Kristina Matej

Consultations and Events:

• Motherhood Lifeline Therapy
• New Mama & Parent One-Stop Drop-in

I came to the UK from the Czech republic in 2002 as an au pair. In 2006, I joined the Metropolitan police service and worked my way up to being a detective. I left in 2013 to become a self-employed massage therapist. After my husband passed away from cancer in 2014, I started intensive therapy that has been life changing and led to me undertaking training in Person Centred Integrative NLP/Hypnotherapy myself.

In 2018, I was doing really well as massage therapist slowly transitioning towards NLP/hypnotherapy, living the single life, enjoying dancing, horse riding and travelling. I was in the best mental and physical place I’d ever been.

I met a handsome young man, fell in love, fell pregnant and found out he was leaving the country to live with a girlfriend and twin daughters I had no clue about.

Two weeks later I found out I had to leave my rented accommodation as it was being sold.

I had to stop massage at six months of my pregnancy and found a part time job as a carer for people with autism. I was homeless, living on my friend’s sofa, the council was messing me about. I had to involve a journalist to get help. When I went to labour I had nowhere to go to from hospital.

Fortunately, another friend took me in with my newborn son. My labour did not go smoothly, ended in emergency c-section and I struggled with breastfeeding for the first three months. Postnatal depression came my way, as well as petrifying separation anxiety.

A few month later, in 2019, I found an amazing flat, started therapy again and focused on being a mum. I fell in love with motherhood and realised that not only I want to have the best experience of it I can, but I also want to help other mums to enjoy their motherhood.

I attended masters class in NLP/hypnotherapy with my son on my lap and continue educating myself on the subject of parenting and child development in order to be the best I can be for my clients.

Kristina's website

Link to her Women's Health Podcast

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