Healing Birth

Wow! This is a post I made years ago when Healing Birth was called Voice For Parents. It went viral at the time, the only post of mine that ever has. Interesting to see it pop up again after all these years. Cleary it’s still striking a chord with many

Become the safe space that women need to heal their birth trauma...
the safe space that is all too desperately needed
by women, babies and families that deserve a better start to life as a new family.

I’ll teach you all that you need to know when you do my 10 week Healing Birth Practitioner Training programme.

We start next week! There’s still space for you.

Here’s what Kiki, mum to three (2 traumatic c sections, followed by a healing home VBAC), and now founder of Kiki Burke | Safe Harbour Birth Trauma Support had to say about doing the training...

“I remember when you first spoke to me about this course, and I had some reservations about doing it at the time because I didn’t think I was worthy or capable of being someone who could competently support other women with the healing of their birth trauma. Well, needless to say, this course lit a fire in me, and opened my eyes to how capable I truly am.”

🌿If you’re passionate about changing the status quo when it comes to birth trauma support, DM me now or comment TRAIN and I’ll send details to your inbox.🌿

x Carla

What you’ll learn & come away with...

In-depth knowledge of what birth trauma is, what is causing it, how it’s impacting women and their families, and the fundamentals of how to guide the healing process.

Understanding the basics of birthing physiology and what frequently interferes with the physiological birth process, leading to trauma, including the roles played by our conditioning, our maternity system, and our ‘trauma brain’ responses.

Awareness of our own conditioned beliefs and biases, and how to ensure they, and any potential rescuer mentality, don’t impede our ability to hold a safe space for women to share their story and find healing.

The art of listening and holding space (including in relation to working with those who experience baby loss) - something we will practice during the workshop.

Helpful responses after someone has shared their birth trauma story, and tools you can offer them for their ongoing healing journey.

Interested?
Join me in...
Tauranga, August 22-23
Kāpiti, September 19-20
Or express interest in me holding a workshop elsewhere.

Type TAURANGA, or KAPITI, or ELSEWHERE in the comments, or in a DM to me, to learn more.

x Carla

The real reasons people hesitate to join HBPT...

They’re wondering...

✨ Is it okay that I’m still healing from my own birth experience?
✨ But I don’t live in New Zealand
✨ Will I be ready to practice this work once the course ends?
✨ What if I need to miss a couple of live sessions?
✨ How will I afford it?

If that’s you, you’re not the only one.

These are the questions I’m frequently asked, and they’re all easier to navigate than most people expect.

You don’t need previous birth-work training. For many practitioners, HBPT is where they begin.

Outside New Zealand? I’ve already trained practitioners from Australia, the USA, the UK, Sweden and Spain.

Need flexibility? Every live session is recorded, there are multiple payment options, and one fully funded scholarship is offered each intake for someone who otherwise couldn’t access the training.

The next HBPT cohort begins 10 August.

Places are intentionally limited to 12–16 practitioners, so everyone receives personalised support throughout the training.

If you’ve been sitting on the fence, send me a message. I’d love to answer your questions and help you work out whether HBPT is the right next step for you.

x Carla

This is a brilliant opportunity for those in the Manawatu who have experienced birth trauma to access a free birth trauma support service 💜 Check it out if it’s of interest xx

Whoops… a day late with the last 10 of 50 quotes…

Last week was Birth Trauma Awareness week. Each year, Birth Trauma Aotearoa runs a ‘50 for 50’ campaign in honour of this.

What’s significant about the number, 50? In Aotearoa, New Zealand, 50 women experience a traumatic birth every day. For a little country, that’s a LOT of trauma.

The 50 for 50 campaign is about doing 50 of something in recognition of that awful stat, and to acknowledge those poor new mothers and families experiences. And it’s about raising awareness regarding this horrific amount of birth trauma that’s taking place.

This year, I’m sharing 50 quotes from women who have experienced birth trauma. Most of them are quotes relating to the trauma itself, and a few are about the healing that some of them experienced down the track.

Many of these quotes are taken from the birth trauma survey I conducted back in 2015 - something that ultimately led to me founding Healing Birth (though it was initially called Voice For Parents). I am so grateful to those women (319 of them!) who shared their stories of birth trauma with me.

If you are interested in reading the birth trauma survey report in its entirety, comment ‘REPORT’ and I’ll send the pdf through to you.

Make sure you follow the epic work done by Kate and the team at Birth Trauma Aotearoa.

And if you are interested in working with me to heal from a bad birth, or train with me to learn the art of holistic birth trauma support, send me a DM. I’d love to hear from you.

x Carla

This week is Birth Trauma Awareness week. Each year, Birth Trauma Aotearoa runs a ‘50 for 50’ campaign in honour of this.

What’s significant about the number, 50? In Aotearoa, New Zealand, 50 women experience a traumatic birth every day. For a little country, that’s a LOT of trauma.

The 50 for 50 campaign is about doing 50 of something in recognition of that awful stat, and to acknowledge those poor new mothers and families experiences. And it’s about raising awareness regarding this horrific amount of birth trauma that’s taking place.

This year, I’m sharing 50 quotes from women who have experienced birth trauma. Most of them are quotes relating to the trauma itself, and a few are about the healing that some of them experienced down the track.

Many of these quotes are taken from the birth trauma survey I conducted back in 2015 - something that ultimately led to me founding Healing Birth (though it was initially called Voice For Parents). I am so grateful to those women (319 of them!) who shared their stories of birth trauma with me.

If you are interested in reading the birth trauma survey report in its entirety, comment ‘REPORT’ and I’ll send the pdf through to you.

Make sure you follow the epic work done by Kate and the team at Birth Trauma Aotearoa .

And if you are interested in working with me to heal from a bad birth, or train with me to learn the art of holistic birth trauma support, send me a DM. I’d love to hear from you.

x Carla

If you’ve ever sat with someone’s birth story and wished you knew how to help more deeply, have a listen to this Healing Birth With Carla podcast episode ( #90 - The Missing Piece After Decades in Birth Work - Amber’s Story).

Perhaps, like Amber you’ll feel drawn to do my Healing Birth Practitioner Training.

This is a 10-week online intensive that meets you where you’re at and, in Amber’s words, “…this training put everything together for me, it made it really cohesive, so that I had confidence...”

My last cohort for the year is only a few weeks away (begins Aug 10th), don’t miss out on this life changing opportunity.

Comment or DM me the word ‘TRAIN’ to find out more

x Carla