In this conversation with Alysha Fameli we hear how Alysha transformed what was a really difficult initiation into motherhood, into a beacon of light for others. We hear about how Alysha's passion to advocate for other women not experiencing what she did has led her, to dedicate years of her life to studying birth trauma.
You’ll hear us discuss:
MEET ALYSHA FAMELI
Alysha is a mother, psychologist and PhD researcher at the University of Sydney. Alysha’s two very different birth experiences led her into a new passion, academic research, where she hopes to translate science into practice for new mothers.
"“I remember asking a midwife, if it was okay to pick my son up, and she looked at me like I was crazy. Then I remember trying to learn how to breastfeed and it was really painful. We found out later, he had a lip tie and a tongue tie and I was told, no, it's fine. It's supposed to hurt - while they grabbed my breasts. It was a surreal experience, like it wasn't happening."
Connect with Alysha via Instagram @australianbirthstudy
Website: http://australianbirthstudy.com/
Connect with Rachael Rose
Instagram: @the_rachael_rose
Website www.rachaelrose.com.au
"I am deeply moved and touched by every story that I hear. I feel really honoured to hear these harrowing experiences of women's births and I feel an enormous amount of pressure in a research space To carve out reverence for these stories. It's really hard because academia is a patriarchal system, and I'm trying to come at this from a feminist perspective and carve out space for reverence."
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Music by Edwina Masson 'The Feminine Spitfire'
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