If you’re pregnant and feeling excited... but also anxious, overwhelmed or unsure what to expect, you’re not alone.
Many mums quietly think:
“Everyone else seems to be coping better than me.”
“I just want to feel calmer and more prepared.”
“I’m worried about how I’ll cope emotionally.”
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Birth is one moment but motherhood begins straight after, and that transition can feel huge.
This course gives you a calm, supportive space to prepare for birth and the early days, with reassurance, emotional steadiness and practical tools that genuinely help.
What This Course Helps With
This course helps you feel calmer, more confident and emotionally steadier as you prepare for birth and the early days.
You’ll learn how to:
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manage worry, overwhelm and “what if?” spirals
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understand your body’s stress response
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use simple tools that genuinely help in labour and early motherhood
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We also explore identity shifts, emotional expectations and what supports your mental wellbeing through this transition with calm, honest guidance and no judgement.
What’s Included: The 6-Week Journey
Each week follows a clear focus, building your confidence and emotional readiness step by step.
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Week 1: Understanding Your Birth Body
A simple explanation of how labour works, what supports it, what can interrupt it, and how to work with your body rather than against it.
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Week 2: Fear, Anxiety & The Anxious Mind
Why birth can trigger worry, how the stress response works, and practical tools to calm fear, interrupt spirals and steady your mind.
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Week 3: Emotional Preparation for Birth & Early Parenthood
Mixed feelings, identity changes and emotional expectations.
Learn how subconscious beliefs shape your experience and how to build emotional steadiness.
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Week 4: Coping Skills for Birth & the Early Days
Grounding techniques, breath-work, thought-calming strategies and quick resets you can use during labour and early motherhood..
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Week 5: The Emotional Reality of Early Motherhood
A realistic look at what early motherhood can feel like - what’s normal, what’s common and what can help.
Identify your emotional needs, early warning signs and supportive strategies.
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Week 6: Birth Confidence & Support Plan
Partners welcome.
Create a clear emotional support plan, learn BRAIN decision-making, navigate changes of plan and map out support for the early days.
Extra Support
To help you feel held throughout the 6 weeks
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A beautifully designed workbook.
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Weekly prompts, tools, reflection pages and personalised support planning.
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6 calming audio resources
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Short grounding and emotional steadiness tracks matched to each week.
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Optional WhatsApp group. A gentle, private space for connection between sessions (no pressure to join).
Who Is This Course For?
This course is for pregnant mums who want emotional support as well as birth preparation.
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It’s for you if you:
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feel excited but also anxious, unsure or overwhelmed
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want practical tools to steady your mind and calm your body
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want more emotional preparation than a standard antenatal class offers
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prefer calm, honest guidance without pressure or “just stay positive” messages
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would feel safer in a small, supportive group where you can talk openly or simply listen
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If any of this feels familiar, you’re in the right place.
When to Take This Course
You can join this course anytime from 12 weeks pregnant onwards. Most mums join between 16–32 weeks, as it gives plenty of time to complete the 6 weeks and really absorb the tools before birth.
If you’re earlier or later than this window, that’s perfectly fine - the course is designed to support you at any stage where you want to feel calmer, clearer and more emotionally steady.
Partner Involvement
To create a safe, honest space for emotional preparation, Weeks 1–5 are mums-only.
This gives you room to talk freely, reflect and explore without pressure.
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Partners are welcome in Week 6, which focuses on the practical side: support planning, communication, decision-making and preparing for birth and the early days together as a team.
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Your partner is part of this journey too, and Week 6 is a lovely chance to bring everything together.
How You’ll Feel After the Course
By the end of the 6 weeks, you'll feel clearer, more confident and emotionally steadier about birth and the early days.
You’ll understand your mind and body better, know what helps you stay calm, and have practical tools you can use whenever things feel overwhelming.
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You’ll also leave with a personalised support plan for birth and early motherhood, something you can rely on when you need it most.
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This course won’t promise perfection or remove every worry, but it will give you grounded confidence in your ability to handle what’s ahead - with more clarity and far less anxiety.
The Words That Matter Most - From Parents Who’ve Been There.
Course Details
Location:
Live online (join from home)
Duration:
9 hours total
(6 x 90-minute sessions)
Includes:
​All course materials + weekly tools and an optional WhatsApp community
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Cost:
£165
£145 if you’ve attended my in-person antenatal course
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Booking:
Reserve your place with a 50% deposit
Small group (max 8)
Early booking recommended
Why I Created This Course
When I became pregnant, I thought I was prepared.
I read the books, went to NHS antenatal classes and assumed I knew what to expect.
But when my son arrived, I realised nothing had prepared me for the emotional reality of those early days or for the unexpected feelings that came with them.
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The doubts.
The exhaustion.
The loneliness.
The loss of who I used to be.
The surprising waves of emotion I didn’t know how to make sense of....
....and the quiet belief that I should be coping better.
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I adored my baby but the transition into motherhood felt so much bigger and more overwhelming than I ever imagined and there wasn’t the kind of support then that exists now.
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That experience has shaped everything I’ve done for the last 20 years.
It’s why I teach antenatal classes, support parents emotionally and offer trauma-informed care.
Most of all, it’s why I believe emotional preparation is just as important as the practical side of birth.
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This course exists because I don’t want you to navigate that transition feeling alone, unprepared or unheard especially when those unexpected feelings arise
Upcoming Course Dates
Early booking recommended
Becoming a parent is one of the biggest emotional transitions you’ll ever go through.
You don’t have to navigate it feeling unsure, overwhelmed or alone.
This course gives you calm, grounded support, the kind that helps you understand what’s happening in your mind and body, steady yourself when things feel big, and approach birth and the early days with clarity and confidence.
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If you’re looking for honest guidance, practical tools and a small, supportive group who truly gets it, you’ll feel right at home here.
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