BIRTH STORY ALCHEMY

Services

  • Postnatal recovery massage is rooted in the traditional closing the bones ritual. I use rebozo shawls to gently rock and bind your head and body, while your abdomen, hips, waist, ribs, chest, shoulders and arms are massaged.

    This treatment invites you to feel held and to return to your centre, both physically and energetically, after childbearing.

    Whether you gave birth three weeks ago or thirty years ago. Whether your pregnancy ended in life or in loss, this massage was created to be deeply restorative and honouring of your experience.

    This may be for you if:

    • you are craving physical care that also honours what you have been through emotionally and energetically

    • your body feels depleted or not yet your own since giving birth

    • you are many years into motherhood but never had the chance to be held and nurtured in this way

    • you are moving through a life transition and need support returning to your centre

    This may not be for you if:

    • You are looking for a medical assessment of a postnatal condition e.g. diastasis recti, prolapse, pelvic floor dysfunction

    Things to know:

    • For your own comfort during the massage, please book for a day when you are not menstruating and wear a soft bra, without underwire and soft trousers (not jeans)

    Scope of practice
    This service is offered within my training as a postnatal recovery massage provider and is not a substitute for medical care. This treatment is inspired by the closing the bones ritual. It was taught to me by Sophie Messager (Women Wisdom Guide, PhD, Author) and Teddy Brookes, Osteopath.

  • Your feet provide a map of your entire body, with each area of your feet corresponding to a certain organ, gland or body part (as understood and used in reflexology).

    This sequence:

    • Balances the entire nervous system

    • Works on the meridian system

    • Targetst specific areas, organs or glands for healing

    • Leaves you in state of absolutely profound relaxation

    Things to know:

  • This is a container for you to process and integrate your birth experience, however it unfolded. I work with the understanding that birth is an energetic and psychological threshold, and its imprint can stay held in the mind and body long after the event itself.

    Some of the techniques I use include 3-Step Rewind, EFT, parts work, and visualisation.

    This may be for you if:

    • you are experiencing distressing flashbacks

    • you need space to reflect on and integrate your birth experience

    • you have never had your whole birth story listened to without receiving comparison, opinion, or judgement

    • you had a positive birth experience but have not found space to fully share or honour it

    • you feel your birth experience has affected your sense of self, your experience of motherhood, or your relationship with your child and you need a space in which to recognise this

    This may not be for you if:

    • you are looking for a medical birth debrief

    • you are currently experiencing severe or acute mental health difficulties, such as active suicidal thoughts or psychosis

    • you need urgent mental health or crisis support

    Things to know:

    • Sessions are held online and last 60-90 minutes. Many women find that 2-3 sessions are enough, though individual needs vary and some may benefit from additional sessions or other professional support

    Scope of practice

    This service is offered within my scope of practice as an NCH-registered hypnotherapist and is designed to support women in processing and integrating their birth experience. It is not a substitute for medical care, psychiatric care, specialist perinatal mental health support, or crisis support. Suitability is considered on an individual basis, and referral to other services will be offered where appropriate.

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About

My initiation into motherhood led me to this work. I have experienced the deep healing that comes from tending to the wound of a traumatic birth and the incredible growth that can follow. I have also experienced the life-altering effects of an empowered freebirth and the deep joy that can come from having your birth experience witnessed and accurately reflected back to you.

Learning that it is never too late to heal was a tremendous relief to me, and I am constantly astounded by the way in which tending to our own healing can ripple out to heal our children too.

I am a Mother to two young sons and a fully qualified Cognitive Hypnotherapist and INNATE Traditions Postpartum Care Provider, based in Southeast London.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Diploma in Cognitive Hypnotherapy (DipCHyp) leading to the award of the Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD) (2018)

  • Confident Childbirth Practitioner (2018)

  • Mother (2019)

  • Birth Trauma Survivor (2019)

  • Certified INNATE Postpartum Care Provider (2023)

  • Certificate in Postnatal Recovery Massage (2026)

  • AWARE Parenting Coach (In progress)

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“The binding and rocking with the shawls made me feel incredibly secure, and the massage helped relieve tension in areas that I didn’t even realise I had been carrying”

“Thank you for helping me come out of being in such a dark headspace”

“It was very special to share my story with you. There is so much power in sharing in this way”

“The massage left me feeling more relaxed and connected to my body and celebrated the remarkable journey of motherhood”