Gen Z Anxiety: Navigating Parenthood in Uncertain Times with Dr Lauren Cook
In today's episode, I'm joined by Dr. Lauren Cook, who will be diving into a topic that affects many parents in the modern era – anxiety in Gen Z. Gen Z Anxiety: Navigating Parenthood in Uncertain Times Dr. Cook, a therapist and author, brings her expertise and...
Why Fearless Birthing Training for Pregnancy Yoga Teachers is a good idea
A prenatal yoga teacher spoke to me recently about doing training in my fear-clearance method, Head Trash Clearance. She was interested in doing it so that she could support her kids. She never considered that it might be a great investment for her business too. I...
Be a better doula with Fearless Birthing
How can you be a better doula? If you're a doula, it's a question worth pondering for sure! If you know me at all, you'll know I think the world of doulas. They play such an important role in supporting expectant mothers to have a positive and empowering birth...
Hidden Pregnancy & Birth Trauma
The Power of Healing Your Hidden Pregnancy and Birth Trauma In this episode I explore hidden pregnancy and birth trauma. Discover how ancestral trauma can fuel fears and anxieties about pregnancy and birth, even if you've never been pregnant. I also share my personal...
The return of the podcast
So, I've got a few things I want to share with you about the podcast. (you might want to get yourself a drink!) Yes, it's coming back! I can't believe I'm doing this, but my INTUITION spoke and so it is! I'm going to make a few tweaks. This is so that it can fit into...
Scared of birth? Fear is not the only problem.
Fear of birth is big bloody deal. In two ways; The sheer number of women who experience it. Research tells us it's around 80%. Thats a LOT! Being fearful sucks big time. Especially when your fears are strong or phobic. Tokophobia is the extreme fear of pregnancy and...
How to clear your fears yourself
If you're scared of pregnancy or birth, here are some options for you if you'd like to try and deal with your fears yourself. I developed the Head Trash Clearance method as a result of my own need to clear my fears around pregnancy and birth. I had tokophobia (the...
Your fears are not what you think they are
Most people think that when you have fears around pregnancy and birth that your fears are related to pregnancy and birth. But the truth is that they're not. Sure, a small amount of fear might be directly related to the process of pregnancy or birth - birth...
Clearing her tokophobia fears. Becky’s story
I want to share Becky's story of clearing her pregnancy and birth fears. Everyone's experience is different and we're all a bit nosey - or is that just me 😉 Becky came to me for help with her tokophobia. The thing about tokophobia is that it can often be accompanied...
Clearing fears. Amber’s story
Experiencing fear around pregnancy or birth is pretty normal, around 80% of women experience some level of fear. But fears vary; some are low level fears which are easy to bat away, while others can be really problematic and terrifying. Whichever level of fear you're...
Does your anxiety comes from your in-utero experience?
I recently stumbled on a past trauma that proved to be the key to a lot of the anxieties I've wrestled with as an adult. As someone who hunts down head trash - especially my own - this is a HUGE win for me. When something isn't shifting, I dig and dig until I can...
Do you have a fear of uncertainty?
A fear of uncertainty comes up a lot in my work with my clients. This is because there is so much potential for uncertainty on the journey to pregnancy, birth and motherhood. From figuring out whether you actually want kids or not, to playing the waiting game until...