Recover from Perinatal Trauma
I’d really recommend TBR Three Step Rewind to anyone living with a negative imprint from their birth, pregnancy or post partum experience. It was a super helpful tool for me, and I’d love for others to have that same solace." Alyce, Sheffield, 2023
Traumatic Birth Recovery (TBR) 3 Step Rewind is a gentle, effective therapy that uses guided relaxation and visualisation to lift difficult or unhelpful emotions associated with specific memories.
What is Perinatal Trauma?
The experience of perinatal trauma is really personal. Events around fertility, pregnancy, birth and the early postpartum can be experienced as traumatic whether it’s happening to you directly or whether you’re observing it. For something to be traumatic, you believe that you or someone very close to you (for example your baby or your partner) is in imminent danger of serious harm or death. It doesn't matter if this is an objective fact. It’s all about how you perceive it.
What do Perinatal Trauma Symptoms look like?
At 20 months following the birth of my daughter, I found I was still experiencing flashbacks and feelings of grief relating to complications that arose after having covid during my pregnancy in 2021." Abby, Sheffield, 2023
Perinatal trauma symptoms can show up in a number of different ways; some people experience nightmares, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts. Sometimes you might avoid people or places that remind you of what happened, have difficulty sleeping and feel unusually agitated or short tempered. You may feel guilt, shame or blame around what happened.
Events before the birth, birth itself and the immediate post-partum care I received were all very difficult for me and I’ve struggled to overcome feelings of failure and disappointment when I think back on them. I’m constantly compare myself with others who have “good births” and feeling bitter or angry about their experiences." Alyce, Sheffield, 2023
What can I expect from TBR 3 Step Rewind?
The Rewind technique originates from Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP). It’s a well-recognised therapy for lifting trauma symptoms.
TBR 3 Step Rewind is a specific framework of three sessions to make Rewind for perinatal trauma as gentle and effective as possible, devised by Alex Heath and Mia Scotland.
TBR 3 Step Rewind is a specific framework of three sessions to make Rewind for perinatal trauma as gentle and effective as possible, devised by Alex Heath and Mia Scotland.
To work through the TBR 3 Step Rewind process we’d meet three times, either in person or online.
Step 1 – (90 minutes) We’ll explore how what happened is still affecting your day-to-day life, and what life might look like with those difficult feelings gone. We’ll end the session with a guided relaxation which you’ll receive a recording of to listen to in between sessions.
Step 2 – (60 minutes) the Rewind. In a state of deep relaxation I’ll guide you to access and reprocess up to three memories.
Step 3 - (60 minutes) A holistic check-in to see how you're feeling after the Rewind and what positive changes you've noticed. We'll end the session with a personally tailored relaxation or meditation which I'll record and share with you after the session.
How can I expect to feel after TBR 3 Step Rewind?
Everyone is different, so it’s impossible to be able to predict exactly how you’ll feel. Many people feel lighter, calmer, more connected to loved ones and enjoy a new sense of peace.
Since completing our sessions, I've noticed a big shift in the way I relate to my experience. I'm no longer having intrusive flashbacks, instead I'm able to remember what happened without feeling triggered by it and it feels like a choice to access those memories. I am also feeling lighter, calmer and more positive within myself." Abby, Sheffield, 2023
Honestly me and my husband were sceptical about how the rewind therapy would work, but we are pleased to say that it has worked amazingly, and we are so glad we went ahead and did it" Susanna, Chesterfield, 2023
What does TBR 3 Step rewind cost?
This is a short intervention therapy. For the vast majority of people, it works first time, and doesn’t require further follow up.
To work with me through TBR 3 Step rewind, there are three different prices points depending on your financial situation. The scale is based on the Green Bottle Model as devised by Alexis J. Cunningfolk of Worts and Cunning (please see the image below).
If your situation is best described by the lefthand bottle (you're comfortably able to meet all your housing, food and transportation needs, may have some debt but it doesn't affect your ability to meet your basic needs, you own your home or rent a higher end property, own or lease a car, have access to personal savings, have an expendable income, can buy things new and can afford to take holidays) the price is £195 and the only limit on availability at this level is my availability.
If your situation is best described by the middle bottle (you may stress about meeting basic needs of housing, food and transportation but still regularly achieve them, may have some debt but it doesn't stop you from meeting your basic needs, own or lease a car, may have access to financial savings, have some expendable income are able to buy some thing new and thrift others, can go on holiday once a year or once every few years), the price is £135 and there are three available at this level each calendar month.
If your situation is best described by the bottle on the right, (you frequently stress about meeting your basic needs and don't always achieve them, have debt and it sometimes stops you from being able to meet your basic needs, rent lower end property, live in social housing or have unstable housing, don't have a car or if you do have one, can't always afford to buy petrol, qualify for benefits other than child benefit, have no access to financial savings, no or very limited expandable income, rarely buy new because you can't afford it and can't afford to go on holiday) the cost is £75 and there is one place available at this level per calendar month.
Each of these prices is fully inclusive of a 20 minute initial chat to see if this is right for you before committing, all three sessions and recordings of the relevant relaxation tracks.
To work with me through TBR 3 Step rewind, there are three different prices points depending on your financial situation. The scale is based on the Green Bottle Model as devised by Alexis J. Cunningfolk of Worts and Cunning (please see the image below).
If your situation is best described by the lefthand bottle (you're comfortably able to meet all your housing, food and transportation needs, may have some debt but it doesn't affect your ability to meet your basic needs, you own your home or rent a higher end property, own or lease a car, have access to personal savings, have an expendable income, can buy things new and can afford to take holidays) the price is £195 and the only limit on availability at this level is my availability.
If your situation is best described by the middle bottle (you may stress about meeting basic needs of housing, food and transportation but still regularly achieve them, may have some debt but it doesn't stop you from meeting your basic needs, own or lease a car, may have access to financial savings, have some expendable income are able to buy some thing new and thrift others, can go on holiday once a year or once every few years), the price is £135 and there are three available at this level each calendar month.
If your situation is best described by the bottle on the right, (you frequently stress about meeting your basic needs and don't always achieve them, have debt and it sometimes stops you from being able to meet your basic needs, rent lower end property, live in social housing or have unstable housing, don't have a car or if you do have one, can't always afford to buy petrol, qualify for benefits other than child benefit, have no access to financial savings, no or very limited expandable income, rarely buy new because you can't afford it and can't afford to go on holiday) the cost is £75 and there is one place available at this level per calendar month.
Each of these prices is fully inclusive of a 20 minute initial chat to see if this is right for you before committing, all three sessions and recordings of the relevant relaxation tracks.
Where do Sessions Take Place?
Sessions are held either online using Google Meet, or in person at Sheffield Wellness Centre on Abbeydale Road. Sheffield Wellness Centre has a couple of flights of stairs, so if you’d like to work face to face but have mobility issues such that the stairs would be a barrier to you please let me know and we can work out an alternative venue.
Why I am passionate about TBR 3 Step Rewind
I love being able to facilitate this transformation for people. The ripple effects of taking steps to release trauma symptoms are far reaching. What once seemed overwhelming can be given a new perspective; relationships with your self, with loved ones, with friends and colleagues can be significantly improved. Because perinatal trauma is so common, we come to believe it's normal and should just be able to brush it aside and move on. But it isn't. It's a psychological injury that impacts on all aspects of our lives. It is itself a symptom of many issues that exist with current society, the pressures of parenthood and the pressures on maternity services. There is relief available through the TBR 3 Step Rewind and I'd love to support you through it.