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Life-Threatening Amniotic Fluid Embolism: A Story of Birth Trauma, Survival, and Healing
Today’s episode carries a sensitivity notice for anyone currently processing a birth trauma and anyone who isn’t prepared for hearing a life-threatening birth story. Please care for your emotional health and use your judgment and join us for Kayleigh’s story if you are able.
Life-Threatening Amniotic Fluid Embolism: A Story of Birth Trauma, Survival, and Healing Show Highlights
- The narrative approach: to externalize and separate yourself from the problem (It’s the opposite of self-blaming and internalizing issues, challenges, and traumas.)
- Understanding the difference between storytelling and narrative
- The common experience for women of all races in not being listened to by their doctors and nurses
- Dr. Richardson’s personal birth story and her work with social justice and advocacy to amplify the voices of black mothers
- The challenge in advocacy work
- Broadening the network to have a bigger outreach to help moms
- Collective healing and community healing
- Empowerment through a support network
- Trying to normalize the struggle when social media makes everyone else’s life look perfect
- Mothering As A Work of Art: How the book came to be
- Being a creative mom
- The value of sharing stories as a form of healing and therapy
About Kayleigh Summers, LCSW, PMH-C
Kayleigh Summers is a licensed therapist, writer, and content expert in perinatal trauma. Through sharing her lived experience as an amniotic fluid embolism survivor, Kayleigh supports families through perinatal trauma. She has created thriving support communities through Instagram and TikTok, and she uses her podcast, The Birth Trauma Mama, to provide connection, storytelling, and resources to support those experiencing birth and other types of trauma.
Resources:
Connect with Kayleigh Summers: Website, Instagram, and The Birth Trauma Mama podcast
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