Hanging On For Hope

Todays interview is with Kate White

Kate White is an advanced bodyworker, perinatal educator, and somatic trauma resolution professional. She is a mother of two children, holds a BA and MA in Communication, a Registered Craniosacral Therapist in the Biodynamic Craniosacral method and a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner. Her work combines somatic therapy, birth preparation, recovery from difficult birth, and somatic trauma resolution. She is the Founding Director of Education for the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and helps administer an online program for parents and professionals who work with parents, runs a private practice, and offers her own seminars through the Center for Prenatal and Perinatal Programs, ppncenter.com.

Today Kate and I discuss pre- cognitive childhood adverse experiences. 

Welcome to  Hanging on for Hope MAMA (  Motherhood and Mental Health Awareness )edition  

In todays episode we speak to Allison Bowman,  She is a mom of 2  taking action in her own community with education and practical resources for every day moms.  She is also a surviver of Perinatal Anxiety.  The less talked about of Perinatal mood challenges.

I have completed my Masters of Arts in Applied Health Science, Community Health. My thesis was designed to promote father involvement among new fathers in Niagara - the DadRocks study. My role as Community Manager for Life With A Baby allows me to address my interest in maternal and paternal mental health. The program is designed to reduce new parents social isolation. I have a passion for knowledge translation and health promotion, I would like to work in research in public or community health. My background as Research Coordinator, where I organized research studies on human participants, will provide me with the background needed to do this work.MA - Applied Health Science - with a passion for knowledge translation and health promotion!

https://www.lifewithababy.com/Niagara-Region

In this episode I talk to Olivia Scobie about motherhood and mental health and she shares more about how trauma can effect or be caused by birth trauma , the window of tolerance and how to build resilience.

Jordan Case was a brilliant child with diagnosed special needs. His beautiful mind did not fit in the box and the ways he has been failed cannot all be mentioned in this podcast. Please listen and learn about how Jordan’s tragic end of life came to be through his courageous mother Angela Case

In this episode we talk with Jessica Robinson’s sister of Laura Straughan who passed away 10 years ago in custody from Pneumonia. We will learn about the circumstances surrounding her death as well as how Jessica has strengthened herself through healing over the last 10 years and growing to empower herself as an advocate for change .

From “Crisis To Custody” is the inaugural episode of “Hanging on for hope”. In this episode host Andrea Page shares some of her story and demonstrates why we all must become trauma informed in order to get to root causes and enact meaningful change socially and systemically .