I Never Had the Right Words for My Fear… Until Now
For as long as I can remember, I’ve lived with a gnawing, wordless sense of dread around anything to do with pregnancy, birth, or even just the idea of becoming a mother. And yet, for years, I had no idea what to call it. I just knew that every time someone mentioned...What If the Anxiety You’ve Been Living With Isn’t Just “Anxiety”?
For years, I thought I was just “bad at life.” I felt anxious.Disconnected.Like something was always a bit off.And yet… I couldn’t quite explain why. I wasn’t broken. But I was barely coping. And then I saw two pink lines on a pregnancy test. What happened next felt...In-Utero & Birth Imprint Trauma: The Hidden Factor Shaping Pregnancy Anxiety, Birth Fears, and Beyond
When people talk about birth trauma, they’re usually referring to the trauma a mother experiences while giving birth. But there’s another kind of birth trauma that almost no one talks about — the trauma of being born. This experience — what happens to us in the womb...Could Your Own Birth Be Shaping Your Fears About Pregnancy and Birth?
If you struggle with the idea of pregnancy or birth—whether that’s full-blown tokophobia or just a deep unease—you’ve probably spent time wondering: Why do I feel this way? Maybe you’ve never had a traumatic experience related to birth.Maybe you haven’t heard any...We’ve Got Tokophobia All Wrong – And It’s Hurting Women
One of the biggest problems with tokophobia is its name. It’s got the word phobia in it. That confuses people— especially mental health professionals —because we tend to think of phobias as isolated, irrational fears that can be treated with desensitisation or...