Healing Birth

Healing Birth Healing Birth is a birth trauma support organisation based in Tauranga, NZ. Carla offers personal and group support options, and online courses.

29/04/2026

I've been sitting with something recently...

There's a new cohort of women about to begin the Healing Birth Practitioner Training.

And every single time we start, I feel this special mix of excitement and quiet awe.

Because the women who are called to this training... to birth trauma support work... they already know something...

They've felt it in the birth room.
Driving home after visits.
At a bedside.
During or after a birth.

They can't always find the words for it, or explain it, but they feel it... and they feel compelled to do something about it.

That's what the training does.
It gives you the language, the tools, and the framework to go with what you already know in your bones.

If you've been watching this space and wondering if it's for you... it might be time to stop wondering.

HBPT starts 18 May.

Find more details here: https://www.healingbirth.co.nz/hb-practitioner-training

Or DM me to discuss 💜

x Carla

I’ve been working in the field of birth trauma support for more than a decade. Over this time I have developed my own un...
24/04/2026

I’ve been working in the field of birth trauma support for more than a decade. Over this time I have developed my own unique methods and tools for helping people to unravel their trauma and find the healing they deserve. Hundreds of families have benefitted from my Healing Birth work - it’s such a privilege and honour to be a part of that incredibly important journey.

But I’m one person, and the need is great. So, since the beginning of 2021, I’ve been training people to do what I do. Over an intensive 10 week period of online study and connection, I teach my passionate students about how to become a confident and competent Healing Birth practitioner. It’s a pretty epic time! We meet and work together via Zoom once a week to discuss the weekly lesson (1.5 hour recording) content - these interactive Zooms are đŸ”„âœš

Here’s what one of my past students had to say about their training:

“This course deeply supported my own healing journey, alongside giving me the confidence, knowledge and skills to hold space for others to walk this path. I connected with a powerhouse group of soulful women, was seen/heard/validated in my experience and expression, and finished the course absolutely LIT UP by this revolutionary birth work.” Bella

The next training begins May 18th 2026.

Check out this webpage for more info: https://www.healingbirth.co.nz/hb-practitioner-training Or DM me HBPT today to apply, or to find out more 💜

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I got this Google review recently and I haven’t stopped thinking about it.Emma came to my training as an ex-midwife, dis...
22/04/2026

I got this Google review recently and I haven’t stopped thinking about it.

Emma came to my training as an ex-midwife, disillusioned by the damaging birth system and eager to make a positive difference.

She went on to support women across Australia, helping them to process their traumatic birth experiences, and has since built her whole career around what she learned.

That’s why I do this work. Not just to help the woman in front of me. But to multiply that through every practitioner who goes out into the world better equipped to offer what’s so desperately needed in our traumatised birth community.

If you’ve worked with me in any capacity and found it helpful, I’d be so grateful if you’d take two minutes to leave a Google review. It’s genuinely the thing that helps other women and birth workers find Healing Birth when they need it most. Here’s the Google review link: https://g.page/r/CYVwgcooZbSwEAE/review

And if you are interested in doing my training, the next round starts 18th May. DM me the word TRAINING now for more info

x Carla

My next cohort of Healing Birth Practitioner trainees are nearing the end of their training with me. As their final asse...
20/04/2026

My next cohort of Healing Birth Practitioner trainees are nearing the end of their training with me. As their final assessment task, they are required to hold an Unravelling Your Trauma session with someone, and to gain feedback from the person they worked with.

If you are interested in having a session with one of my fabulous team of trainees, this is a really wonderful win-win opportunity.

The session takes place via Zoom (so it doesn’t matter where in the world you live), and is likely to last around 2 hours. The Healing Birth trainee will support you to talk through your story, help you unravel it so that you can gain a clearer understanding of why you have been left feeling the ways you do about your birth, and offer you some tools for ongoing processing and healing. They will also send you a follow-up email which covers any suggested tools, resources, instructions etc that were discussed.

In exchange, you are asked to fill out a feedback survey for them, and give them a small koha/donation.

Please DM me, ‘Trainee’, if you are interested in taking advantage of this offer.

If you are someone who is potentially keen to do my Healing Birth Practitioner Training yourself, and you have your own story of birth trauma, putting your hand up for one of these sessions can be a really helpful way to gain deeper insight into the training before making a call about it (it’s also really good to have had an opportunity to work through your birth trauma before commencing the training).

My next Healing Birth Practitioner Training programme starts May 18th! Subscribe to keep updated - DM me ‘HBPT’ or flick me through your questions.

x Carla

Birth trauma is rife. Many of those coming across affected women and families in their work, or personal lives, are feel...
20/04/2026

Birth trauma is rife. Many of those coming across affected women and families in their work, or personal lives, are feeling ill-equipped to know how to effectively guide the healing process.

This Masterclass will help those with an interest in birth trauma support work to appreciate why mainstream approaches fall short and what a more effective approach entails.

Who is this Masterclass for?
Anyone who comes across women/families affected by birth trauma and who wants the skills and knowledge to be able to provide effective support.

What you can expect:
A free one-hour online Masterclass run by me (someone with 11 years of birth trauma support work behind her). The session will be recorded and all those who register will have access to the recording.

BUT only those who attend on the 27th will be able to take advantage of an offer that I’ll be sharing on the night. If my work is of interest to you, you are going to want to make the live!

Comment ‘Mainstream’ to be sent the registration link.

I’d love to see you there.
x Carla

You want to help. You just don’t always know how. Most birth workers aren’t indifferent to birth trauma, they’re underpr...
20/04/2026

You want to help. You just don’t always know how. Most birth workers aren’t indifferent to birth trauma, they’re underprepared. There’s a significant difference.

Nobody taught you what to say or what would be supportive.

The system you trained in doesn’t make space for this conversation. In fact, you’ve likely witnessed a lot of defensive practice and gaslighting when a woman’s birth ends up nothing like her birth plan.

You do your best with what you have, and you carry the rest home with you. Their trauma has become yours as well.

This is a place to start learning a different approach, a helpful one, for you both.

Save this and share it with a colleague. The more birth workers who understand this, the better it gets for everyone - you, your colleagues and, of course, the families you all serve.

x Carla

My next cohort of Healing Birth Practitioner trainees are nearing the end of their training with me. As their final asse...
16/04/2026

My next cohort of Healing Birth Practitioner trainees are nearing the end of their training with me. As their final assessment task, they are required to hold an Unravelling Your Trauma session with someone, and to gain feedback from the person they worked with.

If you are interested in having a session with one of my fabulous team of trainees, this is a really wonderful win-win opportunity. The session would take place via Zoom (so it doesn’t matter where in the world you live), and is likely to last around 2 hours. The Healing Birth trainee will support you to talk through your story, help you unravel it so that you can gain a clearer understanding of why you have been left feeling the ways you do about your birth, and offer you some tools for ongoing processing and healing. They will also send you a follow-up email which covers any suggested tools, resources, instructions etc that were discussed.

In exchange, you are asked to fill out a feedback survey for them, and give them a small koha/donation.

🌀Interested in taking advantage of this offer? DM me the word HEAL to begin the process of putting you in touch with one of my trainees. Or if you’re not yet sure whether this is for you, DM me the word UNSURE and we can talk it over🌀

If you are someone who is potentially keen to do my Healing Birth Practitioner Training yourself, and you have your own story of birth trauma, putting your hand up for one of these sessions can be a really helpful way to gain deeper insight into the training before making a call about it (it’s also really good to have had an opportunity to work through your birth trauma before commencing the training).

✹ My next Healing Birth Practitioner Training programme starts soon (May 18th 2026). If you are potentially interested in training with me, DM me the word TRAINING to learn more ✹

x Carla

I am not governed by any clinical body.That’s not an oversight. It’s a choice I made deliberately.The women I work with ...
15/04/2026

I am not governed by any clinical body.

That’s not an oversight. It’s a choice I made deliberately.

The women I work with have already been through the system. They’ve been told what to do, what they weren’t allowed to do, what they should be grateful for. The system is where the wound happened for most of them.

They don’t need more of the same. They need something completely different.

No wait lists. No measurement of validity of your trauma. No time limits. No one deciding if you’re “worthy” of support. No power imbalance. No gaslighting or justifying wrongdoing. Just a woman, her story, and the space to finally be heard without having to make it palatable for anyone else.

That’s Healing Birth. That’s why it works.

x Carla

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Birth trauma stays with us long after we’ve birthed our babies.It follows us into the shower. Into the GP’s waiting room...
13/04/2026

Birth trauma stays with us long after we’ve birthed our babies.

It follows us into the shower. Into the GP’s waiting room. Into bed beside our partner. Into every interaction with friends or family, for fear that they might see through our mask of ‘okayness’ and spot us as the fraud and failure that we believe we are.

It changes our body, our relationships, our sense of self as a woman. And nobody tells us that’s what’s happening.

Swipe through. If any of these land, I want you to know something


This is not who you are forever. This is what unhealed birth trauma does to a person. And healing is possible. Real, actual, lasting healing.

You are not broken. You are responding normally to something that was not okay. You absolutely deserve healing.

x Carla

đŸŒŒSave this and share it with someone who needs to know they’re not alone.đŸŒŒ

Whether you’re a mama trying to make sense of what happened during your birth, or a birth worker wanting to provide bett...
07/04/2026

Whether you’re a mama trying to make sense of what happened during your birth, or a birth worker wanting to provide better support for the women in your care... there’s a place for you here.

Here’s how we work together.

For women carrying birth trauma:
đŸŒ±Unravelling Your Trauma sessions - 1:1 support to process and find healing.
đŸŒ±Planning Your Healing Birth sessions - for when you’re preparing to birth again and want it to be different.
đŸŒ±Havening Therapy - a very gentle and powerful trauma recovery tool.
đŸŒ±Soulful Birth - online birth and postpartum preparation course with a mix of self-paced and live content.

For birth workers (or anyone who with an interest in birth trauma support work):
🌀Healing Birth Practitioner Training - 10 weeks, everything you need to confidently support women after traumatic births.
🌀Seen, Held and Heard Workshop - coming soon, and it’s going to be something really special!


If you want to be first to know and get access to the earlybird price, comment WORKSHOP. You don’t want to miss this one.
x Carla

If you can’t talk about your birth without crying, this is for you.Birth trauma doesn’t always look like what you’d expe...
30/03/2026

If you can’t talk about your birth without crying, this is for you.

Birth trauma doesn’t always look like what you’d expect. It doesn’t have to be dramatic or obvious. Sometimes it’s quiet
 a feeling you can’t shake, a story you’ve never fully told, a nagging sense of failure.

Swipe through and see if any of these land.

If they do, I want you to know something. You are not overreacting. You are not broken. You didn’t fail at birth.

You either struck some really sh*tty bad luck, or you were failed (most likely the latter).

Healing is possible. And you are absolutely worthy of that healing.

Save this if it resonates. Share it with someone who needs it. And follow along. There’s a lot more where this came from
x Carla

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