MASSIVE smile on my face today as I got an email from mummy Ashley telling me all about her amazing birth story. I love it for it’s honesty and the fact that it shows how to hypnobirth doesn’t have to always mean a drug free completely natural birth!  Sometimes we need help and that’s absolutely fine. It’s more than fine – it’s often absolutely necessary!  I hope reading this gives you confidence to listen to your body, to have faith in your body but to ask for help when needed whether that means being induced or any form of pain relief. Amazing story Ashley and thank you for taking the time t ..read more

When you exercise, you’re essentially contracting and releasing muscles. Muscles are working together, all aided by our state of mind, hormones, training and general health. Sound familiar? The exact same thing is happening when you’re in labour – although let’s face it, the main difference is that we don’t normally encounter the same level of support in labour. If you’ve ever run a marathon you’ll be surrounded by hoards of people cheering you on shouting things like “You can do it! Keep going!”. You’re probably pretty uncomfortable after running for long periods of time but with all that s ..read more

If you’re expecting then you’ve probably heard a lot of very unhelpful horror stories from well meaning friends and family. The things they tell you are totally and utterly insensitive, unthinking and to be honest just bizarre.   None of it’s helpful – it’s actually totally irrelevant and more importantly it’s pretty damaging to your own unique birth story.   It was however absolutely my world before I studied to become a psychologist, hypnotherapist, hypnobirthing teacher, doula and mother to twin boys. (Don’t even get me started on what people would say about birthing twins!). Let me tell y ..read more

I love receiving emails from my hypnobirthing mums telling me how they got on. I woke up today and read this email and haven’t stopped smiling since. What an amazing story and incredible photos – just gorgeous! So proud of Dobrina and her use of the hypnobirthing skills: “Rich and I wanted to write to you and let you know that we had a baby boy, Alexander William on 26th July at 1.30am weighing 5lb 15oz – a small but perfect bundle. We also wanted to thank you for teaching us the  hypnobirthing techniques which made such a huge difference this time round in making me feel more confident, in co ..read more

But let’s be honest, you can never have enough chocolate! There does come a point though that you just need to step away and realise that reaching for a chocolate bar as a means to get you through the day probably isn’t the best option. I have to admit that I’m guilty of doing just that. On days when I’m rushing to get out the door, my handbag has been emptied for sixth time by Xander and Joey is sitting in the dishwasher trying to shut himself in, I’m glad I have chocolate in my life, BUT, this can’t go on. And neither can my favourite jeans, so it’s time to move on to a healthier choice of s ..read more

I love it when my second time hypnobirthing mums get in touch they’re pregnant with their second child asking for refresher classes. As life is so hectic with little one’s, months will fly by and it’s only a few weeks before the birth that mums are able to take in that the birth is fast approaching! In order to accommodate the lack of time and energy that mums have, I offer Skype refresher classes and of course my Hypnobirthing At Home pack for those who would like the option of the entire class at their disposal. Don’t think that just because you don’t have time to get to a hypnobirthing pr ..read more