Roar Birthing - Debra Russell, Doula & Hypnobirthing Instructor

Roar Birthing - Debra Russell, Doula & Hypnobirthing Instructor Birth & Postnatal Doula
Services & Hypnobirthing in Bedfordshire & surrounds. For an autonomous, empowered birth & beyond.

💖 BF SUPPORT GROUP 💖mentors group is on again this Friday, 10am .Pippa and I have swapped a couple of dates, so it'll be...
23/04/2026

💖 BF SUPPORT GROUP 💖
mentors group is on again this Friday, 10am .

Pippa and I have swapped a couple of dates, so it'll be me there this week 🫶

Pregnant and BF Mamas all welcome, its a lovely social group, not only for those needing support with issues.

See you there,
Debra xx

21/04/2026

⚡️⚡️ BEWARE!⚡️⚡️

Are you leaning heavily on consensus?
Or are you tuning into your senses..?

The 'validate me' response is EVERYWHERE, once you see it you won't unsee it.

I'm not saying others' experiences don't matter, but they're not what should be guiding your whole approach to decision making.

If you want to move forwards knowing you made the right decisions for YOU, your senses is where that wisdom lies.

How do we tune into our senses?
Stay tuned!

Debra xx

16/04/2026

➡️ NO MORE CAVEATS ⬅️

I get it, that need to pre-empt the judgement, to make sure you're not misunderstood.

But it doesn't get us anywhere.

We need to own it - own the big, messy feelings. Own the big, bold plan where everything goes exactly as you're dreaming!

We're not reckless, we're not unrealistic, and what we're saying matters.

And if we want to be properly understood we gotta stop diluting our pov.

Its a lot harder than it sounds!
Let me know how it goes 😘

Debra xx

15/04/2026

🌳🌳 CLIMBING TREES 🌳🌳

Ok, hear me out.

This is how birth support (hell, ALL support!) should feel.

🌳 Autonomy to decide the approach you want to take.
🌳 Credit that you are capable of making that decision.
🌳 Trust to explore what feels ok for you, and to follow that pathway.
🌳 Unconditional support there if you decide you need it.
🌳 Zero judgement if you do decide to reach out for assistance.
🌳 Understanding that you really do have your own best interests at heart.
🌳 Wild celebration of your achievements.

This ⬆️ is my approach - to parenting AND to birth support.

Like the sound of that? Let's chat 🫶

Debra xx

🙈🙈 DON'T BE LIKE ME 🙈🙈My god, if I could go back in time, the things I would do differently.I don't really talk in detai...
11/04/2026

🙈🙈 DON'T BE LIKE ME 🙈🙈

My god, if I could go back in time, the things I would do differently.

I don't really talk in detail about my birth experiences, not because I don't want to, but because thats my story not yours.

But lets just say the first one went as you'd expect when my birth prep was 80% the OBEM back catalogue...

And I think its no coincidence that this propaganda machine is being brought back, just as the noise about maternity care failings, the birth trauma epidemic, institutionalised racism and obstetric violence is gaining traction, waking up scores of expectant parents 👀

So here's my little nudge...

➡️➡️ don't be sucked in. Stay awake, and invest in top quality birth prep. You won't regret it.

Debra xx

07/04/2026

📷 📷

Take a peek at my photos,

Give a follow,

And give me some love!

More pics coming soon..

Debra xx

25/03/2026

🧿🧿 YOUR BODY'S WISDOM 🧿🧿

What's your underlying belief in what your body is capable of?

Do you trust?
Or are you anticipating failure?

And how about the other people who are going to be in your birth space?

Getting a handle on your baseline philosophy, and that of your support team, is a great place to start your birth preparations.

✨️ These are the kind of questions I start with.
✨️ We lay the foundations, then we build on top.

💫 I'm Debra, a straight up, no BS birth & postnatal doula supporting families throughout Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire & Northamptonshire.
💫 Real talk, next level support.

💫💫 YOU HAVE THE BLUEPRINT 💫💫If your last birth left you feeling like your body let you down, this one's for you.Because ...
18/03/2026

💫💫 YOU HAVE THE BLUEPRINT 💫💫

If your last birth left you feeling like your body let you down, this one's for you.

Because what if it didn't...?

Want to find out what real, meaningful and relevant birth support looks like in 2026? Find me in the DMs

Debra xx

10/03/2026

🤓🤓 EVIDENCE BASED... 🤓🤓

Why is 'evidence-based care' held up as the holy grail of how we should be supporting birth??

Because of litigation.

Don't get me wrong, scientific research, empirical evidence, systematic reviews etc all have their place.

Hell, I use them a lot in my antenatal education!

But not everything needs an evidence base.

Some things just... are.

Mothers instinctually adopt upright birthing positions (not all, but many).

Its what we've been doing since the dawn of humanity.

Then about 200 years ago medicine co-opted birth and everything that used to be natural, instinctual, community driven and organic got overridden.

The medical model was born.

The technocratic paradigm became the default.

And apparently now we need scientific evidence to tell us what we've known all along...

🔥🔥 So here's a friendly reminder that no you don't.

🔥🔥 Your body holds wisdom, and you're allowed to trust it.

🔥🔥 Give me a shout if this is the philosophy you want walking alongside you.

Debra xx

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