Happy Place — Louise Thompson: Maternity care is bleak! Mental and physical scars of my traumatic birth

BUZZING· 85%57m·2026-01-26·Mental Health

Louise Thompson: Maternity care is bleak! Mental and physical scars of my traumatic birth

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Everyone deserves a safe and dignified birth, but when Louise Thompson gave birth to son Leo, she was left with post-traumatic stress disorder. In this chat with Fearne, Louise talks through how her PTSD manifests, the way she disassociates, and the therapies she’s tried to work through it, including CBT and EMDR. She…

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