Two years ago, Brenda was pregnant with twins. A few months prior to her due date, Brenda was hospitalized for 30+ days before being thrust into an emergency C-section. Due to the hospital’s capacity, her twins were transferred to another NICU - away from Brenda for the first few days of their lives. When Brenda met her twins for the first time, they were wearing masks and hooked up to IVs. After Brenda was able to take them home with her and her husband two months later, everything seemed out of place. Nothing was the way that Brenda thought it would be and soon after, she began to realize that something was seriously wrong. About a year later, Brenda was diagnosed with PTSD from her traumatic birth experience, and slowly she began to accept her experience and heal.
1.22 - Brenda’s Childhood
3.43 - Life after University and getting pregnant with twins
5.07 - The pregnancy
7.20 - Pregnancy complications
10.05 - Unexpected early birth
12.08 - Post-birth in the NICU
16.45 - Brenda realizes there’s something off
19.40 - Brenda becomes a doula
21.56 - Brenda’s diagnosis of PTSD
22.32 - Amy’s reflection on Brenda’s story
24.08 - Brenda’s treatment
27.46 - Brenda’s attachment to the idea of perfection
31.50 - Amy’s concluding thoughts
33.14 - How Brenda is doing today
37.05 - Brenda’s dedication
39.11 - Amy’s key takeaways
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