This miracle that is unfolding in your lives right now should not be tainted with negativity and worry and if it is, that’s where I come in!  I will arm you with all the knowledge, tools and support to make this journey the most special and magical one that you and your baby deserve. Your birth experience is a memory that you will all carry forward for a lifetime. I truly believe that birth is a sacred event that should be honoured and celebrated, something that our modern culture has sadly forgotten. My aim is to remind you how amazing and powerful you are, build trust in yourself and your body and protect the sacredness of birth.

“Hypnobirthing gave us the knowledge and tools to feel prepared and helped me remain relaxed and calm leading up to the birth, even in the middle of a global pandemic”

Since taking the leap to follow my dreams back in 2015, I have supported hundreds of families. I have helped them to reframe their thoughts around birth, have empowering birth experiences and smooth out the steep transitional curve of becoming a parent.  I have loved every second!  It has been an honour to work with each and every family, who all hold a special place in my heart.

So where did my journey begin? I am a proud mother of 3 wonderful boys, my passion for all things birth and the baby began after having my first child back in 2009.

Back then I hadn’t really given labour much thought, I always knew I wanted children and my husband and I were excited to be pregnant with our first child. It was my husband who suggested we do a hypnobirthing course to prepare for birth. His colleague had an amazing experience with hypnobirthing and highly recommended it. I was open to the idea and happy to give it a go. We attended the course and the experience brought us even closer together. We looked forward to our weekly sessions, we practised the breathing techniques and visualisations and I listened to my CD (yes, we still used CDs back then), we were so excited about meeting our little baby. But it wasn’t until I experienced labour and birth firsthand that I realised how powerful and special having a Hypnobirth actually was.  

The birth ended up being pretty medicalised, which went against my personal wishes and my birth plan.  Despite all odds, using the hypnobirthing techniques that I had learned and the continuous support of my partner, I was able to birth without any pain relief or assistance. Don’t get me wrong, it was by no means a walk in the park and I didn’t really see it as a success story but it appeared that my birth was the talk of the labour ward. Midwives were coming in to meet me, they were all talking about the “amazing HypnoBirth” that happened the night before….and then I thought, ”wow, if this was a good birth what must the bad ones look like??!”  “If what I achieved was so impressive, why don’t all women learn to birth like this?”  This lifted my spirits, yet I was still frustrated that so many decisions had been taken away from me. But life is a journey and I am a true believer that everything happens for a reason and from that moment on, the seed had been planted. 

Shortly after having my second ‘hypno’ baby at home, three years later and doing a lot of research into birth (as well as reflecting on my own experiences), I retrained and studied to become an NCT Antenatal Teacher with the University of Worcester. I wanted to empower and educate women and families to have better birth experiences.