289: Trauma + Perinatal Mental Health with Dr. Kat Kaeni

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan LCSW-C interviews returning guest Dr. Kat Kaeni, who is a perinatal mental health therapist and the host of the awesome Mom & Mind podcast. She's also the author of the new book, The Pregnancy Workbook: Managing anxiety and worry with CBT and mindfulness techniques. In this episode you'll hear:</span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">What trauma can feel like when it shows up during pregnancy (even if you don't identify with having a trauma history)</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">How birth can be traumatic even when you've made a birth plan</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">How a history of sexual trauma can be activated during the birthing process</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">The importance of empowerment and consent during the birthing process</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">The effects of a traumatic birth, particularly when your child experiences trauma during birth</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">How attachment wounds can sneak up on us when we become parents</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">The cyclical nature of trauma and attachment wounds</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">That seeking out therapy for perinatal mental health is brave</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">The importance of learning to nurture yourself if you weren't nurtured enough as a child.</span></li> </ul> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Katayune Kaeni, Psy.D., PMH-C, is a psychologist in private practice specializing perinatal mental health, host of the Mom & Mind Podcast with Dr. Kat and Author of The Pregnancy Workbook: Manage Anxiety and Worry with CBT and Mindfulness Techniques.  Dr. Kat is a Postpartum Support International board member-at-large and Chair of Education, Training and Certification. </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">She began specializing in perinatal mental health eleven years ago after her own experie