Trauma Mamas
Trauma Mamas is a podcast dedicated to the incredible families who navigate the ICU and raise children with medical complexities. These parents have faced the unimaginable—from premature births and life-saving surgeries to chronic illnesses, long ICU stays, and child loss. Each episode shares their stories of unwavering love and tireless advocacy, even when all hope seems lost. These powerful, inspiring stories deserve to be heard and celebrated. Trauma Mamas also provides resources, hope, and a sense of community for those who need it most. Through shared experiences and meaningful conversations, we aim to support parents who are fighting for their children’s health and well-being.
Trauma Mamas
Latest Episodes
Q+A-Getting to Know the Hosts: Meet Danielle
Danielle and I sit down for a fun Q+A so you can get to know us a little better. We asked each other questions about motherhood, life outside the hospital, and the experiences that shaped us and this podcast — things like, “What’s the most medi...
#26: You Weren't Expecting to Learn How to Survive in the NICU- with Danielle Sullivan
In this episode, we sit down with Danielle Sullivan to talk about what it really looks like to survive the NICU — not just physically being there, but mentally and emotionally enduring the unknown.After a long and difficult fe...
#25: You Weren’t Expecting to Make a Positive Impact: with Bobbi of T-Rex Little Lungs Foundation
In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Bobbi Kline — a fellow BPD mom who just gets it.We talk about the honest realities of raising boys with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, the kind of medical mom banter that doesn’t require explanation, an...
#24: You Weren't Expecting to Start The Cuddle Foundation: with Essie
In this episode, I’m joined by NICU mom and advocate Essie Weiss, founder of The Cuddle Foundation—a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring NICU babies are held when families can’t always be at the bedside.Essie shares how her own NICU experie...
S2E1: You Weren't Expecting to Become a Trauma Dad
This episode is the most special one to me. And I'm happy to be back!!You’ve heard pieces of our story throughout the last 21 episodes, but for the first time, I’m not helping someone else tell theirs..we’re telling ours. And for the fi...
Fan Mail
I love this podcast, I literally told people I trauma bonded with women in our pre-partum ward before having our micropreemie daughter, trauma bonded with people in the nicu, and still connect with people with trach babies and medically complex kids. Literally went through two nicu experiences for both my daughters, back to back in the past four years. And love hearing episodes to just feel like I'm not alone in this experience. My name is Jessica and I live in Chicago. And the nicu experience for me entailed for over 13 month journey that finally got to take my recent daughter home on Feb 18th.
La Grange Park, Illinois