by Cristen Pascucci | Nov 22, 2021 | Advocacy, All, Birth Trauma, Trauma |
Secondary trauma, trauma experienced by those who witness the abuse of others, spills over into the lives of everyone who sees it, who is complicit in it, who is conflicted about their role in it, who fights with everything in them against it, who perpetrates it.
by Cristen Pascucci | Jul 9, 2021 | Alabama, Birth Rights, Birth Trauma, Obstetric Violence, Trauma |
As the world begins to find its way back to normalcy, it saddens me that the COVID-19 pandemic is still having devastating effects on the Black community. But as a Black woman who is a victim of healthcare discrimination and mistreatment myself, I have to admit I am...
by Cristen Pascucci | Apr 6, 2021 | All, Birth Trauma, Obstetric Violence, Sexual Trauma, Trauma |
There are two traumas that happen when an assault occurs. The first is the event itself. The second is when people you trust don’t believe you about it.
by Cristen Pascucci | Dec 6, 2018 | All, Birth Rights, Birth Trauma, Obstetric Violence, Trauma |
“I interrupted and said ‘she said stop, take your hand out of her vagina right now, she said stop!’”
by Cristen Pascucci | Nov 28, 2018 | Advocacy, All, Birth Trauma, Home Birth, Out of hospital birth, Trauma |
If we support out-of-hospital birth, we should welcome these opportunities for growth, even when they are uncomfortable.
by Cristen Pascucci | Oct 23, 2018 | Advocacy, All, Birth Rights, Birth Trauma, For Providers, Trauma |
“That doesn’t make sense, for her to wait until after she’s abused to call me. If she’s really worried about it, I can meet her at the hospital as her doula, and make sure that doesn’t happen.”
