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“In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves.”
– Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Can We Talk About This?! Podcast
Host Amber-lee Buendicho
By sharing stories and insights from both experts and those with lived experiences, we empower you to advocate for your own health and wellbeing. Expect practical tips, education, and a fresh perspective on perinatal health and modern motherhood.
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Here you’ll find spaces to learn, connect, and feel supported - whether you’re seeking evidence-based information, real-life stories, practical tools, or opportunities to collaborate. Each part of this website is designed to nurture you through birth, postpartum, and beyond.
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What No One Told You
The truths about birth and motherhood we all deserve to hear.
Free Tools for Your Wellbeing
Worksheets, guides, and gentle practices you can start today.
Stories That Heal
Read and share real birth and postpartum experiences - because your story matters too.
Work With Me
Invite me to share my expertise and passion for perinatal mental health as a guest speaker, podcast guest, workshop presenter, or panel contributor. I love partnering with conferences, podcasters, events, mother’s groups, and fellow professionals to create meaningful conversations and impactful education.
![We need more therapists who aren't afraid of unwell mothers.
I said what I said.
Who don't flinch when a mother talks about her rage, intrusive thoughts, or the longing to disappear.
Who have enough clinical confidence, training, and systemic safety.
Because mums have scary thoughts.
Mums are suffering in silence.
Mums are struggling.
But, they filter and minimise the struggle in fear that honesty will cost them their children and autonomy.
Most mothers are not dangerous.
They're overwhelmed.
They're unsupported.
They're terrified of saying too much.
And a [mental health] system where honesty feels unsafe is a system that is failing mothers.
We need more safety. More skill. More clinicians who understand that maternal distress doesn't always equal maternal risk. We need a system that is proactive, not reactive.
Mums dont need surveillance, they need genuine support.
I said what I said.
#perinatalmentalhealthawarenessweek #pmh #perinatalmoodandanxietydisorders ##perinatalpsychology ##perinatalmentalhealth #maternalambivalence #shame #supportformothers #depression #pregnancy #postnatal #baby #birth #postpartum #matrescence](https://scontent-sea5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/584385367_18082242104107775_8668439093787552614_n.heic?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=TpZzoUq3VggQ7kNvwFE8SHT&_nc_oc=AdmbhSQ7N2ba4qA5rY-AVG39CEDo1B68l6vtEGrFaNVEfBvKEpWpWFroxhn38XuFZgI&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sea5-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=fTtxK2NnzvJeQ-iUQdiBjw&oh=00_AfjT6CYcr0Mrb9NmGjD-ppJ9c2RYUBrbxLqSdxuA0D2jNw&oe=69304E2D)
![Its been a BIG month for me and ultimately @thepowerofbirth đđ
I recently completed a week of training in Melbourne for Circle of Security [Parenting] Facilitator Training - a framework that has profoundly shaped the way I understand parent-child relationships, emotional safety, and the deep needs beneath behaviour. I can't wait to bring this to my work with parents, caregivers and little ones who deserve safety and connection.
And in more exciting news...
I've also been voted onto the APS PERINATAL AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY INTEREST GROUP COMMITTEE!!
This all feels incredibly meaningful. The perinatal period is raw, transformative, and often misunderstood - and to be able to contribute at a national level is something I do not take lightly!
Between these two professional milestones, I feel more grounded and passionate in the mission of @thepowerofbirth
𩷠supporting parents
𩷠honouring the raw and real stories of parenthood
𩷠elevating perinatal mental health
𩷠bringing humanity back into perinatal care
𩷠advocating for families with compassion and evidence based practice
𩷠allowing lived experience and seat at the table to inform how we support mothers and families
It's been a big year, and there's no slowing down!!
Thanks for being here, even when I haven't been as present as I'd like to be. It always means so much đ
#ThePowerofBirth #circleofsecurity #aps #psychology #PerinatalMentalHealth #birth #pregnancy #postpartum #motherhood #parenthood #supportingparents #attachment #milestones #livedexperience #clinicalwork](https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/582675369_18081443024107775_5892859793898258485_n.heic?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=dRJ22KiANWYQ7kNvwGeGV_I&_nc_oc=AdlNN77prND1DDvrZNeNGhee5C08kTwKLIfilPcZloHjwiB3iPKmbQe31YwmoFVuPk8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=fTtxK2NnzvJeQ-iUQdiBjw&oh=00_AfisVpMaOcZl887LmyhClsJKk2dzTXb-y0-4hKey_jgEfg&oe=69306340)
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