Birth Story Listening

Birth story listening isn’t just for those who experienced birth trauma or changes in birth plans.

You can be left with unexpected and nagging feelings from a birth experience that appears uncomplicated from the outside.

You could benefit from a session if you:

-are struggling with feelings of grief, inadequacy, shame, loneliness, disappointment or anger

-find yourself ruminating over certain aspects of your birth

-are struggling to “get over it”

-have never felt validated in your experience

-feel like something is unresolved from your experience

-don’t want to hear other people’s positive birth stories

-are afraid to have another baby

-want another birth to have a redo of the experience

Who can benefit from birth story listening?

I support people in processing what they experienced and witnessed at a birth or in the postpartum period.

This could be the birth giver: the parents, mothers, fathers. As well as partners, fathers, parents and family members in attendance.

This also includes professionals at the birth:

-Birth workers such as doulas

-Medical care providers (midwives, midwife assistants, doctors, nurses)

Witnessing a traumatic or challenging birth can have a tremendous impact and while some are inclined to minimize their experience “I wasn’t the one who experienced it”, the truth is your feelings are real and you could be holding onto some pretty big stuff.

What does a session look like?

Sessions can be done in person (in Montreal, Canada) or virtually. You need 60-90 minutes of uninterrupted time, which means childcare for your baby/child MUST be arranged during our time together.

One session is often enough to get you going on a new path.

No preparation is needed, I will guide you through a process that helps us get to the core of the issue.