Due Dates

What your doula wants you to know When our doctor tells us our due date, we tend to take that as correct. After all, this is a medical professional telling us something scientific… right? Well, they are not always right. This is what your doula wants you to know about your due date. Looking at […]
Masterclass for a relaxed pregnancy

On Thursday the 13th of May at 9 pm I’m hosting a masterclass that gives you tools of how you can higher your level of relaxation during pregnancy and why this is important for the developing brain of your little one.
Failure to Progress

Failure To Progress What your doula wants you to know about the messy truth behind this phrase so many women hear when they’re told they’re “not progressing” during labor. Failure to progress” is used when a laboring woman isn’t opening according to a set hospital rule: about one centimeter per hour. We can […]
Giving Birth During The Pandemic
Click here if you have given birth during the pandemic. I’d love to hear from you
What your Doula wants you to know about pregnancy and birth

What your doula wants you to know about pregnancy and birth . Pregnancy is a huge rite of passage and transformational journey. It invites you to slow down your pace. To breathe deeply and to connect. Annoying? Yes! Because we have difficulty adapting to this new called thing pregnancy. Besides the mindfuck of ‘I’m […]
There Is No Such Thing as Holding Your Baby Too Much

What your doula wants you to know We’ve all had that annoying relative or friend who complains that we’re holding our baby too much. Warning us that we’re spoiling them, and that our babies most probably will still be in our beds by the age of 18. Well, I fiercely disagree with such ‘advice’. What these […]
Why Every Woman Should Have Access to a Doula

The advantages of having a doula The advantages of having a doula present during the birth of your baby are enormous. Have you ever wondered about the benefits of hiring a doula to assist you during the birth of your baby? A doula stays with you, the whole time, from the first signs of labour […]
Why it takes a Village

You must have heard the phrase ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ – but this famous phrase is leaving an important person out.
In my opinion, it takes a village to raise a mother too.