During a premature birth and NICU stay, parents are often operating on auto-pilot, just trying to survive each day. It’s hard to make space to fully grasp the emotions and reactions we are experiencing. In this episode, counsellor Mary Bell offers some insight and advice. She is an author, a proponent of acceptance and commitment therapy, and is part of the mindfulness team in adolescent medicine at Sick Kids in Toronto.

With You in the NICU is a podcast for those that care for infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. The discussions are geared toward parents of preemies, but will resonate with anyone spending time beside a NICU isolette. With You in the NICU is a project of the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, with funding from presenting sponsor Natus and support from Chronically Simple. The podcast's host and producer is Jenna Morton; technical producer is Tosh Taylor.