Building Birth Confidence
Building Birth Confidence is the podcast for anyone who is pregnant after a difficult birth, pregnancy loss, or traumatic experience, and who is scared, exhausted, and trying to find a way through.#
I’m Katie, an NHS Mental Health Midwife and Perinatal Trauma Specialist. Every week I bring you honest, clinically informed conversations about the things that rarely get said out loud: the fear, the guilt, the disconnect, the grief that comes with pregnancy after trauma. And the tools, the understanding, and the realistic hope that can make a real difference.
This is not a positive thinking podcast. This is a podcast for people who need more than reassurance. You deserve support that actually meets where you are.
New episodes every week. Start wherever feels right.
Building Birth Confidence
Let’s Talk About Control
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After a traumatic birth, many people feel a deep need to regain control. But birth is unpredictable, so how do we navigate that uncertainty without feeling powerless?
In this short, empowering episode, Katie explores the difference between control and influence, and guides you through a calming hand-on-heart practice to help you reconnect to your inner strength and clarity.
✨ What you’ll hear:
- Why control feels vital after trauma
- How to identify what’s really within your power
- A grounding affirmation to help you feel more capable and supported
You don’t need to control everything to feel empowered, you just need to own what is yours to shape.
Connect With Katie:
- Instagram: @birthcarewithkatie
- Facebook: Birthcare with Katie
- Website: Birthcare.co.uk
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