We’ve Been Measuring Fear of Childbirth Too Simply. Two New Studies Show Why
Two new studies suggest one fear-of-birth score hides more than it shows. Alexia Leachman on what the research found, what it misses, and what needs to change.
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Fertility Treatment Trauma and Responding to Loss With Compassion
Guest post by clinical psychologist Dr Tara Seed on why fertility treatment can become traumatic, the losses nobody sees, and how compassion can help you cope.
IVF Anxiety: What It Actually Takes To Get To This Place
A woman going through IVF overhears a midwife call her patient anxious. Alexia Leachman on what it actually takes to get into that clinic, what it costs, and…
Matrescence: The Identity Shift No One Can Prepare You For
Matrescence is the identity shift of becoming a mother – as big as adolescence, and nobody warns you. Alexia Leachman on the becoming no one can prepare you…
Society Has a Plan for You the Moment You Become a Mother. You Didn’t Agree to It.
Your fear about what motherhood will cost you isn't irrational – it's an accurate read of a system that was never built for you. Here's what to do…
Your Mother’s Birth Is Already in Your Leadership – Here’s How to Find It
The birth stories you absorbed before you could talk are already shaping how you lead, negotiate and respond to pressure. Here's how to trace them.
The Working Woman’s Birth Fear Isn’t What You Think It Is
Birth content talks to the mother-in-waiting. This is for the woman who's a leader first. Why her fear isn't irrational – and what it's actually about.
16.5% of Women Fear Birth Enough for It to Shape Their Lives: The Numbers
Here's a number worth sitting with: 16.5%. According to a 2026 meta-analysis by Huang and colleagues, drawing on more than 905,000 women across 41 countries, that's the proportion…
When Fear Takes Over: The Abortions We Don’t Talk About
Women who dreamed of motherhood… and still couldn’t continue the pregnancy. Not because they didn’t want the baby. But because the fear felt life-threatening. This isn’t the kind…
Tokophobia and Relationships
Discover how tokophobia shapes relationships, intimacy, and family life. This episode explores the hidden impact of birth fear on love, friendship, and connection.