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Today we spill the tea with Julie Lee and Polly Chadwick, a perinatal trauma counsellor and a maternity specialist who, between them, hold space for the things antenatal care often doesn't have room for. Rainbow pregnancies. Matrescence. The silence around loss.
Julie explains what a rainbow pregnancy actually is for anyone who hasn't heard the term, and Polly talks us through her more hands-on work, pregnancy massage, hypnobirthing and the benefits for birthing people.
We ask why miscarriage and baby loss are still so hard to talk about openly even now, whether that's shifted since Julie and Polly started this work, and what women most often wish someone had told them before pregnancy and birth.
We also talk about what it's like supporting women through a period of birth trauma inquiries and maternity investigations, what the disorientation of early motherhood is actually made of hormonal, social, or both and what Julie and Polly would say to anyone listening right now who's feeling that guilt or disconnection.
For our listeners supporting adult daughters, friends and family through loss or the fourth trimester, we ask what's most helpful, and what well-meaning people often get wrong when trying to help.
We also discuss free or low-cost help and support.
We also chat about our weeks, the importance of saying yes and going out, and Jinty talks about hypermobility, how it might affect your vision, and prism lenses in glasses could help.
Stick around for some beautiful inspiration to carry you through the week.
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Julie Lee:
Instagram: @julie_lee_therapy
LinkedIn: @Julie Lee MBACP
Web: https://julieleetherapy.org/
Polly Chadwick:
Instagram: @bumpbirthbabyuk
@themulberryrooms
LinkedIn: @Polly Chadwick
Web: https://www.themulberryrooms.com/practitioners/
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