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S.6 E.8 Donna Pope: Heart to Heart Adoptions

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S.5 E.5 Kelly Edmondson: Founder & CEO of Timely Presence

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S.6 E.4 Wendy Kowalski: Persevering to Care for Life's Little Ones: Caring Cradle

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S.6 E.3 Dr. Melinda Elliott: Nutrition In The NICU Is More Than Just Food For The Smallest Babies, It Is Medicine

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September '26 #AskAtara

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S.6 E.2 Madi Baker: One of a Kind: Set Apart for God's Glory

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S.6 E.1 Season 6 Premiere: Perinatal Trauma Doesn't have a Trophy Case

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One Step at a Time: The Fight Against Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

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April '26 #AskAtara

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S.5 E.27 Season Finale: Gathered & Restored: A Retreat for Perinatal Trauma Survivors

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S.5 E.26 Megan Secrest: Grief and Growth Coexisting: All Trauma includes loss

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March '26 #AskAtara

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S.5 E.25 Brittany Baker: In the Room: Surviving an AFE, Aneurysm, & the Miracle In Between

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S.5 E.24 Liana Albers: Held by God: A Story of Survival, Healing, and Thriving

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S.5 E.23 Kirsten Karchmer: Created for Care: How Technology Can Serve Women

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S.5 E.22 Andrea Hickson: From Tiny Beginnings to Big Impact: NICU Alumni

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S.5 E.21 Ashley Hernandez: The Birth I Didn’t Expect: A Story of Preeclampsia

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February '26 #AskAtara

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S.5 E.20: Sharon Dey-Layne: Pioneering Excellence in Maternal Care

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S.5 E.19: Wendy Melrose: A Mother's Fight for the Birth She Wante

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S.5 E.18 Ashley Haywood: Saving Sadie Rae: A Mother's Perilous Fight for Her Daughter

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S.5 E.17 Courtney Johnson: AFE Foundation Missouri State Liaison and Survivor

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January '26 #AskAtara: National Blood Donor and Maternal Health Awareness Months

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S.5 E.16 Michelle Rossi: Life after Anencephaly: Trusting God Through it All

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When Christmas Feels Different: Trusting God in a Season Loss

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S.5 E.15 Stephanie Jacques: The Power of Human Connection

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S.5 E.14 Atara Parkinson: NICU Mama x3 and The Healing Ways of Jesus! Part Three

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December '25 AskAtara: Twin to Twin Transfusion Awareness Month

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S.5 E.13 Atara Parkinson: NICU Mama x3 and The Healing Ways of Jesus! Part Two

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S.5 E.12 Atara Parkinson: NICU Mama x3 and The Healing Ways of Jesus! Part One

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S.5 E.11 Ashli Daley: Meeting Parents Where They Are: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Newborn Care

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S.5 E.10 Kali Dayton: ICU NP & Host of Walking Home From the ICU

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S.5 E. 9 Beth Mull: Be Brave: A Story of Surrendering in Child Loss

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November Ask Atara Prepare for a NICU Stay

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S.5 E.8 Ashley Byrom: How Lack of Attachment Can Lead to PP Anxiety

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S.5 E.7: Catherine Garrett: God Does Not Make Mistakes: Managing Survivor's Guilt

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S.5 E.6 Dr. Brad Montagne: How to Avoid Pitfalls and Nightmares of Pregnancy, Birth, and After

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S.5 E.5 Andrea Calvaneso: Resilient MOMent: An Accreta Stor

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S.5 E.4 Gina DiMarco Zero Out of Ten Stars: Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) & COVID Delivery

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S.5 E.3 Dr. Yaya Ren: Preeme + You

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S.5 E.2 Cristina Simmons: Powered by Perseverance

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S.5 E.1 Season Premiere: The Power of Community

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August Ask Atara

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July Ask Atara: How Can We Share Our Birth Trauma Experience with Someone Who Had a "More" Traumatic Birth Trauma?

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June Ask Atara: How to Support Friends and/or Family Members Through Infertility

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March Ask Atara

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April Ask Atara

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S.4 E.27 Jess Ronne: Caregiving with Grit & Grace

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S.4 E.26 Dr. Gargey Patil: An AFE Story: A Provider's Perspective

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S.4 E.25 Karlonty Wallace: Pawsitive Partnership: Hope for Trauma Survivors!

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S.4 E.24 Jenny Strickland: Finding God's Grace through Postpartum Psychosis

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S.4 E.23 Taylor Burdsall: Bereavement an Discharge Care Coordinator

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S.4 E.22 Carmen Vaughn: God Makes A Way

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S.4 E.21 Emilie P.: Placental Abruption/PRES Syndrome Pt.2

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S.4 E.20 Emilie Piodos: Placental Abruption & PRES Syndrome

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S.4 E.19 Amber Tice: The Change and Complexity of Perinatal Trauma

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S.4 E.18 Mariah Pettry: Addiction to Adopted: The Power of God’s Gracious Love

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S.4 E.17 Cathy Garrett: The 10 Percent: A Story of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

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S.4 E.16 Mark Fayfard: My Need Network

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S.4 E.15 Ashley O'Neil: It's a NICU World

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S.4 E.14 Jordan Arogeti: Support Now: A Innovative Support Platform

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S.4 E.13 Jamie Agunsday: Maternal Health Champion!

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S.4 E.12 Brooke Shapiro: Fish Out of Water

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S.4 E.11 NICU Admission to NICU Notebook

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S.4 E.10 Dae Hayes: Embrace the “Ta” of Life: How to Surrender to Gentle Motherhood

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S.4 E.9 Andrea: 2x Preemie Mom, Founder and Executive Director of NICU Alumni

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S.4 E.8 Dr. Yameika Head: Your Steps are Already Ordered: Journey of Raising a Special Needs Child

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S.4 E.7 Onesa Anozie: When Microwave Culture Breaks Down: A NICU Journey

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S.4 E.6 Brian Heilig: Breathe, Eat, Poop, Grow

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S.4 E.5: Marie Brock: Keep it Simple: The Power of Nutrition

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S.4 E.4 Rebekah Cook: AFE & TTC Update

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S.4 E.3 Dr. Deering: The Importance of OB Simulation

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S.4 E.2 Roger Peters: Healing Perinatal Trauma through Gaming

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S.4 E.1 Season Premiere: Life Looking Different

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BTS Story Share: ECMO Resource

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#CoffeewithCathy Preeclampsia Awareness Month with Shavnay McClain

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S.3 E.27 Cathy Garrett: Season 3 Finale!!!!!

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S.3 E.26 Petra Cruz: Birth Trauma to Birth Doula

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S.3 E.25 Kelila Green Siciliano: Pushing Through Loss

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S.3 E.24 Amber Tice Growing Through Tough Times Pt.2

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S.3 E.23 Amber Tice: Growing Through Tough Times Pt.1

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S.3 E.22 Christina Gagnon: Preemie & NICU Survivor

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S.3 E.21 Adriana Stallard: Abigail's Journey Part 2

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S.3 E.20 Adriana Stallard: Abigail's Journey Part 1

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S.3 E.19 Ebony Ford: Finding Joy in Imperfect Moments

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S.3 E.18 Ruth Caplin: Pregnancy Loss Survivor

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S.3 E.17 Meredith McCann: Perinatal Trauma Sufferer turned Maternal Health Advocate

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S.3 E.16 Paige Pedroli: Perinatal Trauma Sufferer turned Author!

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S.3 E.15 Teresa Blank: Preemie Warrior!

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S.3 E.14 Haley Schaefer: Born to Fight Pt.2

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S.3 E.12 Nikki Brooker: Strong Mamas, Thriving Babies

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S.3 E.13 Haley Schaefer: Born To Fight Pt.1

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S.3 E.11 Brittany Baker: Birth Trauma from a Doula’s Perspective Part 2

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S.3 E.10 Brittany Baker Birth Trauma from a Doula’s Perspective Part 1

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S.3 E.9 Gina Hunter: Perfusionist

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S.3 E.8 #CoffeewithCathy: Liana Albers

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S.3 E.7 Laura Bethman:CCAM Pt.2

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S.3 E. 6 Laura Bethman: Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation (CCAM)

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S.3 E.5 Ryan Hansen: More Families Intact

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S.3 E.4 Ebony Ford: How Dismissing Your Patient Reeks Havoc