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Your birth story matters

Are you ready to shift how you feel about your birth story and bring a new, deeper meaning to your life?

I offer a space for you to tell your birth story in a safe, held way. During our time together, I guide you understand the significance of what happened (for you and your baby) and who you are now becoming because of this.

Birth story listening therapy sessions are a way for us to make the return journey from birth and complete the rite of passage of birth.

The space I hold tends to a process that is already naturally unfolding with us after we give birth and it is essential that we are held, witnessed and received through this.

When you feel the call to tell your story, I am here to guide you.

My intention during our time together is for you to leave with a story that holds new or deeper meaning for you, your mothering journey and your life.

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In a culture where the journey from conception, pregnancy, birth and beyond isn’t acknowledged enough, it becomes profound work to claim the birth stories that shape who we are becoming.

Birth by its nature changes us. Challenging or unresolved feelings following a birth related experience are normal and understandable. In a healthy birth culture, longing for a birth story to be fully heard and received is a basic human need that brings huge benefit to all. 

We live in a culture where there are so many different opinions, judgements and beliefs around birth which make it hard and even unsafe for us to talk about our experience of birth freely. I offer this work to change that.

If you’re having difficultly talking about your birth experience or carry feelings about it that are affecting the way you feel about yourself, your relationships and your ability to show up fully in your life, I can help you. If you are not able to fully celebrate and express all that you need to about your birth experience, we can find a way to do this together.

I see time and again the life changing self acceptance, compassion and relief that comes through the sharing and telling of birth stories in a held space. Most people require only one session to feel complete with their birth story. I am deeply moved by the difference birth story listening makes to people’s lives.  

“There’s no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.” 

Maya Angelou

During our time together, you will be supported and guided to explore the elements of your story that are important to you. You will come to understand why these parts of your story are important for your unique journey.

We will do this work together at a trauma informed pace for your body.

We will go as far and as deep as you are ready to go.  

Kind words

Bring yourself back to life

If your birth left you feeling in some way dissatisfied, disillusioned or shocked, doing work to reintegrate that experience will enable you to bring yourself back to your life. Hayley has been a brilliant part of my journey. She asks intelligent and intuitive questions that reveal information that you can’t necessarily see by yourself. The result is a new sense of knowing and self-esteem and the ability to move on.

Amy

Mother, Entrepeneur

A warm, loving space

Hayley offers such a warm, loving, safe space in which to explore our birth stories. This significant rite of passage is often swept up in the aftermath of feeding and sleepless nights, so to return to my experiences some years after, was a most beautiful gift to myself. I found unexpected medicine there which speaks so much to my life right now and I’m so grateful to Hayley for her skilled presence and holding.

Hannah

Mother, Theatre director

Feel whole again

The herb garden was the perfect setting to explore my birth story and the importance of these events. I felt grounded and peaceful in the garden and immediately felt safe and held in the space by you. It felt magical. You helped me to access a part of me I have not known for a while. You were skilful in helping me navigate a myriad of difficult events and uncover new meaning in salient pieces of my journey. You offered new insights and tools to continue my own exploration of my path. You gave me new eyes. I am astounded by the impact of our session. I feel I can access a part of me that has been dormant for too long. The gift of knowing this part of me in a new way makes me feel whole again.

Anonymous

Mother, yoga teacher

Feel more empowered

Hayley held a beautiful safe space for me to explore my birth story. Nearly 2 years after giving birth I have been carrying a heaviness about the events that took place. In the nurturing surroundings of her herb garden Hayley gently and respectfully guided me, helping me tend to these wounded parts. It was a profoundly powerful session and I would highly recommend working with Hayley.

Amy

Mother, Therapist

Gain perspective

Hayley held such a gentle yet powerful space to give me the opportunity to move through my birth story and tease out its medicine. I already find that I am much less likely to ruminate and get stuck on certain aspects thanks to the perspective Hayley helped me to gain. I highly recommend a birth story listening session to anyone who’s given birth (including pregnancy losses), I found it such a beautiful way to honour everything that has happened and who I have become.

Anna

Mother

Not blaming myself anymore

I got really nervous before the session because I knew it would be hard to talk about. Hayley was so grounded and understanding of what happened that I felt fine once we’d met and got started. I feel so much more resolved about the birth in general now and more comfortable about what happened to my son too. I’m not blaming myself anymore or worrying about people asking about it. I can see my inner strength in a new way.

Victoria

Mother

Grace and insight

I would recommend birth story listening to anyone who has given birth. I felt I had an ‘unfinished’ aspect of my labour and birth. Now I feel I have an insight into what I experienced that will stay with me for life and impact my life from here on in! I felt very held and secure speaking to Hayley. She has a skillful way of guiding the session that enabled me to explore my experience, she brought out understanding from me through gentle and insightful questions. The world needs more of this work!

Abbi

Mother

Feel more balanced

The session helped me to gain clarity about the parts of the birth that I was reliving in my head again and again. Being able to tell my whole full story, at my own pace, without anyone telling me what they thought of it was so beneficial and healing for me. I realised there were beautiful things that happened that I’d totally forgotten about that Hayley helped me to recall that made me feel more balanced. I feel more at peace and had insights about what I experienced that I wouldn’t have got to alone.

Julia

Mother, Marketing expert

Is it time to tell your story?

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This work will benefit anyone wanting to feel more at ease with their birth or birth related experience (including fathers, birth partners and birth professionals).

Sessions are held in a confidential, brave space and bring together a range of therapeutic tools: active compassionate listening, story medicine process, mentoring and solution focused therapy techniques.

I guide people through a gentle yet powerful process of sharing their birth story through talking and sometimes writing or drawing. We will pause throughout at moments of unique importance to you, allow any feelings that need to be released.

Together we will find new meanings and medicine from your story. We will arrive at a place of self compassion, celebration and acceptance for what happened to you on your journey.

May your story be heard and held in the presence of someone who will truly honour your strength, vulnerability and resilience.

Your investment & how to book

Most people require just one session to feel complete in sharing their story.

Sessions last 90mins and are valued at £120. If you identify as BIPOC or finances are a barrier for you, please email me to access a pay as you can sliding scale price of £75-120. 

We can meet online or in person in your home, in my home or at my herb garden as feels right for you. Privacy and childcare are required. 

There’s nothing you need to do to prepare; simply bring yourself and any intention or heart’s question you have around your experience of birth.

I recommend carving some time out for yourself before and afterwards to process and integrate. Bring a journal with you to make notes or reflections afterwards. I may also invite you to write or draw in your journal as part of the session.

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Cancellation policy

Upon booking your session, your payment in full confirms it. By paying you indicate your agreement to these cancellation terms. If you have any questions about the policy please discuss them with me before paying for your session. If you need to reschedule or cancel the session after you have paid the following cancellation terms apply:

~ Birth story listening therapy sessions may be rescheduled free of charge or fully refunded when you give at least 48 hours notice by email.

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I’m a trained birth story listener, birth story medicine practitioner and member of the Birth Story Medicine school where I receive ongoing mentorship, supervision, advanced training and am insured to offer this work.

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