My Motherhood, ambivalence

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Two

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New Mothers

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My year as a doula - 2019

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The time between

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Moving Space

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Postnatal Anxiety. How to save a life.

I had one of those right place and time moments today that actually has left me feeling a little shaken that it could have been possible to miss it and what might have happened if we had.

On this occasion..

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My Doula Diary - Hande's Birth Story

Sharing is caring

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Thoughts on - Real Food for Pregnancy, Lily Nichols

How to help a new mum

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Guest post - A Mum Voice & Mother Mother Doula: recovery from PND

A personal account of postnatal depression and recovery written for A Mum Voice

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The Mother Side UK

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Introducing Harmony Hypnobirthing with The Birth Network

Night weaning part eleventyhundred

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Working mum | Instagram post

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Water birth from another angle

If you're thinking about having a water birth I think a good place to start is...how does water make you feel? 💧A swimming pool, the sea, a bath... 💧The floating drift, a weightlessness, a gentle swooshing, warm and soothing or cool and refreshing. 💧Is water your happy place or a place of uncertainty for you?

Boundaries and mental forcefields | Instagram post

I reached out to Sarah at @allaboutcrystalbeads a little while ago to ask her to make me a necklace.

We are doula sisters of @developingdoulas with the same doula mum @doulamaddie 😊😘 Her wise words and evident spirituality meant that when I felt flat and drained from empathy exhaustion, I contacted her to choose me the perfect necklace/forcefield.

I wanted something physical that would represent the boundaries and mental barriers that I can erect to be able to do my job to my very best.

This is what Sarah sent me. I love it. It feels so nice (I have to have tactile jewelry, cos fiddling with it is half the fun?!). It looks beautiful. And it fulfils the job of surrounding me with gorgeous protective qualities of each bead that Sarah chose for me ❤️ Thank you @doulasarahb

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