Birth educator and healer
Author of the book Why Postnatal Recovery Matters
- Live and online courses about birth and postpartum wisdom and healing
- Bridging ancestral and scientific knowledge
- Helping professionals and families grow in confidence and develop their intuition
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(photo by Ali Dover http://www.alidover.com/)
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Latest reads from my blog
What trying ADHD medication has taught me
A few days ago, a friend suggested that I try taking one of her ADHD meds. I was telling her about my desire to try medication as I felt overwhelmed all the time, and about my frustration at the wait required, even with private psychiatrists. She suggested I try her...
Why waiting 6 weeks after birth to have a massage makes no sense
There is a belief in Western culture that a new mother needs to wait until 6 weeks post birth before she has a massage. We believe that we have to wait until we’ve had our 6 weeks check before we receive any treatment, and most people seem to believe this is true. In...
Closing the bones massage: why it is so expensive?
I recently massaged a new mother, who told me she felt she could only justify the expense because it was also her birthday. I get it, because I charge £120, It seems like a lot right? Despite the fact that I have been offering and teaching this massage for nearly 10...
Postnatal bodywork is a need not a luxury
I just gave a closing the bones massage to a new mother. She was only one week post birth. When we sat down to have the pre-massage chat (I always want to hear about how the birth went, and what the mother is hoping to get from the ritual), she explained that she only...
How to write a postnatal plan
You may have heard of a birth plan, but have you heard about a postnatal plan? In our culture we are often focused on the birth, and most of all, on the baby. It is clear from the focus antenatal classes have, there is preparation for the birth, and also preparation...
Embracing the void
Both discomfort and power lies in transitional times. Since I decided to stop doulaing in April, I have felt unsettled, agitated and overwhelmed. I’m having a hard time feeling comfortable in this transition time. I’m finding it difficult to surrender to what is, and...
How to get back to work without stress after a holiday
I've just taken a much needed break, 10 days off from work as my family visited from France. I’ve been on a week-end away by the sea, and also took many long leisurely exploratory walks in new areas with my family and my puppy. In the past, I found returning to work...
The importance of switching off when you work for yourself
I've been working as a solopreneur for 10 years. The first year I went away on holiday, as a newly self-employed birth worker, I noticed that I was still responding to work emails, something I never did when I was an employee. I didn't resent it but I was very...
The wisdom of fallow times
A few weeks ago I attended my last birth as a doula. As I explained in a previous post, this was a long drawn-out decision that took me a couple of years to reach. When I wrote the previous blog whilst on-call for the birth, after attending my last birth, I expected...
Do you long for more sacredness in your life?
Do you long for a more meaningful life, for a sense of connection to something bigger than yourself? Do you feel this longing in your heart, in your bones? Like something is missing but you don’t know what? Do you have this deep knowing inside that life is meant to...