How to Measure Healing Progress in Pregnancy and Birth

Welcome back to Fear Free Childbirth! In today’s episode, I want to explore how we can measure healing progress when we’re undertaking personal development work, or healing. And in doing so I’d like to share a tool that I think can help you with this...

Emetophobia, Fear of Vomit and Pregnancy

Fear of Vomit and Pregnancy: How to Navigate the Emetophobia in Preparation for Pregnancy and Parenthood Today I am diving into a topic that affects more people than you might imagine – the fear of vomit and pregnancy. The fear of being sick is also known as...

Overcoming Tokophobia: Heather’s Journey from Fear to Motherhood

In this episode of the Fear Free Childbirth podcast, I chat to Heather, who shares her inspiring journey from being tokophobic to becoming a mother of two. Heather never expected to have children but decided to confront her fears for the sake of her relationship. She...

How to have a fear-free childbirth

Welcome back to the Fear Free Childbirth podcast! After a long break, I’m bringing the podcast back. Fear of birth and pregnancy is a common experience for up to 85% of women, but it is not something to be ashamed of. The way I see it, there are two main types...
Scared of birth? Fear is not the only problem.

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...