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When Birth Becomes Trauma: Understanding Perinatal PTSD Through Brain, Body & Healing
Written By: Sarah Donovan, LCPC, PMH-C | Perinatal Trauma Specialist | Certified EMDR Therapist & Consultant and Founder of Tilted Root October 29, 2025 Photography By: E. Brady Robinson We often imagine birth as a joyful new beginning — but for many, it can also feel terrifying, disorienting, and deeply isolating. In my work, I often hear: “Everyone says I should just be happy.” “I can’t stop replaying what happened.” “Something about that day still doesn’t sit right.” These
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Oct 287 min read
Approaching the Dark Season with Science & Compassion: Reflections, research, and preventative strategies from a Perinatal Trauma & EMDR Therapist
Written by: Sarah Donovan, LCPC, PMH-C November 6, 2025 Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland | Perinatal Mental Health Certified | Certified EMDR Therapist & Consultant | Founder of Tilted Root Counseling Dark mornings. 4 p.m. sunsets. Frozen windshields. By the time November settles in, many of us are already living on emotional reserves. Over the years, the more I’ve allowed myself to meet this season honestly—with body, mind, and spirit—the more it has ev
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Parenting Two Daughters Without a Mother: The Reality of Grief from a Perinatal Trauma Therapist’s Experience
By: Sarah Donovan, LCPC, PMH-C | September 23, 2025 For the past six years, I’ve stepped away from social media for at least one month a year. That month is almost always September—the month my mom died. The purpose is to grieve. In the weeks before her passing, I was torn in every direction: Should I stay by her side? Care for my toddler? Keep working? Make space for friends? Take care of myself? The questions felt endless and impossible. Two weeks before she died, I was in
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Sep 224 min read
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