Personal Reviews
From recent parents.
Vic & Rich March 2025 Pregnancy Yoga and Birth workshop
I loved being part the workshops with Rachel and Sue . It really helped me connect my body, mind and spirit in my pregnancy and it was so lovely to also connect with others on the same journey. All the varied and worldly information offered around pregnancy and birth allowed me to learn so much more and gave me more confidence to make more of my own decisions. Thank you!
Becky, March 2025: Pregnancy Yoga and Birth workshop. Rebozo Massage, Natural Ultrasound belly painting and Postpartum expectations for Mum and Dad.
Rachel, your approach was just perfect, never pressurising but entirely honest and supportive. Every nugget of information you passed over will be helpful for us in birth. I can’t wait to practice a bit of rebozo with my partner ( I hope I haven’t forgotten it all) I would love if part of the course included taking away one of your wheels to help me remember.
Embrace the alternative approach that you’re teaching and own it! Don’t be afraid of seeming alternative or too out there. This is entirely what I expected and hoped for. I’m so grateful to have experienced some of these ancient techniques through your teaching. The belly drawing was a sacred experience, and the lovely closing ritual really embraced the way the birthing mother should be celebrated. Thank you for this offering xx
Emily & Joe March 2025 : Pregnancy Doula Support and information, Closing the Bones Ceremony
‘Thankyou so much for today ( Closing the Bones Ritual at home ). It was truly special…..it really was wonderful.’
Kiya & Laurie February2025 : Pregnancy Doula, Rebozo massage & Doula support for birth.
‘Thankyou for all the experience and wisdom, the subtle adjustments and thankyou for protecting the space. We are so glad we found you …
Caitlin & Harry January 2024 :Antenatal information, skill sharing and Doula support for Birth
“Rachel was our doula. Having her with us in the run up to, during and after the birth was invaluable. We had an incredibly positive experience and were able to be at home throughout the birth as hoped, feeling safe and supported thanks to her expertise, reassurance and guidance. We can’t thank Rachel enough for everything she did for our family and couldn’t recommend her more highly.
Emily :2023 Birth Centre Birth & Closing the Bones Postnatal Ceremony & Hypnobirthing:
I am so pleased that I decided to do hypnobirthing with Rachel. It is the best investment I could have made for myself and my baby. Rachel has such a reassuring and calming presence – she completely changed my mindset towards my pregnancy and birth and I honestly believe her course was the main reason I had such an amazing birth experience. After the course I was able to let go of my negative thoughts towards the birth and felt completely prepared and excited for whatever my labour and birth would bring. I had an utterly magical birth experience, and I birthed my little girl in the water with no pain relief. I was able to use hypnobirthing techniques to keep myself calm and grounded, and my little girl was born with her eyes wide open, totally calm and alert as I brought her up to my chest. What a magical experience that we will never forget, and we have Rachel to thank for it.
Closing the bones:
I am so thankful to Rachel for performing her ‘closing the bones ceremony’. It allowed me to take some time to focus in on myself and my needs, something I had not done since before the birth of my little girl. I felt utterly pampered and refreshed afterwards- like a new woman! It really helped me into my transition as a new mum and I even found it quite emotional.
Rachel has such a calm and warming presence- I felt totally comfortable and nurtured and am really thankful to her for this experience.
Charlotte : 2022 Home Birth
Rachel helped me achieve the birth that I wanted, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Rachel was incredibly informative and provided me with the tools and knowledge I needed to have a calm and controlled birth experience. Rachel was extremely knowledgeable and supportive throughout the entire process, and helped me feel completely at ease and in control during my labor and delivery. Her wealth of experience as a midwife was evident in her ability to answer all my questions. I truly believe that the techniques I learned from Rachel and her support played a major role in making my birth a positive and empowering experience. I would highly recommend Rachel if you want to take control of your birthing experien
Sue :2023 Hospital Birth
Rachel is incredibly kind, generous, knowledgeable and experienced. I can’t speak highly enough. She was my midwife throughout both my pregnancies. Rachel helped and armed me with knowledge/ scientific data and research to deal with questions and uncomfortable situations I was in just before birth with the NHS. She gave me the courage and support I needed due to a particular condition I had towards the end of the pregnancy- to this day I wonder if I would end up with more unnecessary interventions if Rachel didn’t step in to advise and help.
She has a gentle and holistic approach to birth. She’s funny and fun and always go beyond to help. I connected with Rachel instantly and anyone working with Rachel during, and or after birth will have the best care they can get!
Helena: 2022 Homebirth
Rachel is a rare gem. I found her through word of mouth when I was looking to educate and empower myself ready for the positive birth of my daughter following miscarriages. My husband and I had in person hypnobirthing sessions with Rachel at our home and found her to be highly professional yet very personable, light hearted yet sincere. Rachel’s knowledge & experience in supporting expectant parents and their babies is incredible, and her gentle, compassionate nature made us feel so supported and heard as we learned about hypnobirthing. I also attended her online breastfeeding classes.
Rachel answered all our questions and tailored our support to our personal journey and needs, and helped us when we needed it most during a difficult labour and post partum. I was so thrilled with her capacity to empower me, that I also asked for a closing the bones ceremony with Rachel, which I highly recommend to any mother.
Thank you Rachel for your dedication to supporting women and their partners and babies. We were able to have the physiological homebirth we so wanted thanks to the power you imparted in our birth prep journey xxx
Becky 2022 VBAC at Birth Centre
Rachel is such a kind and caring person. Her wisdom, reassurance and gentle guidance empowered me to make decisions that were right for me, and gave me the confidence & knowledge that enabled me to have a positive and beautiful VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarian) at my local birth centre. I can’t thank or recommend her enough!
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