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Helping you achieve an empowering birth experience.

10/15/2025

Here’s a little peek into my world, the birth nerd, boy mama, yoga lover behind Awakened Birth.

✨ Drop a fun fact about yourself in the comments! I love knowing who’s here 🙂

09/20/2025

If you’ve ever thought: “five days of school is too much, but homeschooling isn’t it either”… same.

Enter: Freedom Fridays ✌️

Each year I play around with our school rhythm until it feels right for us.

I’m so grateful we can do this, I know it’s not possible for everyone. But every time I mention it, parents are surprised and curious to hear how it works.

This year it looks like Friday meetups with a .compass.studio and her kiddos, exploring and learning, out in the real world together.

And honestly? It feels so right. 🌲

09/12/2025

Why more parents are turning to hypnosis for birth prep…

But first:

✨ Virtual Birth Hypnosis class start Sept 29th! ✨
Dm me to learn more!

Ok now

📚 Key benefits studies have found on the benefits of hypnosis for birth:

⭐️Reduced use of pain medication

⭐️ Shorter labor durations

⭐️ Lower rates of C-sections and instrumental births (forceps or vacuum)

⭐️ Reported higher satisfaction with their birthing experience compared to those who did not use hypnosis .

Studies referenced:

- A 2011 study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia

- A 2013 study by Werner et al. published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology: 
- A 2004 study by Mehl-Madrona: 
- A 2015 systematic review and meta-analysis in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

09/09/2025

After the whirlwind of back-to-school week, I finally looked back at our last week of summer.

We took the trailer out just before fall routines hit, and it was so needed.

But here’s the truth, it wasn’t all sunshine and campfires. Parenting doesn’t suddenly get easy just because you’re “on vacation.”
If anything, new environments can make it harder.

But I’m still grateful.
For the moments of connection, for the memories, and the chance to step away and remember what matters most.

A reminder for all of us: the highlights don’t erase the hard, but the hard doesn’t erase the good either.

08/19/2025

For so many of my clients, it’s not the pain they fear, it’s the feeling of losing control. Of not being heard. Of having decisions made for them during labour or of being swept up in the intensity.

Research shows this is one of the top fears pregnant people experience!

But there are ways to work through this fear.Not by ignoring it or pretending it’s not real.

But by understanding what the root of the fear is and learning tools to overcome them.

It’s important to show your brain that you have a plan for this fear. That you can overcome this fear AND that there is another way through.

It’s not about controlling every outcome.
It’s about knowing you’ll stay anchored and trusting in yourself no matter what unfolds.

Learn how and so much more in My Awakened Birth prenatal series

DM me to book your free 15 minute consult call to learn more 🤍

07/14/2025

To the birthday weekend I didn’t know I needed🌊

.compass.studio

07/07/2025

Big news, with a full heart. 💫

After years of growing, learning, and listening deeply to how I am called to serve, I’m stepping into a new chapter.

✨ My personal work is now officially rebranding under “Awakened Birth” ✨

This is more than a name change. It reflects my work’s mission: that birth is not just a physical experience, it’s a transformational rite of passage. One that asks us to prepare not just our body, but our mind and soul as well.

So, what’s new?

🌿 The Awakened Birth Class (formerly my birth hypnosis course): A mind-body birth prep series that blends hypnosis tools and prenatal education to help you release fear and birth in your full power.
 🎥 A brand new YouTube channel featuring inspiring interviews, raw conversations on birth, parenting & holistic living, plus guided birth hypnosis & meditations to support your journey.
 💬 1:1 Birth Coaching: Deep support for those preparing emotionally, mentally, and spiritually for birth.

And because in-person doula support is something I still love deeply, I will still be offering this work exclusively through my co-founded company , a team-based doula practice in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.
 Working in community is how we were meant to live and this collective reflects just that. I know our clients feel the difference in the care our team provides.

This rebrand has been a reflection of my own growth, clarity, and trust in the work I’m here to do.

Thanks for being here through all the versions of this path. I’m so excited to share what’s to come.

With so much love, Chris 🌊
 

03/26/2025

Sharing some of my truths so you feel less alone in yours 🤍

03/17/2025

How our children will forever be our greatest teachers…

So we’ve been quite sick over here, (like truly without exaggeration the worst virus we’ve had as a family yet) In bed, days on end… You get the picture!

At first, I could see the blessings of being cuddled up in bed with my oldest for a few days in a row but then the virus took a nasty turn and we began to really struggle.

But it all, I kept looking at my son in awe. Here he was during his march break, sick as a dog, with no complaints of his “bad luck”, not asking when he will get better, not even wishing this all away. He was just in it, and most of all, listening to what his body needed.

He drank lots of fluid, ate very little food, and slept whenever and for however long he needed. He didn’t question his body, he didn’t fight his body’s requests he simply fully surrendered to what was happening.

He never doubted that he would ever get better. He knew he would and he waited until he did.

There’s so much we can learn from the presence that children embody. Where in our lives do we resist, doubt and question our instincts? And how would surrender actually help propel us faster in the direction we want to go?

02/21/2025

Last week I had the honour of helping .lama.nd lead a beautiful blessingway for a dear client and friend.

It was an intimate sacred ceremony that brought me back to the roots of what birth is all about. Honouring the mother and the transition she is embarking on.

We laughed, we cried, we meditated, but most importantly we tended to the mother in loving and sacred ways, to fill her up so that she can give all of herself to bring forth her child and open herself to a rebirth of her own.

There is a deep need to bring back these sacred rituals and spaces into our modern day culture. Curious to learn more? Ask a question in the comments bellow 💫

12/16/2024

As someone who’s experienced birth trauma, anytime I get to witness a healing birth experience I feel a part of myself healing alongside my clients.

I’m so grateful for this work and for the opportunity to witness birth in its most raw, and and magical form. 💫

Full client testimonial:

“I can’t say enough good things about my experience with Christine as my doula. After two challenging hospital births, I was apprehensive about trying for a home water birth with my third child. Christine was incredibly supportive and guided me every step of the way - from taking time to get to know me, discuss my birth plan and comfort measures, birth hypnosis education and to her calming and encouraging presence during labour.

Christine helped me achieve the home water birth I had always dreamed of. It was a truly healing experience, and I am so grateful for her unwavering support and encouragement.

Even months later, I’m still riding a high from the empowering experience. I wholeheartedly recommend Christine to anyone looking for a compassionate and knowledgeable doula.

Thank you 💗”

12/06/2024

For those new (and loyal faces), I wanted to (re)introduce myself!

Hi I’m Christine,

Your go-to pal for all your birth-y questions. 🤰

I’m a mom of two incredible boys who have inspired my work as a Doula, Childbirth Educator and Birth Hypnosis Coach.

I am a lover of intentional mothering, spiritual growth, embodied movement, and all things holistic living.

On this page you’ll find post about :

Birth Tips 👶
Birth Hypnosis work 🧘‍♀️
Postpartum/parenting insights 👩‍🍼

My works mission is to help you overcome your birth fears and self doubts through childbirth education, Hypnosis techniques and soul work, so that you can step into birth feeling confidant that you have all the tools you need to navigate the journey ahead!

The way in which we prepare to welcome our babies into the world, has a deep and meaningful impact on both the child and parent’s life.

I look forward to supporting you on your journey to an empowering birth!

PS: sending a big shoutout to our favourite photographer who has captured so many our special family milestones along the way we are so grateful for you

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http://awakenedbirth.ca/

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