Coaching for parents-to-be
My coaching for parents-to-be takes the form of a nurturing and science-based programme to prepare you for the life changing adventure of becoming a parent. £300 per couple for four weekly sessions of personalised support.
See below for more details.
“It’s extremely eye-opening and enriching the pregnancy for me, because it’s a chance to really delve into the process of myself becoming a parent. It’s really helping me shape my thoughts into becoming ready for the baby and for myself! I really appreciate your words and approach.”
Hannah Kells
The support I offer includes:
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How to bond effectively with your baby and learn to communicate with them through touch, sound and eye contact.
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Consciously acknowledge becoming a parent as an important rite of passage, make space to let go and move in to this new phase.
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Learn to attune with your child and read their signals.
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As parents we are at our best when we are relaxed, happy and fulfilled. Make a plan to care for yourself so that you can care for your child effectively.
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Understand our parenting choices from birth onwards and the neuroscience behind them.
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Learn to be an emotional coach and help your child to develop great habits which will allow them to thrive.
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Relationship skills.
I use my personal story and background as a circus performer to inspire you to find the courage and emotional resilience you need to thrive in your new role. I am a solo parent, a qualified Steiner teacher and is a post graduate researcher in education as well as a qualified parenting coach.
My book
If you are eager to prepare for your parenting journey but don't feel ready for one to one support, I have written a book to guide you step by step through that process.
Spirited: A creative workbook to prepare you for the adventure of parenting
The Beginning
Expecting your first child marks the beginning of a huge life transition. Preparing emotionally for this is just as important as preparing on a practical level.
There are likely to be many things you are excited about in welcoming your baby into the world, all the special and amazing moments you are going to share together. It is also highly likely that there will be a sense of loss around the life you are leaving behind. From now on, you will be responsible for the life of another human being.
In the course, we will help you to process this change, if you truly feel the sadness and let go of your old life, you will be abundantly ready to joyfully welcome your gorgeous little one.
We want you to know…… you are important, you are precious. It is important that you plan a self-care routine which will change and evolve as your child grows. During the first six weeks after the birth, you may only have time for one thing a day separate from the baby, be sure that it is something which feeds your soul.
It is easy for caring for your self to slip down the priority list as the demands of family life increase. Sometimes you might have to make difficult choices like whether to have a clean floor or half an hour of caring for yourself by reading a novel. If we start to let caring for ourselves become unimportant, it can begin a downward spiral. It can lower our ability to deal with stress, making it more likely for us to snap at our children. It could possibly lead even further into a depressed state, where we find it hard to be present with our children, threatening the vital bond we have created with them.
We would like to offer ongoing support for you to care for yourself, so that you can care for your child, even if that feels like a radical act! Be a self-care rebel!
We will also delve into your own childhood as part of this process. When did you learn not to take your own needs seriously? What is the child within you still longing for? What would you love to recreate/do differently from your own childhood?
Self-care
Expecting your first child marks the beginning of a huge life transition. Preparing emotionally for this is just as important as preparing on a practical level.
There are likely to be many things you are excited about in welcoming your baby into the world, all the special and amazing moments you are going to share together. It is also highly likely that there will be a sense of loss around the life you are leaving behind. From now on, you will be responsible for the life of another human being.
In the course, we will help you to process this change, if you truly feel the sadness and let go of your old life, you will be abundantly ready to joyfully welcome your gorgeous little one.
We want you to know…… you are important, you are precious. It is important that you plan a self-care routine which will change and evolve as your child grows. During the first six weeks after the birth, you may only have time for one thing a day separate from the baby, be sure that it is something which feeds your soul.
It is easy for caring for your self to slip down the priority list as the demands of family life increase. Sometimes you might have to make difficult choices like whether to have a clean floor or half an hour of caring for yourself by reading a novel. If we start to let caring for ourselves become unimportant, it can begin a downward spiral. It can lower our ability to deal with stress, making it more likely for us to snap at our children. It could possibly lead even further into a depressed state, where we find it hard to be present with our children, threatening the vital bond we have created with them.
We would like to offer ongoing support for you to care for yourself, so that you can care for your child, even if that feels like a radical act! Be a self-care rebel!
We will also delve into your own childhood as part of this process. When did you learn not to take your own needs seriously? What is the child within you still longing for? What would you love to recreate/do differently from your own childhood?
