My story: A woman that my eight-year-old self would be proud of

Grow up, buy a house, get married and have a baby - yes… but not in that order, and with plenty of adventures in between.

I went to university and trained as a primary school teacher, beginning my career in London before my love for travel took over. I moved to Dubai and worked at a British international school, where I found a deep appreciation for different cultures, independence, and seeing the world.

Those years shaped me in so many ways. Summers in South America, Christmases in

Australia, weekends in Jordan and Zanzibar and trips across Asia - travel gave me confidence, perspective, and a sense of calm adaptability that still influences how I work today.

Love, Home and Change

I met the man who would later become my husband when I was just 19 - though neither of us knew it at the time. Eight years later, our paths crossed again.

After five years living abroad, one of those managing a of long-distance relationship, I moved back to Surrey. I loved being close to family again, experiencing the seasons, autumn walks, and building a life together back home. I worked at a private school, trained as a Mental Health First Aider, completed an NPQ in Leading Teaching, and genuinely loved my role.

Then Covid arrived and paused everything.

In the midst of uncertainty, we adapted - garden gin evenings, postponed plans, and eventually a return to Dubai where we got engaged. When UK wedding restrictions made things difficult, we chose to plan a wedding abroad instead.

In December 2021, surrounded by 64 loved ones, we married in St Lucia. A two-week

celebration that will stay with me forever.

Becoming a Mother

Our journey into parenthood was relatively straightforward, but like many first-time parents, we

focused on gathering everything we thought we needed - without truly understanding birth itself.

We attended an NCT course, which gave me a lovely group of women, but it didn’t prepare me

for labour and birth.

I went into spontaneous labour just days after starting maternity leave. Over 56 hours, with

multiple hospital visits, a carefully printed birth plan that never left my bag, and decisions I didn’t

feel fully informed or supported to make, I found myself feeling vulnerable, unheard at times,

and unsure of my own voice.

When I was finally told I was “only 2cm”, my body progressed quickly - and less than an hour

later, I was fully dilated and pushing. Forty minutes after that, my beautiful baby girl arrived.

That experience will stay with me forever.

Reclaiming My Power

When I fell pregnant again quite quickly with my second baby, something shifted.

This time, I prepared very differently. I learned to trust my body, to understand birth, and to feel

confident in my choices. My second birth experience was calm, empowering, and everything I

wished my first one was.

That experience changed me again! I knew then that I wanted to support other women in finding their confidence and their power - and to offer the knowledge and preparation I wish I’d had the first time.

From Motherhood to Birth Support

Just eight days after my second baby was born, I began training for the work I do today. With a

newborn and a 16-month-old, it wasn’t always easy - but my passion drove me. I learned during

nap times, evenings, and every spare moment I could find.

I qualified as a hypnobirthing instructor with The Little Birth Company and founded my first

business, Bump Breathe Baby. I went on to train with The Foundation for Infant Loss and

became a specialist in rainbow baby and infertility support.

After a year of working privately with couples, growing my confidence and deepening my

experience, I felt a realignment was needed.

That realignment became Born Confident.

Why I Do This Work

Born Confident is a reflection of who I am and how I support families - delivering calm,

personalised, private antenatal education that empowers expectant women and their birth

partners to feel informed, confident and supported in making the right decisions for their birth

journey.

This work is deeply personal to me. It is rooted in lived experience, professional training,

compassion, and a belief that every woman deserves to feel held, respected and confident as

she prepares to meet her baby.