I’m not gonna sugar coat it for you cos that’s not my style. The only single reason that going to fail at birth is – if you consider birth to be a pass/fail event. I will just let you sit with that for a moment If you THINK for one moment that […]
A vision board is a visual representation of something you want to achieve in life. By putting it together and then placing it somewhere that you will see it ALL the time. The vision will embed into the subconscious part of your brain…it’s powerful shit the subconscious, representing up to 95% of the brain […]
Back with some pure horizontal relaxation tracks for you! We end every weekly pregnancy yoga with 20 mins of guided relaxation and pure r and r, everyone says it’s their fave part of the class…and they even miss it after their baby is born. I have a separate playlist of wind down music just for this. I’ve […]
10 top tips for postnatal recovery Postnatal, postpartum. 4th-trimester or even matresence, call it whatever you will. The weeks and months after the birth of your baby can be a roller coaster of hormone fluctuations, sleep deprivation and navigating life as a new parent. All the same, time the body is still physically […]
Adrenaline rush…what does that feel like to you? Perhaps anxiety, or swirling thoughts? Maybe it’s the physical sensations of the heart-pounding, palms sweating and quick shallow breathing. However we experience it, it is the body’s reaction to FEAR. Adrenaline is designed to keep us SAFE. When something causes is to feel, uneasy, unsafe. […]
Making the move Research shows that if we arrive at the place where we are going to give birth already in active labour, it reduces this risk for intervention This means that by the time we arrive, our care providers would like us to be over 4 cm dilated or having around 3 contractions in […]
The 4th Trimester The shift in hormones after the birth of your baby is the single most impactful change a woman will ever experience in her life as well as a shift in identity similar to adolescence and the term I’m loving for this right now is Matresence! I have put together a quick and […]
Sometimes less is most definitely more, Give me a beautiful voice and a guitar or piano and I’m happy. Winding it down with a blissful acoustic playlist, These singers give me goosebumps! Link to the Spotify below. Enjoy x
World mental health day last week, really got me thinking, it was an inspiration to read everyone else’s stories and how they have been affected. For me, pregnancy was a time for anxiety to rear its ugly head. I have put together this piece all about pregnancy anxiety which I suffered from and my […]
Call it birth plan, birth preferences, birth goals or even have a birth vision board. Whatever. You’ve done your research. Talked to your care providers and have a pretty clear idea of how you would like your birth to be. And that’s great, knowing your options and making informed decisions about your care can be […]