Dealing With Birth Trauma: How to Recognise It, Navigate the System, and Start to Heal

In this episode, we pick up where we left off with Dr. Emma Thornton - doctor, former obstetrician, GP specialising in women's health, and founder of Cocoon - and move from understanding birth trauma into what you can actually do about it. We cover how to recognise the signs in yourself or someone you care for, when to seek help and what that looks like, and how to make the most of the support that's already available through the NHS. Emma also introduces Cocoon - a digitally delivered, clinically guided platform built to give women access to birth trauma support on their own terms and in their own time. This is part two of two - part one covers what birth trauma is and why it matters. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:36 - Recap: What Is Birth Trauma? 03:04 - Recognising the Signs and Symptoms 05:55 - When to Seek Support 09:08 - Making the Most of the Healthcare System 12:03 - Advocating for Your Mental Health 14:02 - Perinatal Mental Health Resources 19:37 - Introducing Cocoon 22:31 - How Cocoon Works 29:19 - Self-Care and Empowering Yourself Resources: Cocoon (Dr Emma Thornton) — mycocoon.health City Birth Trauma Scale — citybirthtrauma.com Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale — nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/mental-health/postnatal-depression PANDAS Foundation — pandasfoundation.org.uk Birth Trauma Association — birthtraumaassociation.org.uk Maternal Mental Health Alliance — maternalmentalhealthalliance.org #BirthTrauma #MaternalMentalHealth #PostnatalCare #TheMotherhoodClinic #PerinatalHealth #Cocoon #WomensHealth #MotherhoodSupport