The wisdom messenger podcast: An interview with Jane Hardwicke Collings
In this show, I interview pioneers in women’s health and personal development about ground-breaking concepts that help women reclaim lost knowledge and inner wisdom. By bridging insights from ancient traditions and modern research, we’ll question stale cultural...
Why I created a podcast called The Wisdom Messenger
I just launched a new podcast. It took me a while to decide on the name because I wanted the name to reflect the eclectic range of topics that I intend to cover. I didn’t want to niche myself. I’m a multi-passionate person with a multilayered, forever evolving...
Birth: changing the paradigm
When I attended my last birth as a doula, it was such a stark example of how broken, dehumanised, and beyond repair maternity care is in the UK. The woman I was supporting, having planned a homebirth, transferred to the hospital for an emergency caesarean. The...
How listening to drumming can unlock your brain
As an ex-scientist turned doula and healer, and as someone whose signature approach is to blend scientific and spiritual knowledge, I love above all else to help others embrace their woo. I also like give people a embodied experiences, because I believe that we learn...
The Myth of the Aging Placenta
Updated August 2023 (see end of post for update) I am a birth educator. I also have a PhD in physiology of reproduction, and 20 years of research experience and I have a confession to make: I get REALLY irate when women get given poor quality evidence (or no evidence...
Push back: challenging the alarming rise of non-medically indicated inductions
A couple of days ago, I got a call from a woman in early labour. Her waters had broken a few hours before, and she was having mild contractions. She wanted to give birth at home, and was reluctant to let her midwife know about her waters breaking, because she knew...
The Sound of Life: Making a Drum with Amniotic Membranes
I've felt drawn to craft a unique instrument from the most primal source, the womb, for years now. It feels like a mystical calling - taking the amniotic caul that cushions a baby's and giving it new sound and purpose. I've longed to feel the energy and listen to the...
How to ease back into work gently after a holiday
I've just taken a much needed break, as I do every summer, visiting my family in France. I did a lot of catching up with my family, a lot of swimming (including in the sea-bliss!) a lot of reading, and mostly a lot of just being and relaxing. In the past, I found...
How to choose and buy a shamanic drum
I’m creating content for my new Drumming for Birth course at the moment. This week, one one of the topics I shared was how to choose a drum. This was one of these lightbulb moments where I hadn’t realised how much I know about the subject until I started putting pen...
Drumming for Birth: Reclaiming Our Ancestral Wisdom
I have been deeply immersed in research on the history of drumming, and how it was used for the pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey. I’ve not been able to find much, apart from Layne Redmond’s book, When The Women Were Drummers, and a couple of blog posts and...