Birth Reflections & Birth Trauma Recovery
I have seen a real increase in the number of women suffering trauma post birth in the past few years due to Covid and the restrictions that came with that. Many women gave birth without the support of their partner and once home they were unable to have the support of family and friends. For this reason, I completed my training in Birth Trauma Recovery (TBR) using the 3 Step Rewind approach to add to my offering of Birth Debriefs.
I bring to these sessions my 25 years’ experience of supporting women during pregnancy and new motherhood. I often incorporate body and breath awareness work into my sessions.
It is common to feel highly emotional in the days and weeks that follow birth but when these emotions continue to replay and possibly resurface as flashbacks leaving you feeling anxious or hyper vigilant this isn’t normal. Until these traumatic events are fully acknowledged the memories can linger and cause a real sense of distress and overwhelm in your day -to-day life.
If you have experienced trauma within the perinatal period or have unresolved emotions linked to your fertility journey TBR 3 Step Rewind could help you.
What is Birth Trauma Recovery (TBR) 3 Step Rewind?
Devised by Alexandra Heath Traumatic Birth Recovery 3 Step Rewind is a gentle, safe, and effective treatment. It incorporates Rewind, a simple Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) technique. Working together over 3 sessions, this process activates your own natural ability to heal by using deep relaxation, guided use of your memory and the imagination.
By becoming free of the Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, it is possible to feel more positive about your situation and to begin enjoying parenthood. This technique releases the feelings associated with the birth so that it is possible to look back and remember the birth with neutral feelings, the birth can still be remembered but it no longer provokes anxiety.
Parenthood can still be challenging, and sometimes those challenges may be the result of the birth itself, but everything is much easier to deal with when there is a sense of peace and calm where there was once turmoil. This can be a truly transformational process as Rewind will lift the feelings about your birth and give you an opportunity to think differently about your future. You will realise you can choose different ways to respond to situations and you will release limiting beliefs. You will create a picture of how you would like to feel, what you will be doing, how you will be responding, what will have changed, and how your relationships would be different if they no longer had the feelings associated with any trauma you may have experienced in your baby’s birth, or during a perinatal experience.
**Please note, the 3 Step Rewind is not suitable for if you have been diagnosed with a mental health condition and you are receiving treatment for it, or if you are seeking a diagnosis. I am not able to provide medical help; I am not a clinician.
Your Options
- Option 1: Birth debrief: One 90-minute session (step 1 of the full Rewind process can be incredibly healing in itself). Investment: £95
- Option 2: Birth Trauma Recovery 3 Step Rewind: Consists of 3 sessions held over 3-4 weeks. Investment: £295 These sessions can take place via Zoom or in person at Moon, or a combination of both.
If you would like to access the Women Supporting Women Fund to subsidise this session, find more details here.
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As she returns from maternity leave, we’re absolutely delighted to have Anna Lawton, of @bumps_births_babies back with us.
An expert in all things perinatal, she is bringing both baby massage and weaning sessions to Moon in the near future – find out more via our bio.
Over to Anna 👇
Having worked with babies, toddlers, and preschoolers for a long time, and managing a nursery setting; it was always clear to me how much these early years mattered.
Watching how much they grow and change in the first few weeks and months, and understanding how important the attachments they have and the experiences they go through always fascinated me.
However, until I had children myself, I had no idea of the huge transformational experience that pregnancy, birth, and parenthood itself can bring. The importance of ‘mothering the mother’, and holding new parents in as much love and support as we give new babies, suddenly became very clear to me.
With the conflicting information and unnecessary stress and guilt out there, I knew I wanted to empower expecting and new parents to make sense of it all, and find their own confidence.
I have done extensive training as a birth doula, an antenatal educator, a hypnobirthing teacher, a postnatal and breastfeeding counsellor, a first aid trainer, a baby massage instructor, a sleep coach and more! I enjoy the constant learning and growing, finding new ways to help and support parents.
Taking strong evidence-based information into account, whilst helping people work out how that applies to their specific and individual circumstances, is an important feature of how I work.
At Moon I run hypnobirthing courses, baby massage classes, weaning workshops, and child health courses (with a paediatrician). Getting to know other local parents, and having a hot cuppa and a biscuit is a key part of the sessions 😋 ❤️
I also support women 1-2-1 during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period, as well as running monthly coffee mornings in Muswell Hill.
I feel hugely privileged to be part of people’s journey at this transformative time, and can’t wait to meet more of you this year ❤️
Find out more about Anna and her offerings via our bio.1 day ago
This event is happening next Saturday, organised by @ukwomensmarch
Their statement resonates with many conversations had over the last few days, weeks, months and years.
With the inauguration, on 20th January, of a 'leader of the free world', who is happy to "grab us by the pussy", and of whom a judge has said that allegations of rape were “substantially true" I'd say the timing is apt.
Thought you might want to know about it.2 days ago
Join us this Monday for the Full Moon celebration with Grace Escolme, a Five Element Practitioner.
Cancer the zodiac sign is related to the home you cultivate for yourself both inside and out.
The depths of winter, the darkness and cold can be an inhospitable place of rest.
In Chinese medicine winter is associated with the kidneys and bladder. These organs make us feel fear when we are out of balance.
This celebration is about working through our fear and finding a safe place in ourselves that we can call home.
Under this full moon we will…
🌕 Use yogic breath and movement to come out of fight or flight and back to our centre.
🌕 Open third eye and strengthen intuition, to help us make decisions with courage and clarity.
🌕 Supported and guided by herbal infusion associated with the ruling planet of this full moon.
🌕 Meditate on and explore how both light and dark support our body, mind and spirit, using the wisdom of the five elements in Chinese medicine.
You will be held in this experience.
This is a safe place for you to shine the torch into dark rooms which you might feel tentative to revisit.
Here you are supported, loved, seen and heard by the community of women.
Find out more and book via our bio.
#Fullmoon
#womenscircle
#fullmooncelebration
#cancermoon4 days ago
I’m delighted that we’re continuing our showcase residency with local artist @jencableart
Earlier this week she installed Arboretum at Moon.
Arboretum is knitted from copper and steel wire to create a protective haven for native trees. As a life member of the Woodland Trust, Jen is passionate about conserving our ancient woodland as well as biodiversity.
Here in leafy North London, we’re lucky; we still have the ancient woodland of Highgate and Queen’s Wood to roam in. Centuries of undisturbed soils and accumulated decaying wood have created the perfect place for 71 species of birds, 7 species of bats, 180 species of moth, 12 species of butterfly and 80 species of spider. Not to mention innumerable fungi and invertebrates.
There’s also a mapped Veteran Tree Trail across Hampstead Heath, to help you find and discover our local marvels - find the link in our bio.
The natural world may be slumbering in the heart of winter, but stepping out can help us alleviate stress and boost our immune system. So, why not take a walk of discovery, search out our local arboreal offerings, the wealth of species that surround us and celebrate nature’s beauty.
@heath_hands have several events and walks this January - well worth checking out their website to find out more.
#localartists
#ancientwoodland
#hampsteadheath5 days ago