The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by Sabryna for a powerful and emotional account of her first birth. Her story began with an itch in her third trimester and escalated into a life-threatening emergency for both her and her daughter. What unfolded was a series of missed diagnoses, medical dismissal, and a traumatic delivery that included an emergency C-section, undiagnosed preeclampsia, a NICU stay due to a rare heart condition.

With vulnerability and insight, Sabryna walks us through the heartbreak of being ignored by her care team, the fear of not knowing if her baby would survive, and the heavy mental toll that followed. She also shares the healing journey that came later, including a redemptive second birth experience and the importance of finding a provider who truly listens.

This conversation is a testament to the strength of self-advocacy and the power of feeling seen, heard, and safe in your care.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

⚠️ The early warning signs of cholestasis and why no one acted
📉 Being told to rush to the hospital and then sent home hours later
📵 Days of silence from her care team while her symptoms worsened
💔 A non-variable heart rate and an emergency C-section she never saw coming
🫀 Her daughter’s diagnosis: supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW)
🚑 A magnesium drip, sky-high blood pressure, and a post-op ambulance ride with no pain meds
🧠 The emotional aftermath: trauma, guilt, depression, and being told to “just be grateful”
💬 The healing power of trauma-informed therapy and a validating OB
🌈 A second birth that brought the closure she never thought she’d find
🗣️ Why we must keep talking about traumatic births, because they leave lasting marks

Resources & Mentions:

🌐 Learn more about WPW and SVT in newborns: childrenshospital.org
📚 Birth Trauma Support: birthtraumamama.com/resources
📱 Follow along for more stories and support: @birthtraumamama

🎧 Tune in now wherever you get your podcasts. If this episode resonated with you, made you feel seen, or helped you name your own story, please share, rate, and review. Your voice matters.

For more birth trauma content and a community full of love and support, head to my Instagram at @thebirthtrauma_mama.

Learn more about the support and services I offer through The Birth Trauma Mama Therapy & Support Services.

Disclaimer - The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official stance, views, or positions of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. The content shared is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional or medical advice and/or endorsement.

In this episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by licensed trauma therapist, author, and speaker Kobe Campbell for an honest, and deeply vulnerable conversation about her traumatic birth experience and the lifelong impact it’s had on her, her son, and her healing journey.

What began as a dreamy, hypno-birthing-fueled pregnancy quickly turned into a series of medical emergencies: preeclampsia, placental abruption, IUGR, a failed epidural, an emergency C-section, NICU transfers, and devastating relational trauma at the hands of dismissive and discriminatory providers. Kobe vulnerably shares the layers of grief, rage, and resilience she continues to navigate years later, along with the role EMDR, faith, and trauma-informed therapy have played in her recovery.

This conversation is a masterclass in naming the complexities of birth trauma, especially when compounded by racial bias, medical negligence, and a total lack of compassion.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

⚠️ How Kobe’s “dream birth” narrative met a brutal medical reality
📉 A shock preeclampsia diagnosis and abrupt transfer to a higher-level hospital
🫀 The missed diagnosis of her baby’s heart and liver malformations
🚨 The chaos and fear of an emergency C-section and her baby’s near-death
💉 A failed epidural, allergic reaction to morphine, and punctured dura
💬 Medical racism, microaggressions, and the emotional toll of being unheard
🧠 Why EMDR was transformative in processing birth trauma and childhood wounds
👣 The silent sisterhood of mothers still carrying what they were never allowed to name
💛 How Kobe shows up for new moms in her life now, with deep care and validation
🗣️ The cost of telling the truth about traumatic births in a world that demands gratitude

Resources & Mentions:

📘 Learn more about Kobe’s work: @kobe.campbell
📚 Trauma Support & Resources: birthtraumamama.com/resources
📖 Kobe’s book, Why Am I Like This? — A guide through faith and trauma healing

🎧 Tune in now wherever you get your podcasts. If this episode moved you, please consider rating, reviewing, or sharing it. It helps other trauma survivors find the hope and validation they deserve.

Guest Bio: 

Kobe Campbell is an award-winning licensed trauma therapist, bestselling author, media expert, entertainment consultant and keynote speaker. Kobe just released her first book with W Publishing of HarperCollins titled Why Am I Like This?: How to Break Cycles, Heal From Trauma, and Restore Your Faith.

 With a kind, compassionate, and energetic spirit, she helps people find the truest versions of themselves under the pain that they’ve endured through therapy, intensives, speaking, retreats, and organizational training. Kobe specializes in working with clients in public-facing professions as they process their trauma in the midst of their creative work and public visibility. 

For more birth trauma content and a community full of love and support, head to my Instagram at @thebirthtrauma_mama.

Learn more about the support and services I offer through The Birth Trauma Mama Therapy & Support Services.

Disclaimer - The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official stance, views, or positions of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. The content shared is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional or medical advice and/or endorsement.

In this week’s Listener Series episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Scarlett bravely shares her story a layered, and still-unfolding journey through birth trauma, postpartum hemorrhage, and complex pelvic floor injuries that continue to impact her life more than five years later.

She speaks candidly about the realities of:
🩸 Surviving a traumatic birth and emergency postpartum care
⚕️ Navigating misdiagnoses and medical dismissiveness
🏥 Undergoing reconstructive surgery, just days before COVID shut down elective procedures
💔 Living with an unresolved injury, even years later
💬 Parenting solo while healing, with her husband deployed and her newborn in tow
💡 Finding resilience, humor, and hope, even when she’s still “not fixed”

Scarlett’s story is a powerful reminder that healing is rarely linear and that you don’t have to wait until things are “resolved” to find strength, community, and joy again. Her voice offers profound validation for those still in the thick of it, especially those living with ongoing pelvic floor injuries, postpartum complications, or unrecognized trauma.

Resources & Support:

• Solace for Mothers (formerly OSI) — support for survivors of obstetric injuries
• The Birth Trauma Mama – therapy, resources, and community
• Follow Kayleigh on Instagram: @birthtraumamama

💜 Trigger Warning: This episode includes graphic details of birth trauma, hemorrhage, pelvic injury, and surgical complications. Please listen with care.

🎧 Available now wherever you get your podcasts.

For more birth trauma content and a community full of love and support, head to my Instagram at @thebirthtrauma_mama.

Learn more about the support and services I offer through The Birth Trauma Mama Therapy & Support Services.

Disclaimer - The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official stance, views, or positions of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. The content shared is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional or medical advice and/or endorsement.

On this week's listener episode, we welcome Kayla. Kayla starts off by sharing about her preceding endometriosis and PCOS diagnoses and treatments before her and her husband, Michael, got pregnant with their daughter Ellie. They were pleasantly surprised to not need any fertility treatments or assistance getting pregnant with Kayla's diagnoses. Kayla shares about how the pregnancy progressed and the delivery experience as it took a quick turn when she needed an emergency hysterectomy. She vulnerably shares about the recovery process and healing.

What you will hear on this episode:
- Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome diagnoses and preceding treatments
- high blood pressure at end of pregnancy
- induction with complications eventually led to a c-section
- hemorrhage resulting in an emergency hysterectomy with one remaining ovary
- recovery in the ICU
- Tachycardia and Hypertension diagnoses
- postpartum recovery and support

If you have a birth trauma story you would like to share with us, click this link and fill out the form. 

For more birth trauma content and a community full of love and support, head to my Instagram at @thebirthtrauma_mama.

Learn more about the support and services I offer through The Birth Trauma Mama Therapy & Support Services.

Disclaimer - The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official stance, views, or positions of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. The content shared is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional or medical advice and/or endorsement.

On this week's episode,  we are joined by Amanda E. White. Some of you may already follow her on Instagram at @therapyforwomen - her platform cheers on women in the mental health space. She sits down and shares as a licensed therapist and birth trauma survivor her own experiences, nuances, and advice navigating things like suicidal ideation, breastfeeding, and processing during recovery.

On this episode, you will hear:
- Suicidal ideation while pregnant and postpartum
- Hyperemesis Gravidarum, IUGR Diagnosis, and HELLP Syndrome
- Pressure to breastfeed and lack of education on feeding options
- Guilt and bonding challenges
- Expectations vs. reality of birth experiences
- Supportive measures for mental recovery
- Advice and wisdom for those in the healing process

Guest Bio:

Amanda E. White is a licensed therapist and the creator of the popular instagram account @therapyforwomen. She is the author of the book “Not Drinking Tonight: A Guide to Creating A Sober Life You Love.” She is the founder and owner of the group therapy practice, Therapy for Women Center, based in Philadelphia serving clients across the country. In her clinical work, she specializes in working with individuals with substance use disorders and eating disorders. 

People are drawn to Amanda’s unique expertise, accessible approach to healing and mental health. She has been featured in notable publications such as Forbes, Washington Post, Shape, Women’s Health Magazine, and more. 

For more birth trauma content and a community full of love and support, head to my Instagram at @thebirthtrauma_mama.

Learn more about the support and services I offer through The Birth Trauma Mama Therapy & Support Services.

Disclaimer - The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official stance, views, or positions of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. The content shared is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional or medical advice and/or endorsement.

On this week's listener episode, we welcome Alpha. She shares about her pregnancy and delivery of her son and the trauma she had to face. Alpha vulnerably shares her intense experience and how she has processed her birth not going as planned including having an emergency hysterectomy.

On this episode, you will hear:
- Prodromal Labor
- Complex trauma and the impact on perinatal trauma
- Postpartum hypertension
- Abscess after c-section resulting in sepsis
- Uterine artery pseudo-aneurysm
- Hemorrhage

If you have a birth trauma story you would like to share with us, click this link and fill out the form. 

For more birth trauma content and a community full of love and support, head to my Instagram at @thebirthtrauma_mama.

Learn more about the support and services I offer through The Birth Trauma Mama Therapy & Support Services.

Disclaimer - The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official stance, views, or positions of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. The content shared is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional or medical advice and/or endorsement.

On this week's episode, we are joined by Megan MacCutcheon who is a practicing LPC and author. We have a candid conversation about postpartum depression, navigating parenting information and advice, and treating postpartum anxiety.

On this episode, you will hear:
- postpartum anxiety and trauma
- the impact of control and perfectionism
- the influence of parenting information
- therapeutic approaches for postpartum anxiety
- identifying trauma in postpartum anxiety
- seeking help for postpartum anxiety
- the role of providers in addressing birth trauma

Guest Bio:

Megan MacCutcheon is a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice in Vienna, Virginia. She enjoys working with adolescents and adults, helping them to achieve a better quality of life by confronting issues of depression, anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem. Megan is also a Certified Perinatal Mental Health clinician and specializes in helping women who are experiencing mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and following childbirth. She runs Empowering Mindful Moms, a postpartum support community, and is the co-founder of PerinatalPlace.com. For more information, please visit www.meganmaccutcheon.com or follow her on Instagram @meganmaccutcheonlpc.

For more birth trauma content and a community full of love and support, head to my Instagram at @thebirthtrauma_mama.

Learn more about the support and services I offer through The Birth Trauma Mama Therapy & Support Services.

Disclaimer - The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official stance, views, or positions of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. The content shared is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional or medical advice and/or endorsement.

On this week's listener episode, we are joined by Megan. Megan is from Northern Ireland and shares with us her journey and the complications that arose in her pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum with her twin boys.

What you will hear on this episode:
- High-risk twin pregnancy
- Growth discrepancy between twins and fears of lifelong diagnoses
- Emergency hemorrhage protocol
- Postpartum complications and recovery
- Postpartum and finding support in community

You can find and follow Megan on Instagram: my.cup.of.countryside

If you have a birth trauma story you would like to share with us, click this link and fill out the form. 

For more birth trauma content and a community full of love and support, head to my Instagram at @thebirthtrauma_mama.

Learn more about the support and services I offer through The Birth Trauma Mama Therapy & Support Services.

Disclaimer - The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official stance, views, or positions of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. The content shared is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional or medical advice and/or endorsement.

On this week's episode, Arden Cartrette, @themiscarriagedoula and Kayleigh have a deep dive conversation into the specific care of being a miscarriage doula. Arden shares about her own experiences of recurrent loss and the support she offers other families experiencing miscarriage and loss, especially those who go on to have subsequent pregnancies after loss.

What you will hear on this episode:
- what being a miscarriage doula means and the unique space of work it is
- nuances of support for miscarriage and loss
- the intersection of trauma and loss
- support for pregnancy after loss
- advice for those experiencing recurrent loss
- the benefits of EMDR and loss

Guest Bio:
Arden Cartrette is a Birth & Bereavement Doula that focuses on pregnancy loss care and education. She founded The Miscarriage Doula in December 2020 following the birth of her first of two living children and after her experience with infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and navigating the fertility medical support space. You can find Arden on Instagram by following @themiscarriagedoula.

For more birth trauma content and a community full of love and support, head to my Instagram at @thebirthtrauma_mama.

Learn more about the support and services I offer through The Birth Trauma Mama Therapy & Support Services.

Disclaimer - The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official stance, views, or positions of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. The content shared is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional or medical advice and/or endorsement.

On this week's episode of our Listener Stories Series, Alisa joins us to share her experience. Alisa is a LCSW who worked as a social worker for the local children's hospital. She shares about her experiences with both her premature daughter and full-term son and how healing is still a journey 8 years later.

What you will hear on this episode:
- Advanced maternal age
- Rheumatoid arthritis in trimester one
- Gestational hypertension and preeclampsia
- 25-day NICU stay
- Subsequent pregnancy with preeclampsia

If you have a birth trauma story you would like to share with us, click this link and fill out the form. 

For more birth trauma content and a community full of love and support, head to my Instagram at @thebirthtrauma_mama.

Learn more about the support and services I offer through The Birth Trauma Mama Therapy & Support Services.

Disclaimer - The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official stance, views, or positions of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. The content shared is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional or medical advice and/or endorsement.