Experience Clarity, Healing and Transformation
Have you experienced an overwhelming birth?
Are you stuck in the WHAT IFS?
Do you reflect on your baby’s birth with regret or sadness?
Do you wonder why the birth of your baby did not go the way you envisioned?
Have you been worried about an upcoming birth?
The journey of childbirth and motherhood is one of life’s most profound transformations. Sometimes it can also be unexpectedly challenging, overwhelming, and even heartbreaking. A mother may be left with unanswered questions and feelings of disappointment, deep sadness, regret, anger, blame, or guilt regarding the events surrounding her baby’s birth. Please know that these feelings do not define you as a mother.
What Is Birth Trauma?
Birth trauma is the physical or emotional distress that a person may experience during or after childbirth. It can happen if the birth involves unexpected complications, medical interventions, or a sense of being out of control, helpless, or unsupported.
For some, it might include physical injuries like tears or emergency surgeries, while for others, it’s the emotional impact of a difficult or frightening experience. Birth trauma may lead to feelings of sadness, anxiety, or flashbacks. It is the birthing person’s perception that determines if the birth was traumatic or not.
It’s Not Your Fault!
When an experience is painful or disturbing it slams into awareness and leaves a lasting impression. Even after the experience has ended, deeper parts of the mind may continue to react as if the disturbing event is still happening, has just happened, or is about to happen.
It is as if parts of the mind have not gotten the good news that the painful experience is over! This can impact our emotions, thoughts, relationships, behavior, and overall health.
Clearing disturbing thoughts and painful emotions after a difficult birth enables you to be fully present in your life and the lives of your children. When the mind is free from these troubling thoughts and emotions, the energy previously used to sustain them can now be redirected toward growth, healing, and joy.
You Can Benefit From Birth Trauma Resolution if you…
- Experienced feeling loss of control during and/or after birthing
- Experienced fear for your baby’s safety or your own safety
- Felt unheard, unsupported, or pressured into making difficult decisions
- Had inadequate pain relief during labor
- Experienced distress and intense fear during and following your birth experience
- Felt disappointment and deep sadness about your birth experience
- Experienced emergency delivery
- Faced difficulty processing your birth experience
- Experienced separation from your baby at or following birth
- Are preparing for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean)
- Are preparing to birth again after experiencing any of the above
How Does Birth Trauma Resolution Sessions Work?
Sessions are uplifting, and solution-focused combining proven therapeutic techniques that address all parts of the mind creating fast and permanent change. During and after your sessions, you will see yourself and the birth of your baby in a new light.
Let’s break it down:
1. The Medical Story: During this birth debriefing we’ll process your birth story, answer your questions, and update and clear disturbing events and meanings. This is not about rehashing the disturbing event. This approach prioritizes taking care of your nervous system, your emotional recovery and long-term healing.
2. The Love Story: Together we reprocess the old memory, keeping the story while dissolving negative emotions. You will remember the story without the overwhelming feelings.
3. Self-directed Neuroplasticity: You will learn fast and effective techniques to calm your nervous system and rewire your brain, helping you stay present during life’s challenges… because life happens.
How many sessions will I need?
The Birth Trauma Resolution process usually requires 3 to 4 sessions, but this varies based on individual needs. You can expect to feel a shift from the very first session.
Am I not a good mom because I am experiencing these feelings?
No. You are a mom navigating challenging circumstances. Seeking support is a courageous step towards feeling clear and present.
Do you work with fathers?
Yes! There is evidence indicating that fathers are also affected by the birthing experience. Especially when there is a real or perceived life-and-death situation, fathers can be left deeply confused and traumatized by the lack of control experienced during the event. These feelings can affect a father’s bond with the baby, the couple’s relationship, and even his perspective on having more children in the future.
Are sessions confidential?
Yes, your confidentiality is extremely important, ensuring you receive highly professional services.
Do you offer long-distance sessions?
Yes. My sessions are exclusively via Zoom.
What My Clients are Experiencing
While I don’t love many of the effects of our global pandemic… I am grateful for some things. Evelyn being able to make herself more accessible to women outside the Tampa Bay Area is such a gift. I have personally benefitted from her guidance, wisdom, love, as she has helped facilitate profound healing from my own traumatic birth and subsequent PTSD. She has also been a vital asset as I navigated other life crisis in the past year. If you have any negative feelings about your birth/postpartum/breastfeeding/motherhood experiences and journey… PLEASE, know that there is real, lasting, healing and tools to help you move forward. I can not recommend Evelyn Ojeda-Fox enough ❤️ ~Jaqulynn
I first came to Evelyn almost two years after the birth of my son. His pregnancy & birth changed me deeply & in a way that left me feeling like a shell of my old self. I was so anxious, stressed & fearful all the time. I wasn’t the mother I thought I would be, that I wished I would be. I felt out of control & a slave to my experience with him. Within one session of her birth trauma clearing session, I was more at peace than I had ever been in years! Within 3 sessions, I felt like I had my life back AND I had a new sense of pride for what I went through with my pregnancy & birth, something I didn’t even think was possible. -Amanda L
I was somewhat skeptical before going, but it was really, well, transformative. I have been able to release so much of the trauma I was carrying and move forward with a very healing second birth. I am so thankful to Evelyn. She is absolutely a miracle worker. -Kelly M.
Thank you Evelyn! I am actually feeling quite well. I even met with the anesthesiologist for a consult and didn’t shed a tear. That’s big progress for me. It seems that I don’t feel the “fear” attached to that memory anymore and I think I am able to look at the future birth options in a much clearer, unclouded way. Thank you again for all of your help. ~Lisa
I was super skeptical at the start of my appointment, but it turned out to be amazing! I have so much courage in place of the fear. I’m going to rock this birth and we are all going to be ok! I feel like I smile more thinking about it and I’m actually excited for this process. – R.T.
[This mother had an empowering and amazing VBAC]
My birth experience with my first child was very traumatic. Because my baby was so sick, I like everyone else, was concerned only with her wellbeing. While I knew that my daughters birth was a hard and trying experience for me as parent, I didn’t realize the profound impact her birth had on me until I became pregnant again with my son. I was suddenly overwhelmed with anxiety about how this birth would go.
In just one session with Evelyn, my heart opened so much. After completing the session with her and another exercise she suggested at home with my husband, we were finally able to communicate lovingly with one another. My husband and I were able to heal from my daughters birth and rewrite a birth vision together for our son’s birth. Our relationship grew so much through the remainder of our pregnancy and never in my life did I feel so loved and supported.
I had an extremely empowering and healing birth. I was fully supported by the ones I love and I will forever be grateful to Evelyn for the seeds she planted in my heart. -Michelle G.
[After the birth of her son: “The hardest most fulfilling and exhilarating experience of my life. I relive it in my head over and over again and feel all of the raw emotions pulsing through my mended heart. This birth healed me!”]
I’m amazed at how during and after my private session with Evelyn I became more clear and understanding of how I was feeling regarding my birth decisions. Before her session I always felt doubtful and afraid of the decisions that I was making regarding my births. I left her session with confidence in my decisions and my births. I’m so thankful for Evelyn and the work she does that has helped me so much. I highly recommend her!! ~Heather E.
I can honestly say, after two sessions, I can look back at the woman who birthed those babies with pride and compassion, no longer the fear and grief I felt before. I will still hold a place for the event, it was huge, life altering. But I no longer feel like a failure, or weak. The empowerment of changing the way you think about something, is truly awesome. -Michelle S.
I had a lot of tension and many fears surrounding my upcoming birth. During and after my session with Evelyn, I can honestly say I have never felt so relaxed and in tune with my body. It was like a weight was lifted off. I was able to clear my mind and focus on her healing touch, envisioning my birth and holding my baby boy! It was an amazing experience, and I will definitely be going back soon! Thank you Evelyn for supporting women in our community! ~Megan (Megan had a successful VBAC after a three hour labor!)