Mindset during pregnancy & birth
7 ways that behaviour during pregnancy affects your baby
Are you wondering how your behaviour during pregnancy affects your baby? Well, I hope to be able to shed some light on that for you. I know, I've been there... when you’re pregnant, you’re bombarded with so much information about what you should and shouldn’t do that...
30 reasons why I love being pregnant
When you're pregnant, the emotional ups and downs that come from having a boost in your crazy hormones can mean that there are days when being pregnant just sucks. Or, there are days when you're just DONE with it. Let me have this baby already! Towards the end of my...
A Conscious Mama’s Birth Story
In today's podcast I chat to mum of two gorgeous little girls, Laura Morrison. I recorded this conversation with Laura a few months back now and she's just annouced that she's expecting her third... So a huge congratulations! As I was listening to my conversation with...
How to enjoy a conscious pregnancy, with Julie-Anne Mullan
When I first found out I was pregnant, I had a bucket-load of what I call, head trash. Head trash is a term I give to those negative thoughts, feelings and emotions that stop you from being at your best, and for me that translated as having a serious amount of...
Pregnancy Meditation, with Toni Fraser-Brennand
[spp-player optin="off" ctabuttons="off" url=“youraudio.mp3"] Meditation is widely known for its fabulous benefits and many people swear by it for helping them get through life. It's known to help calm down negative emotions like stress and anxiety as well as t help...
Conscious Birthing Doula, Interview with Lisa-Jane
In today's podcast I chat to Lisa Jane Merridue from Doula Mamma who is a Conscious Birthing Doula based in Brighton here in the UK. [spp-player optin="off" ctabuttons="off" url=“youraudio.mp3"] If you've listened to any of my positive birth stories then you will...
How to clear your fear of childbirth
Unfortunately having a fear of childbirth or labour is pretty common but the thing is it needn't be because there are now many techniques available to us that can effectively clear fears. Unfortunately most of these require you to visit (and pay) someone who is not...
Melissa’s Positive Natural Birth Story
Well, the time has come for me to share another postive birth story. And today it's a positive natural birth story. [spp-player optin="off" ctabuttons="off" url=“youraudio.mp3"] One of the best ways to stay in a positive mindset in the lead up to your birth is to...
The problem with One Born Every Minute
This week I had a conversation with a TV Producer who is looking for some pregnant mums for a TV documentary about childbirth. We were talking because as part of her documentary, she was looking to hear from mums who were happy to share their positive birth story. I...
Do you want to be a Conscious Parent?
If you haven't come across the term Conscious Parenting, you're not the only one. I only recently came across it this week when a friend of mine shared a wonderful video on Facebook. I'm going to share the video below because it's utterly compelling. But also it's...