Postpartum & New Motherhood

Why I started the Breast Health Journey five years ago

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Five years ago, after losing my mother to breast cancer, I created the Breast Health Journey to help women care for themselves before life forces them to. What began as breast health education became something deeper: a daily practice of slowing down, listening, and reconnecting. Join me for this free 21-day online journey, beginning with a live Zoom on 29 July at 19:00 SAST. Just two minutes a day can change the way you care for yourself. Recording available if you can’t attend live.

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Beyond HypnoBirthing®: What I’ve learned after 30 years of birth work 

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I taught HypnoBirthing® for 17 years and attended hundreds of births. What I discovered was that birth isn’t a performance. Some women are quiet, others are vocal. Every birth is unique. This insight led me to create Conscious Birth, a preparation for birth rooted in trust, surrender, and the wisdom of your body.

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Birth, Perimenopause and the Sacred Thresholds of Womanhood 

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Womanhood is filled with sacred thresholds. Puberty, pregnancy, birth and perimenopause all ask us to soften, surrender and become. Transformation is rarely comfortable, but these seasons are not breaking us, they are preparing us for the women we are becoming.

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Why I Created the Pregnancy Retreat Day 

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Modern birth prep often overlooks the mother. Becoming a mother is a profound initiation meant to be held in community. Inspired by Blessingways, my Pregnancy Retreat Day offers women a nurturing space to slow down, connect, and feel supported as they prepare emotionally, mentally, and spiritually for motherhood.

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How do we stay Human in a world that is moving so fast?

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The world feels fast, noisy and overwhelming. As women, we’re not meant to constantly push and perform. We need oxytocin, connection, softness. Women need women. Through circle, nature, breath, and slowing down, we return to ourselves, feel held, and remember, we’re not meant to do this alone.

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Overwhelm, when life Feels like too much

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Overwhelm is something I’m hearing from women more than ever. It happens when life asks more of us than we have the capacity to hold. Instead of pushing harder, what if we slowed down? One breath. One task. One moment at a time. Support and safe spaces can help our nervous systems catch up with life.

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