“I was never scared.”

When I was pregnant with Gabe, my husband and I had a private hypnobirthing course at home. I'd heard of hypnobirthing, but I didn't really know what it involved. That course was formative for both of us.

On paper, my birth story might sound terrifying: a labour of under four hours, an unplanned home birth, and no medical professional with us until the paramedics arrived. But it wasn't any of those things. It was very calm. I was never scared. It was one of the most intense, yet empowering experiences I have ever had.

I stayed calm, confident and in control because of everything I'd learned, and because I'd practised those tools throughout my pregnancy.

For a year I kept thinking about whether I could help other parents feel the same. So I took the leap, trained as a hypnobirthing teacher, and here we are.