9: Using Meditation to Overcome the Trauma of Pregnancy

Reality Check PodcastMeditationMoving On From Trauma
Written By Zachary Phillips
 
Birth

“The midwives wanted to send me home with some Panadol, giving me the instructions to return in two days when the contractions were more serious - the baby was out in six hours” - Maria Phillips.

In this episode Maria Phillips joins the podcast and discusses how guided meditation, mindfulness and education helps with having a 'Calm Birth' . These lessons are then applied to the wider context of every day life and other traumatic events.

The episode ends with a Q&A session with listener questions for Zachary.

Related resources:

What to Buy When You’re Expecting – a Comprehensive List of Items and Helpful Resources for Expecting Parents (blog)
The Joys and Challenges of Parenthood (podcast)
Having a Child Isn’t as Bad as Everyone Says It’s Going to Be (blog)
Advice to Expecting Parents from a New Father (video)Info on 'Calm Birth' can be found here

 
 
 
Zachary Phillips

Zachary Phillips is a counselor, coach, meditation instructor, author, and poet. He helps entrepreneurs, spiritualists, and survivors identify and release the limiting beliefs that no longer serve. With compassion and insight, he supports them as they navigate dark nights of the soul and find peace, guiding them from surviving to passionately thriving using tips, tools, and techniques that enable them to process the past, accept the present, and embrace the future with positivity and purpose. Zachary is also a qualified teacher, personal trainer, Reiki master, and is currently studying a Master of Counseling.

https://www.zachary-phillips.com
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