Whole Health Counseling, Doula & Infant Massage Education

17/11/2025

November is Prematurity Awareness Month—the time to shine a light on the nearly 15 million babies worldwide born too soon each year.

On 17 November we mark World Prematurity Day: a global moment to advocate for care, connection, and hope.

Today we honour the smallest fighters, support their families, and work for a world where every baby gets a fair start. 💜

Share your story or send a message of love below—because together our voices are louder than the statistics.

17/11/2025

Through nurturing touch, your baby experiences the world not through words, but through the warmth of your presence.

Infant massage is more than soothing skin—it’s shaping trust, safety, and emotional connection that lasts a lifetime. Each gentle stroke tells your little one: you are safe, you are seen, you are loved.

For parents, these moments become a grounding practice—a chance to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect heart-to-heart. It’s where love moves from thought to action, from intention to touch.

Parents—when do you feel most connected to your baby through touch? Share your special moments below and help inspire others to experience the power of nurturing connection.

17/11/2025

To the babies born early and the families who journey alongside them: your strength is remarkable.

Premature birth often means unexpected hospital days, mixed emotions and big hopes.

This week, and this month, we pause and recognise your story matters, your love matters—and the care you receive matters. 💜

If you’re a preemie parent or know one, drop a 💜 or share a heart-story—let’s build a community of support and solidarity.

17/11/2025

Love Grows Through Connection

Love doesn’t begin at birth — it begins with presence, patience, and the moments we choose to connect.

For adoptive parents, infant massage offers a beautiful way to build trust, attachment, and security through nurturing touch. The gentle rhythm of your hands, your voice, and your gaze all help your baby feel safe and loved — creating a foundation of connection that grows stronger with every moment together.

At IAIM, we believe that touch is a universal language — one that speaks of belonging, reassurance, and unconditional love. Whether you’re starting your journey as a new parent through birth or adoption, your loving touch tells your baby, “I’m here, and you are home.”

To our wonderful adoptive parents — what has helped you bond and connect with your little one? Share your story or encouragement below — your words may comfort another family on their journey.

25/09/2025

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20/08/2025

What if we told women the truth about birth?

We’d have to tell them that contractions will probably be more than “surges” or “sensations.”

That they’ll probably rock your world and leave you begging for salvation as you clutch the edge of the tub or the hospital linens.

That your gentle breathing exercises and your Spotify soundtrack will be left in the dust as you sweat and pant and sway and swear your way through it

That you’ll trip harder than any mushroom you ever did in college and vomit with the same ferocity and travel to places deep within yourself that you didn’t know existed.

That you’ll float above your body and simultaneously be trapped in it with an intensity you’ve never tasted.

And in that intensity,
in the sweating and the swearing
and the swaying and the vomiting
and the endless hours of contractions crashing down upon you ...

You’ll find your strength.
You’ll find a resilience you’ve never known.
You’ll find the power you need for the journey of Motherhood ahead.

In the messy humanity of it all,
you’ll find that you are holy.
A portal to the divine.
Capable of indescribable miracles.
A vessel of sacred life.

What if we told women the truth about birth?
We’d have to tell them they are capable of anything.

Worthy of being treated like goddesses.
Made to walk through the flames,
surf the tidal waves,
dive into the underworld
And come out alive.

Not unscathed.
Not unchanged.
But whole
and healed
and ready to take on the world.

If we told women the truth about birth,
we’d have to admit that we’ve lied about everything else,
and that they are more powerful,
more fierce,
more capable,
more beautiful,
than we’ve ever let on.

If we told the truth about birth?
We’d shatter the world.

Words and Art: Catie Atkinson

19/08/2025

What exactly do we “trust” when we “trust birth?”

How do we know to trust it?

How can we bring more balance to the habit ways we may reflexively proclaim our trust?

If we trust our bodies fully, we must also trust that our body will let us know when things aren’t ok, and that we may need help.

If we trust birth, we must also trust death. Sometimes there is an actual physical death, but always there is a death of the self, a death of our way of being in the world.

If we trust our doctor or midwife, we must also trust when our body tells us yes or no to something they suggest.

If we trust in the unknown and that which is utterly out of our control, we must also trust in the creative solutions of coping and determination.

If we trust in ourself and our incredible power, we must also trust that we are part of a community, both human and non-human.

What do you “trust” in birth?