I’m a mind Coach and Business Mentor, mum of 4 boys and a dog and married to Al.
I help women go from stressed, frazzled and anxious to thriving, happy and fulfilled.
Here’s a few things you might like to know about me:
- I ****LOVE**** supporting women whether one to one or through groups and programmes
- Wisewoman support is in my blood – my great Nonna was the local wisewomen in the village in Italy and as such helped many of the women there to give birth and look after their babies.
- I trained primarily as a doula and then latterly as as therapist and coach as my own mental health had collapsed after I had kids in 2010.
- I feel what makes me so good at my job is that I don’t judge anyone because I know how sh*t and hard it can feel but also I know how good it can get (mainly!)
- I became interested in EFT in 2014 and started tapping on myself about all sorts of issues… in 2015, I finally did my training and am now pleased to be integrating EFT into my work and in 2021 became an accredited advanced EFT practitioner through EFT International.
- In 2016 I decided to do further training to support parents who had experienced birth or perinatal trauma and am now delighted to be training and supervising others as part of Traumatic Birth Recovery
- In 2023 I became qualified in Belief Coding® as it’s blooming epic modality and it pulls together a lot of the tools I was already using
- I take CPD very seriously and continuously go on new courses or learn new approaches and techniques
- In my spare time you’ll find me walking or swimming on Scottish beaches.
- I believe most issues stem from what’s happened to you and that each and every day you are doing your best
- I want women to break down societal structures that make us feel being a martyr to motherhood or life is ok because it’s not and we deserve to feel fulfilled and happy.
- My work is my life purpose and I love helping you.
I’ve been working closely with women since 2009, voluntarily to begin with then privately from 2014.
In 2021, I was asked to join Postpartum Plan and I love this group of amazing practitioners.
In 2019, I was asked to facilitate training and supervision for the Perinatal College of Emotional Health.
In 2015, I co-founded Juno Perinatal Mental Health Support supporting mums with perinatal mental health.
I have been a member of the Maternity Services Liaison Committee for NHS Lothian, a Change Agent for Maternal Mental Health Scotland, a service user for the Managed Clinical Network for Perinatal Mental Health.
I was honoured in June and December 2016 to be invited to both the House of Lords and House of Commons as a Perinatal Mental Health Campaigner.
I love writing and you can read my blogs here.
We really don’t understand the importance of looking after ourselves physically, emotionally and mentally as mothers and women and accessing the right kind of support.
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
- Belief Coding® (2023)
- Reiki Levels 1 and 2 (2021)
- NICAMB – Welcome to: How to Work with the Traumatized Brain (2021)
- NICAMB – How to Work with the Part of Trauma That Can’t Be Verbalized (2021)
- NICAMB – The Neurobiology of Attachment (2021)
- NICAMB – Expert Strategies for Working with Anxiety (2021)
- Advanced EFT Practitioner accredited with EFT International (January 2021)
- Tapping out of Trauma 1.0 (with Craig Weiner and Suzanne Fageol)
- Solutions Focussed Brief Therapy (April 2019 with Elliot Connie)
- Level 3 EFT Training (March and June 2019)
- Make Birth Better Training (April 2019)
- Advanced Doula Training (April 2018)
- Art Therapy for Birth Trauma (November 2017)
- Doula UK Recognition (April 2017)
- Post-dates pregnancy with Sara Wickham (March 2017)
- Shiatsu for Birth Practitioners with Lucy Trend (February 2017)
- Traumatic Birth Recovery – 3 Step REWIND Technique (November 2016)
- Safe Sleep Workshop with Helen Ball from Infant Sleep Information Source, Durham University (November 2016)
- Pregnancy loss and the death of a baby: Sands training for doulas Sands Lothians (April 2016)
- EFT Practitioner (May 2016)
- EFT Level 1 (September 2015)
- EFT Level 2 (November 2015)
- Doula – course completed (October 2014)
- Postnatal Carer (NEST Postnatal Care/Maternity Nursing qualification (Level 3 from the Open College Network in November 2013)
- Breastfeeding Counsellor – Infant Feeding qualification from Mother and Baby International (June 2014)
- Breastfeeding for Lay Supporters (October 2014)
- Infant Mental Health and Development – Butterfly Baby Clinic (November 2014)
- Wombspace (gaining understanding of womb health) – Bushra Finch (February 2015)
- Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Training (February 2015)
- Motherwarming – postnatal support (May 2015)
- Mental Health First Aid (May 2015)
- Loving the Multiples – twin related doula course (September 2015)
- First aid certificate for Babies and Children with St Andrew’s first aid (completed December 2013)®
