030 Perinatal Mental Health and Traumatic Birth

04/23/20 • 74 min

In this episode, Holly and Jayme welcome a mother and daughter team to talk about perinatal and postpartum mental health and trauma. Kellie, a Certified Nurse Midwife and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with special training in Perinatal Mental Health discusses the challenges that pregnant women with mental health issues face. Her daughter, Jessica Northam MA, a registered drama therapist, talks about trauma therapy and PTSD as it relates to the birthing community - whether from a previous traumatic birth, or any previous trauma.

Resources:

https://www.boisebirthcenter.com/ https://www.nadta.org/ https://www.postpartum.net/ www.postpartum.net

Resources:

https://www.boisebirthcenter.com/ https://www.nadta.org/ https://www.postpartum.net/ www.postpartum.net

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029 Common Challenges of Third Trimester; You are Not Alone!

In this episode, Angela Latta, a FNP and Kristi Rhodes, a CNM talk with us about common concerns during the third trimester of pregnancy. The third trimester can be challenging! Bodies changing, preparing for birth, body aches, etc. They cover everything from headaches to vaginal discharge! Tons of great information on what is common, what is concerning and needs follow up, and most of all reassuring that you are not alone! These are things that almost every pregnant person is experiencing.

Angela Latta, FNP began her nursing career in 1994 at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise, ID. The entire focus and passion of her nursing career has been on the amazing process of caring for women in labor and delivery. Besides being at the bedside of thousands of women, she has also worked as a member of the high risk maternal transport team and was the designated charge nurse for many years. In 2012 she graduated from Gonzaga University with her MSN as a family nurse practitioner. As a Nurse Practitioner she now has the opportunity to provide care for women far beyond her expertise in the birth process. She enjoys meeting women at all stages of life. She feels very fortunate to partner with the MD in her office as his surgical assistant in the OR as well as in the office.

Kristi Rhodes, CNM has worked in maternal-child nursing since 2001. Her start in this career path was as a postpartum nurse in a high risk, high volume hospital in Boise, ID where she fell in love with birth and caring for families. Kristi journeyed into midwifery in 2010 to fulfill her desire to be an advocate and an educator for families, believing that birth is an empowering and transformative event in a family’s life. Kristi promotes physiologic birth and encourages women to be active participants in their care. She attends births at a local hospital where she strives to bring the true midwifery model in to the hospital setting, allowing women and families birth in a way that makes sense individually.

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031 Attachment and Bonding Begins Before Birth!

In this episode, we have Dr. Stephanie Dueger, who is known as the “Attachment Doctor” back to talk about the importance of attachment and bonding for optimal human health. She covers some basic information on the definition of attachment, the different attachment styles, and the difference between attachment and bonding. She discusses how parent’s own attachment styles will highly influence how they parent their child and the crucial importance of knowing your own attachment style so that you can work through and hopefully integrate any issues that you have as a parent before your baby is born. Many people are not even aware of how these things can have long term effects on their relationships, and through mindful awareness of our own patterns, we can transform and set a strong foundation of secure attachment for our children.

Resources:

www.drduegertherapy.com

Bio:

Dr. Stephanie Dueger, otherwise known as The Attachment Doctor, is a psychotherapist, parent coach, and educator, who works with expectant and new parents and their little ones. She helps individuals, couples, and families with young children heal relational challenges and resolve trauma using an attachment-based and somatically-informed background.

Stephanie received an MA from Naropa University in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Wilderness Therapy. After meeting her husband in the same program and falling in love with their first-born daughter in 2007, Stephanie turned her focus to early somatic attachment work, training and assisting with The Brook Institute. She then earned her PhD from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, with an emphasis in Somatic and Pre- and Perinatal Psychology in 2015, having a second, deeply-loved daughter along the way.

Stephanie is the Editor-in-Chief of the academic Journal of Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health, as well as a writer. Her first book—the one she wishes she’d had for herself when first becoming a parent—is currently in the publishing process, and has a “due date” sometime in January, 2020. Tentatively titled Preparing for Parenthood: 55 Essential Conversations for Couples becoming Families, the book is filled with conversation-starters and helpful action items for couples to complete prior to becoming parents. These conversations and action items help couples transition into parenthood in ways that best align with their own beliefs and values, creating greater connection, understanding, and confidence for the new family.

A lover of wilderness, travel, and all creatures, Stephanie spends most of her free time with her family outdoors. She lives in Boulder, CO with her husband and two daughters.