Debriefing at the Bedside #066

In this episode, we are going to be diving into the topic of debriefing: what debriefing is, how it can benefit folks in the immediate postpartum period as they start to reflect on their birth story, on their journey on the feelings that they have as they reflect on what happened during their birth, whether those were, you know, overwhelmingly positive or negative experiences.

Together with Emily and Mandy we have created a resource for Debriefing at the Bedside, that we are really eager to share with you all. This is a free resource. We want to get in the hands of as many folks who interact with people in that immediate postpartum period, whether that is at the hospital bedsides, whether that is at home in those first few weeks, we want to provide this tool so that you all can feel more confident as you look to assist folks in reflection in thinking about their experience, as we break down some of the barriers that stop folks from feeling like it is okay to talk about what happened.

We are so hopeful that you all will walk away from this with more awareness about how important debriefing can be for everyone for every birth.  That you will be able to put this into action in your practices as you look to create a space that is more welcoming for folks to speak to their lived experiences, and that prepares us to support them along the way.

Episode highlights include:
~Defining debriefing vs reflection vs processing
~Navigating conflicting feelings about your birth story
~Debriefing as a tool for fostering connection with caregivers
~Normalizing the need to debrief
~The privilege of pausing to contemplate your experience
~Why birthworkers need to seek out their own debriefing support

Here is a preview of the Debriefing resource & here you can request the full free fillable pdf.

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