There’s a prevalent myth in our culture that new mothers both can and should cope alone. And I want you to know that actually, as a new mother you will need so much support. Much more than you [...]
Often women I work with are surprised to learn how important it is to learn to relax their pelvic floor. Did you know that you can have a ‘too tight’ pelvic floor? Or that a healthy [...]
One of my roles as a postpartum doula is supporting you to prepare for early motherhood by helping you identify why you might need to receive support after giving birth and for quite some time [...]
For the first five years of motherhood I was switched ‘on’ constantly, 24 hrs a day, seven days a week until eventually I ended up completely and utterly exhausted, with Postpartum [...]
I wrote this piece over a year ago, when I was grappling with deep exhaustion. I no longer feel so depleted, despairing, or ashamed for having adrenal fatigue, and so I can share this now with [...]