Treating Birth Trauma using EMDR Therapy

PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

It is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event.

That’s what I came to realise, after speaking to Silvia Wetherell, Counsellor and Psychotherapist at More Mindful, that this was what happened to my births(s).

I had PTSD from birth. 

Earlier this year, I responded to Slyvia’s public announcement, where she was looking for participants for her PHD research. She specifically wanted to research how effective EMDR could be used as a tool, to help women who experienced birth traumas cope with their experiences. 

The criteria for this research was, the women had to be within 18 months postpartum.

So I raised my hand!

I had no idea what EMDR Therapy was. 

(Now I know -  Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

I just saw birth trauma and responded to this word.

To be honest, I raised my hands, thinking that it must be hard for her to find such a niche...

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