đŸ«¶Birth Trauma: Anxiety Management - with Clinical Psychologist Dr Frankie Harrison #nicuparents #healthanxiety
This video shares gentle, practical guidance for parents in the community who notice heightened health anxiety following a NICU stay or birth trauma. When your child becomes unwell — or remains medically vulnerable — it can quickly trigger fear and worst-case thinking rooted in past threat. Dr Frankie Harrison encourages noticing when you’ve been triggered, then bringing yourself back to the present moment through grounding, breathing or mindfulness. Limiting excessive googling, relying on trusted medical professionals, and soothing your nervous system outside of crisis moments can all help reduce anxiety and restore a sense of safety. Above all, your response makes sense and deserves compassion.
Dr Frankie Harrison is a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with over 13 years’ experience supporting mental health and wellbeing. She qualified from the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Leicester in 2017and currently specialises in supporting NICU parents, past, present and future. Frankie's work is shaped by both professional expertise and lived experience following the premature birth of her son at 31 weeks due to pre-eclampsia. This unique combination allows her to offer deeply empathetic, trauma-informed psychological support to parents navigating health anxiety after neonatal care.
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