Here I go, taking a deep breath now… and another, breathing deeper.
My first blog…
A blog… How absolutely terrifying! I’m not a blogger and yet here I sit, contemplating where I start as I think about aspiring, captivating and intriguing you, the reader.
Me, myself, well I’m naturally a private person and don’t talk much about myself personally, but I am passionate about what I do, and that I can yap about that until the cows come home.
What I can tell you about myself? Well, that is usually short, sweet and to the point, so to phrase it as eloquently as a jedi master… an author I would never make. (That aspiration I shall leave to my one child that is looking to writing as a career).
But one thing I do have a knack for, and that is supporting women and their partners, enthusiastically imparting any sort of evidence supported knowledge that will self-empower them for positive birthing choices.
So… who am I.
I am a mother of four, a grandmother to one, I have an amazing husband who has supported every kooky endeavour I embarked on, and who made sacrifices to stay home to raise our children (especially at a time when being a stay at home dad was frowned upon), while I returned to work, and then showed even more patience when I returned to study to become a midwife.
Having a good support partner in life is just as important as having one, for one of the most special, vulnerable and primordial events you will both experience… birth; and just as my husband supported me through all I have done, his strength shone through with helping positively birth our babies and now again with Mesmerised Mamas.
Why Mesmerised Mamas – why? Because birth and birth education are my passion.
So Hypnobirthing it is!
Why hypnobirthing?
Well let’s just say that I believe ALL women are powerful – we are the earth, we are Gaia, we grow a baby without instructions. I BELIEVE that by giving you the tools, knowledge and techniques to unlock that power, you will have the capacity to find your own birthing rhythm and get into that birthing zone
We have been birthing since the dawn of time, but somewhere along the way, the modern world fear has crept into everything, including physiological birth and in turn confidence in the birthing process was handed over to others. The place that fear may come from, can be external or internal, eg: whether it’s because of social media, the birth stories told by others or our own anxiety (having a first baby or previous birth experience) etc, so when you’re looking to change that mind set, when all you want is a positive experience, when you take that first step to seek out the knowledge, you’ve then embarked on that journey because that’s where that “baby step” starts… it begins with You.
You are the key. I am the treasure chest. What you will find, when you unlock the chest, is some pretty amazing techniques including breathing, massage, relaxation, affirmations and self-hypnosis for yourself and your partner to help prepare for that calm, positive birth. Sometimes best laid plans can go askew, but that’s ok, because the strongbox will also provide the means to effectively deal with that, should you need to.
Hmmm, told you I can yap. Hopefully I’ve whet your appetite, lit the flame on your imagination and built the beginnings of a foundation for seeking out your new found birthing confidence.