Holistic Birth Debrief
Holistic Birth Debrief
Are you ready to heal from your difficult birth and feel truly proud of yourself?
You’re in the right place 💜
I can’t tell you how often I talk to women who feel like they’ve failed and their body is broken.
They say, ‘What’s wrong with me…why couldn’t I just give birth like everyone else?!’, 'I can’t stop replaying my birth over and over again in my head' and 'I want another baby but I feel so anxious about my next birth being the same as last time.'
Can you relate?
If so, my Holistic Birth Debrief is designed for you.
In these 3 weeks together, I will help you go from feeling triggered and anxious every time your friend has a beautiful, speedy vaginal birth.
To feeling a huge sense of relief and closure with your own birth, so that you can say congratulations and truly mean it. As well as helping you find the confidence to dive head first into your next birth without looking back 😘
I can do this because I’ve been where you are...and I know what it really takes to heal from birth 💪
Your Holistic Birth Debrief includes the following:
💜 2x sessions just you and me (Sam), via Zoom or in person in my beautiful, calming studio in Manchester.
💬 WhatsApp support with me for 3 weeks, from your first session.
👯♀️ Access to my Facebook group of likeminded mums that have been on a similar journey to you (it can be so healing to talk to people who just ‘get it’.)
💰 Save £125 on my ‘Birth After…’ course as you’ll have already done the first module.
What to expect from each session…
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Share your story and feel heard - 90mins
Time and space to talk through your birth story (as much or as little as you like), while I listen without judgement.
Then I’ll guide you through a reframing exercise to find any old, negative thought patterns and then help you craft your own NEW and improved thought patterns to replace these.
We’ll finish with a 20min guided relaxation. This will ground you and help affirm these new thought patterns. I’ll record this and send you a copy after your session. So you can check back in if you need a reminder of this new version you 💜
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Rewind and process your memory of birth - 60mins
All you need to do is listen and rest, while I gently and calmly guide you through a journey to (safely) re access your memory of birth, so YOU can process it and change how it’s stored in your brain. This is the part that gives you a feeling of resolve, helping your memory to feel distant and even peaceful ✨
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Moving Forward - WhatsApp
We’ll integrate the work that you’ve done over the past 2 sessions and reaffirm your new ‘I can do absolutely anything and I’m so proud of myself’ thought patterns so that you can start to rebuild your confidence and trust in yourself as a mum and a woman.
I’ll check in with you via WhatsApp and send you your final hypnotherapy relaxation track.
Read my journey to healing from birth trauma
My Healing Journey
I’m Sam a mum of two beautiful babies, Raife 5 and Aria 3.
I’m also a graphic designer, a birth worker and an advocate for better maternal mental health.
5 years ago I left the postnatal ward with my baby snuggled in his car seat, immaculately dressed in his ‘coming home’ outfit. While I shuffled behind them hanging my head in shame, feeling like an utter failure as a mum, and a woman.
I spent the next 6-12 months trying to figure out where it all went wrong, why my body didn’t work and what I could’ve done differently.
I felt so much shame after not being able to push my baby out of my body by myself. That was the one thing all women ‘should’ be able to do, right?
So why not me?
In the middle of the night I’d lie awake feeding him, whilst replaying every step of my birth over and over again in my head trying to make sense of it all.
I definitely went the long way round to heal from my birth experience.
But, I finally learnt that it was possible to accept my birth for what it was and even feel proud of myself for everything I overcame.
And with a lot of hard work, time and learning I finally accepted that my body is smart, strong and SO powerful and that I am and always have been an incredible mum 💪✨
As well as my personal experience, I’ve worked with hundreds of women during pregnancy and postpartum navigate their unique journey’s into parenthood.
I’m also qualified in trauma informed listening and birth debrief facilitation, as well as Hypnobirthing and 3 Step Rewind*.
*3 Step Rewind is a proven method of trauma release and reframing work using NLP and Hypnotherapy techniques. The 3 Step Rewind process works to shift discomfort and symptoms of a difficult birth by activating your brain’s own healing mechanisms 🧠
Testimonials
I invite you to take a moment to imagine what’s possible for you...
🥰 No longer feel triggered, like you’re going to burst into tears when anyone talks about birth and instead speak about your experience confidently and full of pride.
🤰 Imagine accepting and making peace with your birth so that you can feel confident and even excited about the thought of adding another baby to your crew.
🫶 What would it be like to feel truly happy for your friend after her straightforward 6hr vaginal home birth?
🤗 To let go of any guilt, anger, blame or shame that you’ve been holding onto so you’re able to be present with your fam, spend more time playing and finding the joy in life.
I want you to know that you really can have it all.
FAQs
Where is the session held?
At Creative Calm Studio in Prestwich, North Manchester. So excited to have snagged this cosy venue for the night.
371 Bury New Rd, Prestwich, Manchester M25 1AW
What should I wear?
Please wear whatever you like 😊
We’ll be lying down and moving / stretching out a bit so something you are comfortable in, but there’s obviously paint involved so nothing too fancy.
What’s mindfulness?
If you’ve not done anything like this before, I assure you it’ll be so relaxing. All you need to do is come with an open mind and listen as I guide you through the rest.
Is it only for mums?
This event has been designed for mums and I would love to save the limited spaces for mums. But the session would have so many benefits for everyone tbh so if you are really called to join but aren’t a mum then please email me sam@thewonderhood.co.uk and I’ll let you know if we have any spaces left.