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 birth professionals. Observed as a darkened streak extending from the anus upward along the natal cleft (the crease between the...

I Can Get Any Woman Through a Physiological Birth – If She Lets Me

by | Mar 12, 2025 | Antenatal Course, Birth Compass, Birth Manifesto, Birth Partner, Breathing and Relaxation, Discover Your North Star Course, Doula, Empowered Birth, Informed Decision Making, Instincts, Intentional Birth, Labour and Birth, North Star, Physiological Birth, Sovereign Birth

As a doula, I’ve walked alongside countless women as they navigate the intensity, beauty, and raw power of birth. I’ve seen it all – the quiet, instinctual labours that unfold like poetry, and the births that are clouded by fear, doubt, and external pressures....

Why You Need to Interview Your Hospital or MLU

by | Mar 5, 2025 | Empowered Birth, Hormones, Hospital Birth, Informed Decision Making, Instincts, Intentional Birth, Labour and Birth, Midwife Led Unit, Natural Birth, Normal Birth, Physiological Birth

When it comes to planning your birth, choosing where you will feel safe, is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Many parents-to-be assume that once they’ve selected a hospital or midwife-led unit (MLU), they can relax, trusting that their chosen setting...

8 Truths That Will Transform Your Birth Experience

by | Feb 15, 2025 | Antenatal Course, Birth Compass, Birth Manifesto, Birth Partner, Breathing and Relaxation, Discover Your North Star Course, Doula, Hormones, Hypnobirthing, Informed Decision Making, Instincts, Labour and Birth, Natural Birth, Normal Birth, Physiological Birth, Sovereign Birth

Over the years, supporting women through pregnancy and birth, I’ve found myself repeating the same key truths. My quotes have become powerful mantras that have helped thousands of couples prepare for a physiological birth with confidence. Birth is a...

Powerful or Vulnerable in Birth – Which Would You Rather Be?

by | Feb 9, 2025 | Antenatal Course, Birth Compass, Birth Manifesto, Birth Partner, Discover Your North Star Course, Empowered Birth, Homebirth, Hypnobirthing, Informed Decision Making, Instincts, Intentional Birth, Labour and Birth, Natural Birth, Normal Birth, Physiological Birth, Sovereign Birth

In birth, a labouring woman is often seen as either the most powerful person in the room or the most vulnerable. But what if the truth is that she can be both? Birth is an experience that calls for vulnerability, forcing us to face our deepest instincts. In that...