“My experience in the birth center was very different”
I hope this finds you really well and enjoying these early signs of spring! I was reading your newsletter yesterday and it reminded me I hadn’t been in touch yet to let you that baby…
Read MoreHow to make the most of a sound session
I wanted to put together some thoughts about making the most of a sound therapy session – be it a community sound bath, smaller circle celebration or private integral sound healing session. We cannot control…
Read More“Thresholds” by John O’Donohue
The following piece is an excerpt from a book called, To Bless the Space Between Us, by Irish poet, philosopher, author, and priest, John O’Donohue. In 2008 he died, unexpectedly in his sleep, at 52 years old.…
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What’s the difference between CBT and ACT?
Before you think about how to find the right therapist, considering the best therapeutic approach is a helpful first step. There are many different types of psychotherapy, but if you’re dealing with anxiety or depression…
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“While keeping us calm, it has also given us a further level of mindfulness to the births which meant we’ve enjoyed them so much more.”
We’re just emerging from the fourth trimester, and I’ve realised I never let you know how we got on…! On Monday 6th December our gorgeous little boy, Bodhi, was born. As I had thought and…
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“I birthed him out in no time at all and in no pain, scooping him up out of the pool in my arms”
I had a stressful unpleasant day waiting over 2 hrs at the hospital to see a consultant on my actual due date. The consultant was very insistent (almost forceful) on getting me booked in for…
Read More“I didn’t feel any pain, just the tremendous and involuntary work of my body pushing.”
Dear Kat – this is the story of my second delivery, which I’m thrilled to say was every bit as peaceful and positive as the first, but a lot lot quicker! Having spent several days…
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“I honestly don’t know if I could have written a more perfect birth for this little man…”
Dear Kat, I wanted to write to let you know about the safe arrival of our precious little boy who was born last Thursday at 7.02pm. After all our talks of inductions, being a geriatric…
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Talking Samhain Sound Bath with the BBC
Listen to me answer Jo Bostock’s questions about sound baths and this evening’s event at Seagrave.
Read Morenext morning walked calmly into theatre with the doula and little baby was born and it was calm and lovely.
Good news, baby Clodagh arrived on Wednesday 29th at 10.25 in the morning weighing 3.45kg. She is a very calm baby and sleeps and eats tons. I enjoy just staring at her! The birth wasn’t…
Read MoreThe decisions we made were the first actions we took as parents.
S was born Thursday 18th August at midday by elective caesarean. I wanted to share the story, and thank you for contributing to the confidence and clarity W and I have had throughout. Here’s what…
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“Not only has your course given us a more calm and confident pregnancy and birth, but a pretty calm baby too!”
I wanted to drop you a line to introduce you to Cecilia who arrived in the world safe and well four weeks ago today at UCLH. Now that we’ve got (a bit!) into the swing…
Read More“I birthed in triage like a goddess!”
It’s so lovely to be able to write this positive birth story, after reading so many before Nara was born and wondering then if I would have a good experience to share….and I do and…
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We had the most extraordinary birth!!! After dinner on the Saturday night we sat down to watch a movie and at some point I realised I was having a surge every 10 minutes or so.…
Read More“It was entirely not what we had envisaged but it was still incredibly awe-inspiring, deeply emotional and amazing”
We have been meaning to email you for some time to let you know how things went with the birth but only just managing to get around to it now. Life with a newborn is…
Read MoreThroughout the whole process we had worked as a team, using the different tactics we’d learnt through Kat’s hypnobirthing course to stay relaxed and in control, listening to what my body needed and consciously enjoying the experience.
After a happy Zwischen of long walks, batch cooking and listening to Kat’s affirmations, my surges began late on Saturday night. Over the next four nights and three days, we were at home, taking each…
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“We weren’t planning a home birth, we were due at the birth centre at the Whittington but there was just no time to get there”
Hello Kat, Happy new year! I just read an email newsletter from you and it reminded me that I wanted to pass onto you news of our second baby, Willow Helena, born on 6 November.…
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“At all stages on the road towards the birth that came to be, I felt empowered to make my own decisions.”
Hi Kat T and I wanted to let you know that our son, Arlo Joseph was born on 11th November. We wanted to thank you for the fantastic hypnobirthing course. The breathing techniques and the…
Read MoreJust wanted to say thank you again for your support this year. I passed my viva last month, and it went calmly and smoothly – very pleasing. And then on Monday we had our second…
Read More“Both me and my partner remember the birth as one of the best days of our lives.”
Dear Kat I always enjoy reading your emails and this morning’s reminded me that I had forgotten to thank you for the amazing help you gave us. You were kind enough to offer me a half…
Read More“Your quote ‘Let go of all expectations” couldn’t have rang more true and i held that in mind when our hopes for a home birth took a very different path.”
Hi Kat, I hope you are well? It feels like such a long time since we attended your classes in the summer, but I wanted to drop you a note to let you know that…
Read MoreMy story isn’t the version of hypnobirthing that we saw in the videos…
Dear Kat, At an absolute low point last night when I had been cluster feeding for four hours, and was beside myself at ‘my inability’ to produce enough milk to get my son to sleep,…
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“We are so grateful to Kat for giving us the tools to remain calm and confidence to have our daughter at home.”
Initially I wanted to give birth in a birth centre but the more I read about hospitals / the medicalisation of birth the more uneasy I became. I read a bit about home birthing and…
Read More“although it wasn’t the water birth I had pictured it felt calm and I felt in control of my decisions”
Just to let you know that Reuben arrived into the world on 28th September for the new moon an Jewish new year. I thought I would let you know my birth story. After a week…
Read MoreA birth from both mum and dad’s perspectives…
We did the Hyponobirthing course back in February (wow! I had to look that up, can’t believe it was so long ago) and we had a very healthy big baby boy on 8th June!! Not only…
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“I managed to hop into the pool that was only just ready for the 2 pushes that it took for her to ‘fire out like a torpedo into the water and create a wave’”
I just wanted to let you know that we had another little lady on 15th August weighing 8lbs 3oz 😊 I’ve been meaning to message you. We’ve named her Zefiryne (Zefi for short). She was…
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“None of the changes to the plan phased me and I think that is a credit to the groundedness you helped instill.”
A big belated thank you for your advice on sweeps. Freya was born on the full moon of Tuesday 16th (3.825kg, 53cm). Though 12 days past her due date she zoomed out when she decided…
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“It was intense, but I really felt prepared, calm and confident!”
Hi Kat, Just to let you know that our hypno-baby arrived last Sunday – also known as Alice. Another happy homebirth, which her big brother slept through in the room next door. She’s lovely, and…
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“I feel my birth story was a huge initiation into motherhood, with inevitable obstacles and gates I had to pass through along the way. “
Our beautiful son, a little Leo, was born Friday 9th August at 6:28pm in a thunderstorm at 39 weeks. He came to earth like a lightning bolt! It was a wildly magical cosmic experience –…
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Celebrating fathers
God I love “my” hypnobirthing dads…. When I get riled up about the patriarchal system squashing feminine power and how that has affected women’s ability to birth and belief in themselves; I remember “my” dads and how…
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I honestly believe giving birth is the most empowering thing I have ever done.
I write with exciting news of the safe arrival on 13 March of our baby girl, Jemima. Coincidentally, when we got home from the hospital your postcards were waiting for us. It may sound corny…
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Hug for your life!
I’m a hugger. There’s almost nothing I like more than a hug… The average length of a hug between two people is 3 seconds. But researchers have discovered something fantastic. When a hug lasts 20…
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“Happy if we contribute to help couples to not be scared of a c-section and stick to their guns decision wise. “
Hi Katrina, How are you? A little email to let you know that we had our baby girl Eva on Thursday 21st February at 10.01am! She decided to come early at 39weeks + 1 day.…
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“Barnaby came out toes first which was a surprise to all as his heart beat had been firmly where it should be for a head down baby just half an hour before.”
A belated note to wish you a very merry Christmas and to introduce our newest family addition! Barnaby Benjamin joined us on 21 November, born at home late in the evening, weighing in at 8lbs…
Read More“It was very special for baby to be born at home and without any intervention at all.”
Hi Kat, I hope that you’re well. I wanted to let you know that our baby boy, Sebastian, arrived on Friday 5th October at 10pm. We’re both doing well, although still a bit shocked about…
Read MoreRemembering ‘Memorial’
At the start of 2018 I made a commitment to myself to sing and dance more in my life. So I joined a local choir where once a week I could go and sing,…
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