Episode 30: A Birth That Changed Her Calling with Haley Palos, LMFT

Описание: In this episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks, we sit down with Haley Palos, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who specializes in perinatal mental health, supporting first responders, high-profile individuals, and those navigating people-pleasing patterns.

Haley shares the deeply personal birth story that ultimately reshaped her life and professional path.

Her son’s birth in 2020 began with intense back labor from the very start, contractions coming quickly every two minutes while dilation lagged behind. After 20 hours of labor, an epidural, and her water being broken by her doctor, Haley’s baby—who was sunny side up needed to be delivered with vacuum assistance after experiencing heart rate decelerations.

Following the birth, her baby required immediate care while Haley was stitched, and the postpartum experience continued with the discovery of a tongue tie, launching her into the complex and emotional realities of early motherhood.

Through this journey paired with the isolation and limited resources many families experienced during the 2020 pandemic Haley’s perspective on birth, postpartum care, and maternal mental health shifted profoundly.

Today, Haley uses both her professional expertise and lived experience to support families navigating the emotional layers of pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, and the postpartum transition.

In this conversation we talk about:

✨ The emotional reality of long and difficult labors
✨ Sunny-side-up babies and back labor
✨ Birth interventions and processing birth experiences
✨ The mental health impact of early postpartum challenges
✨ Navigating miscarriage conversations with compassion
✨ Why perinatal mental health support matters now more than ever

Haley reminds us that birth stories don’t just shape babies they shape mothers too.

Guest: Haley Palos, LMFT
Perinatal Mental Health Therapist

Instagram: @palospractice