From Fear to Freedom: Understanding Reproductive Anxiety, with Alexia Leachman
#tokophobia #tocophobia
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Parenting and pregnancy can be one of the most meaningful and demanding experiences in life.
In-person appointments in Edmonton, or virtual appointments anywhere in Alberta.
#PerinatalAnxiety #Tokophobia
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Reproductive Anxiety Disorder (RAD) — a proposed framework to understand the hidden, trauma-linked fear of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood that underpins much of women’s mental and emotional distress during their reproductive years. —Alexia Leachman
#tokophobia
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Really productive research morning thinking about how we can work better across perinatal mental health and women’s health care services to support those suffering with #tokophobia (fear of childbirth) and #vaginismus
Reproductive Anxiety Disorder: The Hidden Mental Health Crisis Affecting Women at Every Stage of Life
Fearless Birthing Blog by Alexia Leachman
#tokophobia #tocophobia #WomensMentalHealth
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Havening: a psycho-sensory therapy for enhancing emotional resilience and psycho-emotional wellbeing across the perinatal period - Front. Glob. Women’s Health, 07 July 2025
#PerinatalMentalHealth #tokophobia #BirthTrauma
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Hi all, I'm excited to announce that I've begun writing for Life Without Children! If you're #childfree, check out this pub. There are tons of amazing writers discussing our thoughts on childfreedom. My first article is about how medical sexism and #tokophobia factor into the childfree experience.
Let’s Change The Conversation | This White Paper explores how media-driven narratives about pregnancy and childbirth are fuelling a silent epidemic of reproductive fear and trauma. —Alexia Leachman
#PerinatalAnxiety #tokophobia
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Reproductive Anxiety Disorder (RAD) — a proposed framework to understand the hidden, trauma-linked fear of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood that underpins much of women’s mental and emotional distress during their reproductive years. —Alexia Leachman
#tokophobia
tik-tokophobia.com/rad-white-pa...
I'm fully #ChildfreeByChoice, never wanted kids in any capacity, I've known this since I was a young child. Being parentified reinforced my stance.
The thought of pregnancy freaks me the heck out #Tokophobia, human babies and children are NOT cute, everything about them makes me nauseous. 🤢🤮
I've Been Deeply Terrified Of Getting Pregnant My Entire Life. I Finally Know Why.
By Danielle Steiner
#tokophobia #tocophobia
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#Sweden Psychologists’ experiences of working with fear of childbirth: implications and advice for care providers
#tokophobia #tocophobia
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Must-read: Break Free from Maternal Anxiety: A Self-Help Guide for Pregnancy, Birth and the First Postnatal Year. Cambridge University Press, 2022 - by Fiona Challacombe, Catherine Green & Victoria Bream
#CBT #PerinatalMentalHealth #tokophobia
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