Birth Trauma Stories (formerly The Twinky Chronicles)

Nov 05 2024 91 ep. 37 mins
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Holding space and finding light after perinatal trauma Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cathy-garrett/support

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S.4 E.8 Dr. Yameika Head: Your Steps are Already Ordered: Journey of Raising a Special Needs Child

Nov 05 2024 44 mins  
Today, we are joined by Dr. Yameika Head. She is a dedicated pediatrician but also wanted to support parents raising children with unexpected diagnoses. Enter her coaching business. Heads Up! Parenting, LLC. Dr. Head's business is a full-service parent coaching business. As a parent coach, she specializes in supporting professional parents navigating the complexities of raising chi

S.4 E.7 Onesa Anozie: When Microwave Culture Breaks Down: A NICU Journey

Oct 29 2024 55 mins  
Onesa Anozie is a wife, mother of 3, and author. She also exhibits an unwavering dedication to NICU mothers. Onesa's own journey spans 290 days spent in the hospital alongside her son. With a Master's degree in Social Work and over a decade devoted to nonprofit work, she champions social justice and holistic family well-being. Tune in to hear more from Onesa! Onesa's Book: She Fou

S.4 E.6 Brian Heilig: Breathe, Eat, Poop, Grow

Oct 22 2024 43 mins  
Brian resides in Orlando with his wife Diana and their two sons, Grayson and Nathan. At just 25 weeks pregnant, Diana started to feel unwell and was taken to the ER in Mexico, where they lived at the time. This would drastically change the course of their lives. Tune in to hear more! ⁠Brian's Website⁠ ⁠Follow Brian on Instagram⁠ ⁠Follow Brian on Facebook⁠ Follow Brian

S.4 E.5: Marie Brock: Keep it Simple: The Power of Nutrition

Oct 15 2024 43 mins  
Today, we are joined by Marie Brock. She’s married to Ken, and they are each other's second marriage. Marie has two older sons from her previous marriage, and she and Ken have their youngest together, where they live in North Carolina. For 18 years, she struggled with chronic health complaints. She went through the conventional system; she was put on prescription after prescripti

S.4 E.4 Rebekah Cook: AFE & TTC Update

Oct 08 2024 53 mins  
Today, we are back with Rebekah Cook from @motherhoodonhold. Rebekah works as a physical therapy assistant and has been married to her husband, Thomas, for seven years. They live in the suburbs of Atlanta and have been trying to conceive for several years. I wanted to share her story this month after she experienced multiple pregnancy losses and the stillbirth of her son, Walker Le

S.4 E.3 Dr. Deering: The Importance of OB Simulation

Oct 01 2024 56 mins  
Today we are joined by Dr. Shad Deering. He currently works at Baylor as the Associate Dean, the System Medical Director, at the CHRISTUS Simulation Institute, and is a Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. We met at the Mommas Voices conference where Dr. Deering was the keynote speaker. After hearing his speech about simulation, I knew I wanted to have him on the podcast. Tun

S.4 E.2 Roger Peters: Healing Perinatal Trauma through Gaming

Sep 24 2024 27 mins  
In today’s episode, we are joined by Roger Peters. Roger is a husband, dad, gamer, and business owner. After many hours of labor with their first daughter, he and his wife felt mixed emotions when the decision to have a cesarean was made. Tune in to hear the male perspective of perinatal trauma! Roger's Website:https://www.epicsages.com/https://www.epicsages.com/ Cathy's Websi

S.4 E.1 Season Premiere: Life Looking Different

Sep 19 2024 22 mins  
In the season 4 premiere, I discuss how to grapple with the fact that your life may have turned out differently than you expected after your perinatal trauma. Maybe you have a child with special needs. Maybe you have a disability yourself. Maybe you experienced or still experience PPMDs. Maybe your family is grieving during your perinatal period. Maybe you ever expected to be

BTS Story Share: ECMO Resource

May 27 2024 32 mins  
Recently I had the privilege to share my ECMO story on ECMO Resource. Tune in to hear more about my ECMO story in particular! Follow Nicole on Instagram Nicole's Website Cathy's Website: ⁠⁠https://www.birthtraumastories.com/home⁠⁠ Follow Birth Trauma Stories on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.i

#CoffeewithCathy Preeclampsia Awareness Month with Shavnay McClain

May 10 2024 10 mins  
Join Ms. Nay and I for a special episode of #CoffeewithCathy to raise awareness for #PreeclampsiaAwarenessMonth. Follow Shavnay on Instagram. Follow Shavnay on Facebook. Email Shavnay. Cathy's Website: ⁠⁠https://www.birthtraumastories.com/home⁠⁠ Follow Birth Trauma Stories on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠