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When couples process birth trauma differently

We had a traumatic birth experience six months ago and my husband keeps saying we should 'move on' and be grateful our baby is healthy, but I can't stop replaying what happened and we're not talking about how different we both are now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are grieving the same experience in incompatible ways, creating isolation within their shared recovery.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Birth and the birth experience?”

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