Fear Free Childbirth?
For the majority of women of childbearing age who have not given birth, the idea of a fear free childbirth is unheard of …isn’t childbirth pretty scary? It’s even scary to those that HAVE given birth, especially if things didn’t go too well. And yet this...
Welcome to the Fear Free Childbirth Podcast
We have lift off! During the first episode of the Fear Free Childbirth Podcast, I really just want to share with you why I’ve decided to do this podcast as well as letting you know the kind of the things that you can look forward to hearing about over the course...
Should I write a chapter for Dads?
I’ve not been as focused on the book lately as I’ve been preparing for the Fear Free Childbirth podcast launch – which is hopefully going to land NEXT WEEK! I’ve also been doing loads of guest interviews for my Head Trash podcast as well as...
What is neutrality?
Neutrality is achieved when we are free of emotionally charged, thoughts, feelings and emotions. So strong fears, stresses, worries, limiting beliefs… all these trap us in a mode of behaviour that is not helpful to us, or those around us. Once we are free of the...
What is Reflective Repatterning?
Reflective Repatterning is a powerful technique from the field of Energy Psychology for neutralising our negative thoughts, feelings, emotions and limiting beliefs, thereby offering us more freedom, choice and flexibility in how we think, feel and behave. It’s...
Book progress
I’m getting really excited now. My motivation has cranked up to a whole new level because the finish line is in sight. It reminds me of when I do really long drives in my car – you know the 3-4 hour ones you do every now and then – when I hit the...
The day I discovered how TERRIFIED of birth I really was
[from the archives – my first pregnancy} “Once my pregnancy was confirmed and I had got over the initial shock of it all, a whole new type of scary feeling moved in. Well, a load of them did! Fears, stresses, panic, shock, grief, terror – you name it, I...
My first appointment with my midwife
My first appointment with my mid-wife was couldn’t have been any more opposite to what I was expecting. My disappointing doctors appointment was nothing compared to what this little lady had in store for me. Sitting there in the waiting room, I was imagining a warm...What’s my due date?
One of the first things I had to do now that I knew I was pregnant was to see my doctor. So, I go and have my first appointment. It was not quite what I was expecting. There were no bouquets of flowers, no girlie welcoming committees… it was just like a regular...