Navigating grief and trauma after the loss of your baby, with Clinical Psychologist Dr Kara Davey | S3E32

Feeling unsupported and misunderstood during the grieving process when you have lost a child early or experienced a stillbirth can be an incredibly painful experience. Joining us today to talk through navigating grief, getting therapy and supporting others going through it is Dr Kara Davey, who is a trauma, infertility and baby loss specialist, who also has lived experience of baby loss. She is the founder of ‘Kara Clinical Psychologist in Sussex’ and is an award-winning Clinical Psychologist and Coach accredited with the British Psychological Society, Health Care Professions Council and the EMDR Association.

In this episode, we’re chatting about:

• Kara’s journey from her personal loss to helping other parents through theirs, as well as trauma and infertility
• Grieving as a couple and the different types of grief you or your partner might experience
• What secondary losses are and why you might experience these after the loss of your baby
• How to distinguish between a traumatic reaction and the grieving process
• How therapy can help you and why it can be really important to seek support

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