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This page is for birth professionals or parents with an interest in birth trauma and recovery therapies. The views on this page are my own and in no way reflect the views of any organisations or individuals that I work with.

01/09/2025

These are just some of the reasons that I have heard from parents who want support recovering from their perinatal trauma.

Sometimes parents want to be free from the anger, guilt or shame that they have been carrying.

Sometimes clients want to better understand their feelings around what happened.

Often times parents aren't coping very well, have low self esteem or issues with self confidence because of what happened.

So even if these aren't reasons for seeking support they are often benefits to healing perinatal trauma.

Can you relate to any of these?

Then please get in touch for support.

We have a our first round of funding to provide access to therapy for parents seeking recovery from perinatal trauma, anxiety or depression.

28/08/2025

Did you know that hypnosis, as well as being a great self help tool for birth, can also be a life saver for many other common perinatal ailments too?

💚 Pelvic Girdle Pain
💚 Indigestion
💚 Morning Sickness
💚 Blood pressure control

are just a few common pregnancy complaints that can response really well to hypnosis.

This isn't just because hypnosis is great at relaxing our mind and body but also because it can harness our imagination and redirect our attention else where.

Many hypnobirthing teachers are unaware of their potential to support parents in this way.

They are unaware that they can adapt their existing scripts or create new ones for these common issues.

It's this knowledge that I want to share on the up coming webinar:

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗕𝗦𝗧.

Here is what we will be covering:

💙 How to adapt your current hypnobirthing scripts, or create new ones, to bring relief to common pregnancy problems like morning sickness, PGP and indigestion.

💙 To create your own unique relaxation scripts for clients or to use as free downloads/lead magnet.

💙 How hypnosis works therapeutically for other perinatal issues such as; phobias, behaviour change, anxiety, depression and more.

Everyone who signs up will get the replay.

https://tbrschool.podia.com/stand-out-from-the-hypnobirthing-crowd-and-attract-more-parents-to-your-service

22/08/2025

When he did get to sleep, I was rarely able to join him in his 2 hour nap.

To say it was a difficult time would have been an understatement.

Sleep deprivation is a serious stressor.

It makes us more vulnerable to depression and anxiety as our emotions are raw and ever close because sleep has not reset our nervous system.

It impairs cognitive function and in the fog of our sleep addled minds some really unhelpful thinking can take root.

I became obsessed with sleep and even when he began sleeping for longer stretches on formula, I would still focus on sleep. How much I had got, how much he had.

It's no surprise to me that I now work with many parents living the same experience.

I know this one.

These parents are not only sleep deprived but also obsessed by sleep.

It is a terrible paradox of the body and mind.

Because when we are sleep deprived all we can think about is sleep.

BUT the truth is when we chase sleep, when we obsess about it, fetishise it then we keep it at bay.

We can't think our way into sleep.

It causes so much stress and tension that sleep is impossible.

This is how I support sleep deprived mothers.

1. I explain why sleep is a bad goal. When we focus on it, chase it, hope of it disappears through our fingers like dust.

2. I explain that practice of deep relaxation is a better goal. Practice day and night (see below).

3. I explain that although sleep deprivation feels like death, we can survive it. Often parents are worried that their sleep deprivation will make them chronically ill but that doesn't ever seem to happen. Parents do need support though.

4. I explain that maybe it is natures design (or cruel joke) that some of us get to endure this sleep deprivation test. Maybe it's natures way of making sure we are always available to our high needs babies.

5. I explain that it definitely passes but that sleep deprivation distorts our perception so is difficult to believe it's a moment in time.

6. I reassure them that they are doing nothing wrong, it isn't their fault, their 'orchid baby' will one day be strong, resilient and thriving and they will be laughing with their partner about the time they survived on zero hours sleep.

7. I encourage mindfulness around some unhelpful thought patterns. For example 'it's absolutely the worst thing being this tired, I can't cope with it' to something more spacious like; 'Even those being this tired is hard, I can cope, I will get rest soon, I can still enjoy my day tired.'

8. I explain that while 'sleep is golden', periods of deep relaxation can bring exactly the same amount of rest and recovery. When we enter the alpha and beta brain waves states of relaxation frequently and intentionally we are more likely to naturally progress to the restoring delta waves of deep sleep.

9. I teach a practice of deep relaxation that brings them in and out of deep hypnosis repeatedly. This process of ‘hypnotic fractionation’ deepens states of relaxation rapidly. It’s pretty hard to stay awake with practice (even though sleep is not the goal!)

10. I record this and provide them with the recording, get them to practice once at night and once during the day.

If you want to learn more about how hypnosis can support parents with many other common problems then join me next week for our FREE Webinar: 'Stand out from the Hypnobirthing Crowd and support more parents' happening next Thursday at 7pm.

Comment 'Link' below and I will send you the link to join.

13/08/2025

Did you know that hypnosis, as well as being a great self help tool for birth, can also be a life saver for many other common perinatal ailments too?

💚 Pelvic Girdle Pain

💚 Indigestion

💚 Morning Sickness

💚 Blood pressure control

are just a few common pregnancy complaints that can response really well to hypnosis.

This isn't just because hypnosis is great at relaxing our mind and body but also because it can harness our imagination and redirect our attention else where.

Many hypnobirthing teachers are unaware of their potential to support parents in this way.

They are unaware that they can adapt their existing scripts or create new ones for these common issues.

It's this knowledge that I want to share on the up coming webinar:

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗕𝗦𝗧.

Here is what we will be covering:

💙 How to adapt your current hypnobirthing scripts, or create new ones, to bring relief to common pregnancy problems like morning sickness, PGP and indigestion.

💙 To create your own unique relaxation scripts for clients or to use as free downloads/lead magnet.

💙 How hypnosis works therapeutically for other perinatal issues such as; phobias, behaviour change, anxiety, depression and more.

Everyone who signs up will get the replay.

https://tbrschool.podia.com/stand-out-from-the-hypnobirthing-crowd-and-attract-more-parents-to-your-service

11/08/2025

Kris was looking for a course that would allow her to pivot from her 15 year career as a doula and breastfeeding specialist to supporting parent's mental health as a perinatal hypnotherapist.

‘𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲.

𝗜𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.'

She now works for The Birth Republic supporting parents recovery from trauma, anxiety and depression.

If you are wondering what's next for your perinatal career or business and want a course that will allow you to practice, fully insured as a Perinatal Hypnotherapist then we would love to hear from you.

Find out more here https://tbrschool.podia.com/level-3-diploma-in-perinatal-hypnotherapy

Or send me a DM to find out how to join our Sept 25 Cohort.

08/08/2025

.... another researched truth is that the biggest factor influencing the effectiveness of any therapy is what is known as the 'therapeutic alliance' AND NOT the type of therapy used.

This refers to the bond that is formed between therapist and client and relies heavily on mutual respect, agreed goals, and unconditional positive regard.

This is much more of a practiced skill and is the reason why the TBR Level 3 Perinatal Hypnotherapy course involves so much live practice.

Want to know more?

Send me a DM

But make it soon, we start in September and only a few places remain...

https://tbrschool.podia.com/level-3-diploma-in-perinatal-hypnotherapy

07/08/2025

1. On the occasions where clients didn’t improve or feel better, I have made their recovery about me. I blamed myself, or wondered what I did wrong. Now, after 15 years I have learnt that everyone comes to therapy with different beliefs AND that I am never the fixer or the superhero healer. At best I am a skilled facilitator of change.

2. When I was new to listening I often allowed my anger, upset and emotion to get triggered and that compromised the healing space that is essential. Curiously I only became aware of this when I watched a video of myself with clients back. This video was created for training but taught me ALOT about my own practice

3. In the beginning I felt frustrated about charging for a service that I knew many parents on mat leave would struggle to justify paying for. This is especially true when trauma symptoms erode sense of self worth etc. Now, I don't feel bad because I have a dual model that allows me to charge those who can pay and are happy to pay. I wish I had swapped over to the CIC model much sooner.

🙄 It is definitely true that my BIGGEST mistakes have resulted in my biggest growth personally and professionally. 😍

Oh man number 2 still makes me cringe but awareness is everything and it did make me a better listener in the end.

Number 3 has been the biggest pay off and whilst I have never felt guilty about charging for my service I knew I could reach many many more parents who would benefit if that HUGE barrier to access (money!) was removed.

Our frustration, shame, inexperience always feels so awful to embody BUT those sticky feeling can be great teachers when we acknowledge them.

If you want to be a part of our community interest company and train as a Perinatal Hypnotherapist then send me a DM.

Only a few places remain and we start in September.

06/08/2025

💥 1. It requires students go to some pretty vulnerable places as they learn the skills and techniques to lift trauma and depression and re-programme anxiety.

💥 2. A big part of the learning is in healing their own anxiety, depression and trauma.

💥 3. It requires trust in your fellow students to hold the space for your own healing.

💥 4. It requires the belief that we are all ‘a work in progress’ and a letting go of any funky beliefs that you need to be ‘fixed’ or ‘perfect’ in order to support others back to health.

🥁 THE BIGGEST BOMB OF ALL 🥁

💥 💥 💥 💥 5. It requires that you are happy to practice with parents for your case studies, hold space for their pain, whilst knowing how to manage your own empathetic triggers and still be compassionate.

It's not for everyone....

BUT if you're still reading and not recoiling in horror, disgust AND you if you want to learn the tools of the trade of what I consider to be THE BEST JOB in the WORLD.....
.. then get in touch, send me a DM etc etc

21/07/2025

Back by popular demand!

Join me this Wednesday at 7pm to learn what is involved in setting up a CIC.

We will cover:

Sign up for this masterclass and learn:

💙 What is a Community Interest Company?
💜 Is a CIC suitable for your business?
💚 The benefits of starting a CIC
🧡 Things to consider before you begin the process
🩷 Walking through the process from set up to funding

Sending me a message or reply in the comments and I will send you the link.

20/07/2025

'𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗜 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜'𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗔𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜'𝗺 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜'𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻. 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱. 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹.'

This woman, who kindly gave me permission to share, has been through ALOT.

Like with many of my clients, I listened to her story with utter awe at how much they have endured yet how they are still doing amazing things.

It blows me away how strong mothers are, yet how little credit they ever give themselves.

Usually because trauma symptoms, anxiety and depression have left them feeling broken.

When those symptoms are lifted and women are re-engaged with their resources, their strength, their resilience they just get on with their stuff, doing amazing things, raising their kids.

Blows me away, every time.

If you need support getting back to who you really are, underneath the trauma symptoms, anxiety and depression, get in touch.

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