Giving birth to your child is life changing! We are often surrounded by well meaning loved ones who want to hear the story of this incredible journey. We hear things like, “Isn’t it great that your baby is so healthy!” and “You’re so lucky everything ended up so well!” While these sentiments can be true statements, at times they don’t echo what we feel about what happened to us along the way. Over years of hearing birth stories, I know that many women, and their partners, are carrying a deep well of unresolved feelings about their birthing experience. Here at the Perinatal Trauma Center I’m working with birthing families to resolve these painful or unsettling feelings.