by Sophie Messager
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 £150, It seems like a lot right? Despite the fact that I have been offering and teaching this massage for nearly 10...
by Sophie Messager
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...
by Sophie Messager
I would like to tell the story about how I came to offer mother blessings ceremonies and the journey that led me to do this in the hope that it may inspire others to do the same. I’ve always had an intuitive sense of the lack of ceremony and rituals, and sense of...
by Sophie Messager
As I write this blog I am on-call for my last birth as a doula. I’ve made the decision to stop doula work. This might come as a surprise and I’d like to explain the long process that led me to take this decision. Being a doula is a very demanding and challenging...
by Sophie Messager
Earlier this week, a short text by Sylvester McNutt popped on my feed. How apt, I thought. It said this: “Creative people need to sit around and do nothing Creative people do not need fully booked calendars Creative people need to hear the world’s heartbeat Creative...
by Sophie Messager
I’ve had so many positive experiences using rebozo techniques as a doula to support pregnancy, birth, the postpartum and beyond, I’m on a mission to pass on this skill to ask many people as possible. Every technique is extremely simple to do, anybody can... 
