 #CoffeewithCathy: Liana Albers
S.3 E.7 Laura Bethman:CCAM Pt.2
S.3 E. 6 Laura Bethman: Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation (CCAM)
S.3 E.5 Ryan Hansen: More Families Intact
S.3 E.4 Ebony Ford: How Dismissing Your Patient Reeks Havoc
S.3 E.3 Ebony Ford: How Dismissing your Patient Reeks Havoc
S.3 E.2 Remembering Nola Bindi
S.3 E.1: Cathy Garrett: Welcome to Season 3!
S.2 E.27: Coleen Monroe-Knight: Birth Trauma in a Foreign Country
S.2 E.26 Coleen Monroe-Knight: Birth Trauma in a Foreign Country
S.2 E.25 Coleen Monroe-Knight: Birth Trauma in a Foreign Country
S. 2 E. 24 Victoria D'Antimo: How my Daughter Saved my Life!
S.2 E. 23 Victoria D'Antimo HELLP & Cushings: How your life can change in a matter of minutes
S. 2 Ep. 22 Kaitlin McGreyes BE HER village
S.2 E. 21 Heather Martin Maternal Suicide
S. 2 E. 20 Kathy Urdaz Nuchal Cord & Young Mom
S.2 E. 19 Jodi Klaristenfeld: How HELLP Syndrome & Being a NICU Mom Changed my Life
S.2 E.18 Pt. 2 Lauren & Carolyn: Mental Push Plan
S.2 E.17 Lauren & Carolyn: Mental Push Plan
S.2 E. 16 Anonymous Guest: HELLP Syndrome & Stroke Survivor
S.2 E. 15 Zoe Lewis: Postpartum Mental Health Disorder
S. 2 E. 14 Nicolette Lewis Splenic Artery Aneurysm
S. 2 E. 13 Nicolette Lewis Splenic Artery Aneurysm
S. 2 E. 12 Nicole Hall AFE Survivor
#coffeewithcathyandcourtney: Honoring AFE Awareness Day with Katie Sellwood
S. 2 E. 11 The Taylors: Amniotic Fluid Embolism Survivor
S. 2 E. 10 Rebekah Cook AFE & Stillbirth
S. 2 E. 9 Liana Albers AFE and Stroke Survivor
S. 2 E. 8 Krisia Smith How Holistic Medicine healed PPA and Postpartum Stress
S.2 E.7 Laura Fletcher: Birth Trauma turned into birth of Selah Fertility
S. 2 E. 6 Rose Overbeck Uterine Atony
S.2 E. 5 Be Kind to Yourself: AFE & Stroke Recovery
S.2 E.4 Sarah Marie Bilger Birth Trauma with an Unplanned Cesarean
S.2 E.3 Kelli Novak Oh Baby I Had No Idea
S.2 E.2 "Failure" to Progress & Postpartum Endometritis
S.2 E.1 Welcome to Season 2
S.1 E. 27 Season 1 Finale
S1. E. 26 Ana Johnston Young Motherhood: Finding Joy in Changed Plans
S1. E. 25 Kelsey Blackman Redemptive Birth
S1. E. 24 Annie Funkhouser Retained Placenta & Sepsis
S1. E. 23 Amber Woody Journey through Infertility, Adoption, and High Risk Pregnancy
S1. E. 22 Jeannie Stokes Beauty in Surrender: Our Non-Adoption Story
S1. E. 21 NICU Dad Pastor Chris Lewis
S1. E. 20 Rachel Groves Motherhood during Stroke Recovery
S. 1 E. 19 Rachel Lootens Foster Mom
S1. E. 18 Delandra Venson Labor of Love, Doula Agency
S1. E. 17 Raven Schneider Postpartum Depression
S1. E. 16 Bethany Emerson Stay at home mom
S1. E. 15 Heather Goodbread Safe Sleep
S1. E. 14 Cathy Soteropoulos Nola’s Mom Preeclampsia/HELLP & Infant Loss
S1. E. 13 Dr. Umberto Napoletano, D.O. Pain Management Orthopedic Manipulation Therapy
S1. E. 12 Rachel Hough Formula vs. Nursing vs. Donation
S1. E. 11 Jenny Lundy Maternal Advocate
S1. E. 10 Christina Lundy NICU Momma and Uterine Rupture Survivor
S. 1 E. 9 Latoya Murray-Johnson Owner of Doula View, LLC.
S1. E. 8 Courtney Johnson AFE Survivor
S1. E. 7 Amy Weschler First time Mom
S1. E. 6 Carson Ragan OB2Me
S1. E.5 Sarah Penazter L&D Nurse and AFE Survivor
S1. E. 4 Cara Strange A Devastating Perineal Tear Leads to Postpartum OCD
S. 1 E. 3 Miranda Klassen: Amniotic Fluid Embolism Survivor & Founder of The AFE Foundation
S. 1 E. 2 Cathy Garrett Amniotic Fluid Embolism and Stroke Survivor
S. 1 E. 1 The Twinky Chronicles Podcast Intros