Welcome to the Healing Mothers' Club! This is the space where moms with trauma get to feel like they're not going crazy - they truly are having to navigate A LOT in this motherhood journey. From the pressure you have to break the cycle of trauma in the family you created, to becoming a trauma-informed parent, to learning to navigate your trauma triggers and learning how heal yourself so you can stay in the present moment without going into fight/flight/freeze/fawn, this space is for you. You ...
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Ep 24 - Motherhood after Narcissistic Abuse
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Welcome back to another episode of the Healing Mothers’ Club! In today's episode, we kick off a special mini series where we deep dive into what it's like to do motherhood as a narcissistic abuse survivor. As always this episode is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not meant to replace a mental health assessment or psycho…
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Ep 23 - Back-to-School Overstimulation and How to Manage
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In this episode of The Healing Mothers' Club, Danik Bernier delves into how moms can best prepare for the (unfortunately inevitable) generalized sense of overstimulation that happens when kids go back to school. She gives you tips and tricks on how you can navigate this tough situation so you feel like your family isn't the odd one out and you have…
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Ep 22 - Trying to Keep Our Sanity with Our Overstimulated Kids After School
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In this episode of The Healing Mothers' Club, Danik Bernier preps us to manage the overstimulation our kids come back from school with. It's almost that time of year where they come back home and it looks like yelling, trash everywhere, and probably you in the bathroom crying trying to manage our overwhelm. Danik encourages us to focus on co-regula…
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Ep 21 - Becoming an Attuned Mom Despite Emotional Neglect in Childhood
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In this episode of The Healing Mothers' Club, Danik Bernier delves into how moms who experienced emotional neglect in childhood can still become attuned and responsive to their children's needs. She explores the reasons behind the challenges these moms face and offers practical tips for developing emotional attunement. Through self-awareness and em…
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Ep 20 - Overcoming the Overwhelm of Summer Without a Village
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Welcome back to another episode of the Healing Mothers’ Club! In today's episode, we explore the often overwhelming experience of summer, especially for those without the support of an extended family. Danik shares insights on dealing with the feelings of isolation and deception that many moms face when summer doesn't meet their idealized expectati…
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Ep 19 - Experiencing Anger as a Mom with Childhood Trauma
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Hello and welcome to the Healing Mothers’ Club podcast! I’m your host, Danik Bernier, and today I’m addressing a topic that's been highly requested by listeners and Instagram followers: experiencing anger as a mom with childhood trauma. Listen as I explain why anger is a taboo subject, why moms who are childhood trauma survivors might have a really…
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Ep 18 - From Chaos to Calm: Beatrice’s Journey to Self-Regulation
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Welcome to The Healing Mothers’ Club! I'm Danik Bernier, mom of two, trauma therapist certified in EMDR, and parenting coach for childhood trauma survivors. In this episode, we explore the transformative power of self-regulation through the story of Beatrice, a fictional mom who mirrors the real struggles and victories of many of my clients. Learn …
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Welcome back to the Healing Mothers' Club. Today we are sharing a very emotional episode, where Danik reads a letter to her past self, as the young mom of a 2 year old in the depths of nervous system dysregulation. The Self-Regulation for Moms masterclass closes on Monday, July 8th at 12:00 AM. Don't miss your chance to take the first step towards …
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Ep 16 - Navigating Toddler Tantrums: What’s Normal and How to Cope
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Welcome back to the Healing Mothers’ Club with Danik Bernier! In today's episode, we dive into a topic every mom grapples with: Are my child's tantrums normal? And what should I do if they seem to last longer than expected? As we continue day 5 of our 7-day mini-series on self-regulation for moms, we'll explore: Understanding typical vs. concerning…
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Ep 15 - The Type of Childhood Trauma That Most Often Leads Moms to Lose It With Their Kids
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Today on "Healing Mothers' Club", your host Danik Bernier talks about the type of trauma that most often leads moms to not be able to be completely attuned with their kids and to not be able to provide the co-regulation their kids need when they have big feelings. The goal of this episode is not to say that there is a type of trauma that is worse t…
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Ep 14 - Most Parenting Courses Fail Moms with Trauma
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Hello and welcome to the Healing Mothers’ Club podcast! I’m your host, Danik Bernier, and today I’m explaining why most parenting courses out there fail moms with trauma. Unfortunately, most moms can perceive that it is THEM failing at implementing what they are learning in the parenting course they bought, but it's not them. It's the prescriptive …
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Ep 13 - I Needed Self-Regulation Techniques (Even as a Therapist)
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Hello and welcome to the Healing Mothers’ Club podcast! I’m your host, Danik Bernier, and today we're kick starting a mini series to celebrate the launch of my new online masterclass, Self-Regulation for Moms. Click here to get to the course! Today I explain why I would have needed self-regulation techniques as a mom myself (even though I'm a train…
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Ep 12 - Nervous System Regulation vs. Emotional Regulation For Moms
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Hello and welcome to the Healing Mothers’ Club podcast! I’m your host, Danik Bernier, and today I’m explaining the difference between nervous system regulation and emotional regulation. This is a tricky one because we hear so much contradicting information out there! The goal with today’s episode is to leave you feeling like: · You understand the m…
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Ep 11- When Childhood Trauma Resurfaces in Motherhood
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Hello and welcome to the Healing Mothers’ Club podcast! I’m your host, Danik Bernier, and today we’re diving into how childhood trauma can resurface when we become mothers. In previous episodes, I touched on this topic during the postpartum period, but today we'll explore it throughout all stages of motherhood. I’ll be talking about trauma resurfac…
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Ep 10 - Welcome to the Healing Mothers' Club!
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Welcome back to the podcast under a brand-new name! I’m so excited to have you here and accompany you in this healing journey in motherhood. My name is Danik Bernier, and I'm a mom of two littles, a social worker, psychotherapist, and parenting coach. I can't tell you how excited I am to bring this podcast to life because I’ve been wanting to break…
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Ep 9 - How to Know if You Have Trauma to Heal as a Postpartum Mom
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Hello and welcome the Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms podcast. Today, I’m talking about the ways we can figure out for ourselves if we have trauma that needs healing as a postpartum mom. This episode, like every other, is not meant to replace an assessment or therapy provided by a mental health professional, but rather to expose the fact that tr…
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Ep 8 - The Link Between Childhood Trauma and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
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Hello and welcome back to the Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms podcast! I’m so glad to be back after this short (but needed) break. If it’s your first time here, hi! My name is Danik Bernier, and I'm a mom of two littles, a social worker, and a psychotherapist. I’m so glad to have you here, where you’ll get the validation you most likely need: en…
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Ep 7 - The Difference Between Postpartum Trauma and Anxiety
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Hey postpartum moms, welcome to episode 7 of Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms. Trauma and anxiety symptoms often overlap, so today I'm breaking down the difference between the two and how they can both show up in this new stage of motherhood. After listening to this episode, you will know how to spot anxiety and how to spot trauma (without diagno…
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EP 6 - EMDR Intensives for Postpartum Moms
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Welcome to this 6th episode of the Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms podcast. This episode is all about my specialty: EMDR Intensives for Postpartum Moms. You've realized that your childhood stuff mixed with birth experience stuff and baby blues sticking longer than it should have to be addressed. But seeking therapy for 1 hour weekly seems sooo r…
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Ep 5 - The Trauma of Being Told "Your Baby Has a Disability"
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Hello and welcome to episode 5 of Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms. This episode brings me back to my hospital social worker days where I worked with parents who received the news that their baby or toddler had Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, a genetic syndrome, Autism, and/or a Developmental Delay, to name a few. I loved my work with these incred…
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Ep 4 - How Trauma from Sexual Abuse can Impact your Birthing Experience on a Psychological Level
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Why is it important for soon-to-be moms and veteran moms to recognize sexual trauma? It all has to do with what you can do to prevent birth trauma. When we are pregnant and we go into labour and delivery, without recognizing that our body holds trauma, we are at higher risk for birth trauma. There are some physical sensations that can be really int…
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Ep 3 The Link Between Unrealistic Expectations of Being the Perfect Mom & Trauma
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Have you ever felt like you're never quite measuring up to the expectations of being the perfect mom? If so, you're not alone. As mothers, we often put a huge amount of pressure on ourselves to provide our children with the best possible childhood, and it is no surprise that we struggle to live up to the ideal. But have you ever considered where th…
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Ep 2 - Birth Trauma: What it is, How to Recognize it & How to Heal
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Can you experience birth trauma even if the birth went well, medically speaking? I get asked this question a lot. If you've given birth or witnessed someone giving birth, you know that no matter how prepared you are, things might go sideways — and not only in the medical sense (such as fearing for the mom's or child's life). That's why in today's p…
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Ep 1 - How to Heal Intergenerational Trauma for Postpartum Moms
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Hello and welcome to the very first episode of Trauma Healing for Postpartum Moms. My name is Danik Bernier, and I'm a mom of two littles, a social worker, and a psychotherapist. I can't tell you how excited I am to bring this podcast to life because I've experienced postpartum anxiety and depression symptoms during pregnancy myself. Like most moms…
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