Puberty. Motherhood. Menopause.Three Transformations, One Truth: We Are Meant to Change.

by | May 29, 2025 | Adolescence, Birth Preparation, Embrace Change, Family Support, Intentional Birth, Labour and Birth, Matrescence, Menopause, Mental Health, Motherhood, Motherhood Journey, New Self, New You, North Star, Parenting Journey, Puberty, Transformation

We don’t often speak about it this way, but puberty is one of the most sacred thresholds we cross. Awkward, uncomfortable, confusing – yes. But necessary. It teaches us who we are becoming. We don’t get to skip it just because it’s hard. Adolescence shapes us....

Gaslighting vs. Greenlighting in Maternity Services: Honouring a Mother’s Instinct

by | May 22, 2025 | Antenatal appointment, Antenatal Course, Birth Compass, Birth Manifesto, consultant obstetrician, Doula, Empowered Birth, gaslighting, greenlighting, Labour and Birth, Sovereign Birth

In the realm of maternity care, women’s intuition and instincts are often sidelined in favour of well-intentioned, but sometimes fear-based, interventions. Over the years, I’ve witnessed the impact that gaslighting can have on women during their pregnancy and birth...

The First Moments of Life – How Your Body Supports Your Baby’s Transition to the World

by | Apr 9, 2025 | Breastfeeding, Colostrum, Delayed Cord Clamping, Human Microbiome, Informed Decision Making, Labour and Birth, Optimal Cord Clamping, Physiological Birth, Postpartum, Sovereign Birth, Temperature Regulation

We often think of birth as the end of pregnancy, but in reality, it’s the beginning of an incredible transition. In those first moments, your baby is undergoing huge physiological changes – taking their first breath, being colonised by essential microbes,...

I Can’t Protect You from the System – But I Can Protect You from Yourself

by | Mar 31, 2025 | Back to Back baby, Birth Partner, Breastfeeding, Breathing and Relaxation, Doula, Empowered Birth, Homebirth, Hormones, Hypnobirthing, Informed Decision Making, Instincts, Labour and Birth, Latent Labour, Long Labour, Posterior Birth, Prodromal Labour, Sovereign Birth

Many people hire a doula, believing that our role is to shield them from the broken maternity system. I understand why. The system is flawed – riddled with coercion, unnecessary interventions, and a culture that often strips pregnant women of their autonomy. But...

Do You Have The Audacity to Birth on Your Own Terms?

by | Mar 16, 2025 | Empowered Birth, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Hypnobirthing, Informed Decision Making, Instincts, Intentional Birth, Labour and Birth, Normal Birth, Physiological Birth, Sovereign Birth

There is an unspoken expectation in maternity care that women will comply. That they will nod in agreement, follow instructions, and place their trust entirely in the hands of those deemed more knowledgeable. But what happens when a woman dares to challenge this...

The Purple Line in Labour: Why We Should Call It a Congestion Line

by | Mar 14, 2025 | Antenatal Course, congestion line, consultant obstetrician, dilation, Homebirth, Hormones, Hospital Birth, Hypnobirthing, Informed Decision Making, Labour and Birth, labour assessment, Midwife Led Unit, Physiological Birth, purple line, Uncategorized

Among the many physiological signs of labour progress, the purple line – as it is currently known – has been widely noted by physiological birth experts. Observed as a line or mark that can appear with increased vascular pressure extending from the anus...