JJ’s Tokophobia and Its Hidden Impact on Creativity and Relationships
By Alexia Leachman, founder of Fear Free Childbirth. Alexia healed her own tokophobia and developed the method she used to do it – and has helped women clear theirs…
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Author: Alexia Leachman
Alexia is the host of the Fear Free Childbirth podcast and the author of Fearless Birthing, Childbirth, Midwifery & the Media, and Clear Your Head Trash.
Alexia supports families planning pregnancy and birth. She helps them to overcome their fears and feel calm and confident about birth and pregnancy.
Alexia also trains birth professionals in the Fearless Birthing, a unique approach to birth preparation that is ideal for those who have fears around birth.
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