In this honest and grounding episode, we sit down with Brittany Sallaberry, a perinatal mental health therapist, LCSW, and mom of two, whose personal birth journey reshaped the way she supports families today.
Brittany shares her experience of an unmedicated hospital birth followed by a difficult postpartum season and prolapse diagnosis — a chapter that deeply impacted her physically, emotionally, and professionally. She also opens up about the grief of an early miscarriage, the long process of healing, and the redemptive power of her later home birth.
Having worked in hospital settings, including Labor & Delivery, Brittany brings a rare perspective from both sides of the room — the clinician supporting families and the mother navigating her own story in real time.
In this conversation, we explore:
• How birth experiences influence maternal mental health
• Navigating postpartum body changes and recovery
• Pregnancy loss and honoring grief
• What healing can look like after a hard start to motherhood
• Why compassionate mental health support in the perinatal period matters so deeply
This episode is thoughtful, validating, and full of insight for anyone walking through motherhood, healing, or the desire to rewrite their story.