5 reasons why I love hypnobirthing
Hypnobirthing has done so much for women and for birth since it breathed its way into our lives in the late 1980s. By combining birth education with tools and technique for coping with labour and getting the birthing partner involved, it has helped thousands, if not...
Recruiting Pregnant Women for Research Study
Would you like to take part in a research study? I’m looking for UK based pregnant women to take part in a research study exploring the emotional journey of pregnancy. I’m working with the University of Nottingham Psychology Department to collaborate on a...
Anxiety in pregnancy
Anxiety in pregnancy is currently estimated to affect around 15% of women. Through my work in supporting women in preparing for birth and pregnancy, anxiety is something that I see a lot and, dare I say, I think the numbers are probably higher. When women are feeling...
6 reasons why we’re not a good fit to work together
1. You want to be fixed I’m not a fixer. And I have no interest in fixing you. Asking someone else to fix us is handing over our power to others. It’s like saying “I can’t do this, you do it”. But I’m saying you CAN do it. Sure, you might not know WHAT to do. But...
I don’t want kids – do I have tokophobia?
There seems to be a lot of confusion about what tokophobia IS and what it ISN’T which I’d like to clarify. At a very basic level tokophobia is this: the pathological fear or pregnancy and/or birth. But, this touches on so many other aspects that sometimes it gets...
Which tokophobia program is right for me?
Making the decision to tackle tokophobia is not always easy. It can be scary facing up to our biggest fears. But once you’ve decided to, then you’re faced with another hurdle; deciding who you’d like to work with. And this isn’t always easy...
Who’s the Tokophobia Support Group for?
My Tokophobia Support Group program is the group version of my Tokophobia Support Program. What is Tokophobia Support Group program? It’s an online program where I personally support you in overcoming tokophobia to that you can look forward to pregnancy and birth free...
Overcoming Tokophobia: it IS possible!
Tokophobia is the extreme fear of pregnancy and birth. It affects around 14% of women so you would think that it was reasonably well known and that help was available. But it isn’t, and help or support is hard to come by. Overcoming tokophobia is the kind of...
I’m scared of birth – what can I do?
Feeling scared of birth is very common and is not necessarily something to worry about. It’s a time of massive change so it’s normal for us to feel fear on some level. Fear gets a bad rep, but actually it’s a good thing. Our fear is alerting us to possible...