19/06/2025
This is me, back in 2020—first-time pregnant, thinking I was totally ready to give birth. 🤰
I had read all the basic pregnancy books, listened to countless birth stories (mostly the dramatic ones), and spent hours scrolling the internet about interventions. I thought that was enough—but it wasn’t.
I was so excited, yet unknowingly carrying a quiet fear—the fear of the unknown.
Let’s face it—our maternity system is full of gaps. Those short appointments don’t give you the support you need to feel confident and emotionally or physically ready for the big day. You walk out with even more questions, feeling unsure. So, like many others, you head to Facebook groups and Google, trying to find answers. But instead of clarity, you get conflicting advice, fear, and overwhelm.
Like most women, I had absorbed the common narrative—birth is something to be medically managed, and pain is just part of the deal. I accepted it without question, and unsurprisingly, I had a difficult first birth.
I could say I was a victim, but not because of what happened during labor—rather, because I didn’t have the education and knowledge I truly needed. I didn’t know what birth could be.
Then, after my baby was born, I stumbled across hypnobirthing on social media. Something inside me knew—I had to give this a go if I ever had another baby.
So I did. And it completely transformed everything.
My second birth was calm, empowering, and beautiful. I can’t help but wonder—what kind of experience could I have had with my first if I had found hypnobirthing back then?
But the past can’t be changed. What can be changed is how birth is viewed today. I’m here for the parents who don’t want to buy into the myth that birth is all about suffering—who want more, who deserve more.
✨ Birth is meant to be mind-blowing. ✨
If you want to step into your birth feeling confident, excited, and supported, I’d love to help you. Get in touch to find out more about my course.
Let’s make your birth the best story of your life—the one you’ll never want to forget.
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