Hi friend,
Have you ever felt like your body failed you during childbirth? Or found yourself reliving a difficult birth experience months or even years later? This week on the Speaking Life podcast, I had the privilege of speaking with Brigid Tebaldi, a functional women's health coach who specializes in helping mothers heal from birth trauma.
In this heart-to-heart conversation, Brigid shares how birth trauma impacts both our bodies and spirits, and offers practical steps toward healing. As someone who has experienced birth trauma myself, this conversation was especially meaningful to me.
What you'll discover in this episode:
- What birth trauma is and how it impacts our nervous system
- How to find Jesus in your birth story
- Practical first steps toward healing at any point in your motherhood journey
- The connection between past trauma and current physical symptoms
- Why self-care isn't selfish—it's necessary
EP 10 How To Heal Birth Trauma: How Faith and Functional Medicine Can Help Mothers Recover
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📖 Weekly Devotional: Finding God in Our Broken Places
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." — Psalm 147:3 |
There's something profoundly beautiful about how God uses our most difficult experiences to draw us closer to Him. When we experience trauma—whether in childbirth or other life events—we often feel abandoned, forgotten, or like we've somehow failed. These are the very moments when Jesus is closest to us, though we may not recognize His presence until later.
Think about a difficult moment in your life. Where was Jesus? Was He holding your hand? Standing beside the hospital bed? Weeping alongside you? Sometimes the greatest healing comes not from forgetting our painful experiences, but from seeing them through new eyes—eyes that recognize the presence of our Savior even in our darkest hours.
Our bodies carry the memory of trauma, but they also carry the capacity for remarkable healing. Just as Jesus tells us in Matthew 11:28, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." He offers that rest not just for our souls, but for our bodies too—the very bodies that may have experienced trauma, but are nonetheless "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:14).
A Prayer for Healing
Dear Heavenly Father,
Today I bring before You the broken places in my story—the moments where I felt alone, afraid, or like my body had failed me. Where I felt shame, Lord, replace it with Your grace. Where I felt abandonment, show me how You were there all along.
I ask for Your healing touch on both my body and spirit. Calm my nervous system when it reacts from old wounds. Help me to practice gentle self-care not as a luxury but as stewardship of the body You've given me.
Help us to be gentle with ourselves as we navigate motherhood. Remind us that even in our imperfection, we are exactly the mothers our children need. And that our healing journey matters not just for ourselves, but for our families too.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Creating Community
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Question of the week: Has your birth experience impacted your motherhood journey in ways you didn't expect? Reply to this email or post in the group to share.
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Coming Up Next Week
Don't miss next week's episode where I'll be speaking with author and super mom Erica Kingsbury. Erica shares the story of her son Jack's diagnosis of William's Syndrome, the challenges faced when the providers she was working with weren't listening to her concerns, and how she and her family are now thriving in the journey!
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Until next time, remember that you are doing holy work. Your body is not broken. And the birth of your children is only the beginning of the beautiful transformation God is calling you to walk in.
With love and grace,
Elyse
P.S. If this episode resonated with you, would you consider sharing it with a friend who might need it? Sometimes the greatest gift we can give another mother is the reminder that she's not alone in her struggles.
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Elyse Scheeler
Podcast Host of Speaking Life Into Motherhood
Speech Language Pathologist, Wellness Coach, doTerra Wellness Advocate
"Empowering transformations by speaking life into mind, body, and soul."
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