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5 reasons I hate hypnobirthing

This is part 2 and follows last week’s blog Why I LOVE hypnobirthing.  Before I start I want you to understand WHY I’m writing this. If you are…

11 May 2020 · 13 min read
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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…

4 May 2020 · 8 min read
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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…

13 November 2019 · 2 min read
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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…

12 November 2019 · 5 min read
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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…

8 October 2019 · 4 min read
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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…

16 July 2019 · 7 min read
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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…

10 June 2019 · 7 min read
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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…

3 June 2019 · 7 min read