
Motherhood through the lens of trauma by Samantha Porciello
I want to tell you a story about a woman who had a beautiful baby...and when the baby was put into her arms her heart opened... but as her heart opened so did the parts of her brain that stored her suppressed trauma. My name is Samantha Porciello. This is my story, my heart, my brain and my baby. From the very first day the midwife gave me my baby it felt like my brain and heart were playing tug of war.....my heart wanted to bask in the holy newness of my baby, but my brain s